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Can anyone tell me about the .350 Mauser as used in the early days of African game hunting ? I cannot find much about the caliber but in some of my African books, they talk about such noteables as Bell, Judd, Cunningham, etc. using the caliber. Is there anyone currently hunting with this caliber? Thanks.

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Well, ".350 Mauser" might also mean the .350 Rigby cartridge in a Mauser-actioned rifle. Some of the old books/authors weren't always very accurate or descriptive when describing the rifles and cartridges they used.

Anyway, here's an article about the 9x57 Mauser from African Hunter magazine:

The 9x57 Mauser
http://www.african-hunter.com/9x57_mauser.htm

Original ballistics for the .350 Rigby Magnum (rimless) were a .35 caliber 225 gr bullet at 2625 fps. The cartridge was introduced by the John Rigby company in 1908.

see: http://www.kynochammunition.co.uk/





Some pics of a .350 Rigby Magnum (in a Rigby rifle) on safari. Not my photos; more details can be found at:

http://www.accuratereloading.com/frsafari.html


"F.R., his Rigby and a zebra"


"F.R. used his 350 Rigby to bag this kudu bull at 275 yards."


"F.R. used his 350 Rigby Magnum, made by Rigby's in 1953. He used a load with the Woodleigh 250 grain soft point bullet, and 70 grains of IMR 4350. This load has a muzzle velocity of 2475 fps."


-Bob F.