GIRAFFE FEVER, TREATED WITH A 10.75X68 MAUSER REMEDY
In August 2020, during Covid-19 lockdown, I received a message on our .404 Jeffery WhatsApp group about a beautiful 10,75x68 Mauser custom rifle. It was up for sale and included an RCBS die set, along with a significant number of RWS and Stewart cases. An RCBS Berdan primer decapping tool and 150 old Kynoch cartridges also formed part of the package.
Built on a Swedish Mauser action made by Husqvarna, and fitted with an original octagonal Mauser barrel, the rifle also sported a truly beautiful Claro walnut (Juglans hindsii) stock. Before WWII, Husqvarna built many sporters using surplus Mauser 98 actions, as well as commercial Fabrique Nationale (FN) actions. To make a long story short, I bought the rifle.
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE 10,75
The 10,75x68 Mauser is the smaller brother of the .404 Jeffery (or 10,75x73 in the metric system) but the largest Mauser calibre designed by the Oberndorf factory. The former hosts a very different case, with a much smaller volume (95 grains of water) than that of the .404 Jeffery (113 grains of water).
The 10,75x68
