Gday all, I've found a Turkish Mauser in a nearby store, beautiful condition, smooth action, all correct parts I'm new to historical rifles and hoping to pick your brains. Is the 1893 Mauser (marked 1935 Ankara) a reliable shooter and viable as a hunting rifle? It's chambered in 8x57 (from...

Can someone point me in the right direction please. Around the start of winter here in Australia I am planing camping and going shooting and taking the old 303-270 out. I got some reloads done for it years ago and also put a scope on it and it shot groups within 2inchs so that was good enough...