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Loved that rifle, like every other gun I traded or sold, I got nothing but regrets. It’s simply a meat gathering machine and still doing so to this day. I told him he only needs one moose and one caribou per year, he was good to go for another 8 years. Sweden adopted a Mauser carbine in 1894 and a Mauser rifle in 1896, both chambered for the 6.5x55 cartridge. Grampa sporterized an 1891 Argentine Mauser Engineers Carbine Version, in 7.65×54 back in the day. Guy asked about Ammo, we lived in Healy and no place to get ammo for a Argentine Mauser. Sold it for $35 and threw in a box of 16 shells. In '72 I moved to Alaska and the second winter I was laid off and had to sell the rifle. He told me it doesn't matter, "you can only shoot one deer and one antelope, so you're good to go for 9 years". I questioned where I would get ammo, in the area I lived I wouldn't be able to find dies (no internet sales back then). I was living in South Dakota at the time and the guy who sold it to me threw in a box of "18" Norma shells. Got my brother hooked and he had a couple.įinely found on, totally original and clean. The weapon of the Argentine infantry is at present the Mauser magazine rifle. My father was a big fan, he had a sporterized version he used for all his hunting. Makes you wonder why the military spent so much time developing the 7.62 x 51.might have just necked the 7.65 x 53 down to 7.62 and went on. The last six, seated at 2.875 OAL, were clustered together in a little bit over an inch. I had a little trouble getting the bullet length set.the first 4 SMK's were seated too deeply because I back the seating die off sufficiently. Here is one of my '09's with a target showing the results of combining 40 grains of IMR and a 174 gr SMK bullet. I tend to shoot my '09 Argentines more than the '91's for some of the reasons that he notes. The 7.65 x 53 cartridge is very similar to the 7.61 x 51 and as Ceresco notes very easy to load for. I think most men and Spaniards in particularly, were about 4' 9'' in 1891. I have noted the trigger pulls are terrible in part due to the loose bolt fit (like the Mosin Nagants) and the stock fit makes the Argentine Mausers almost impossible for me to use in prone without an elevated front and rear sight. The 7.65mm cartridge is a very modern design and easy to load. it will make a nice little rifle in the original caliber.They are, in their issue condition, exceptionally well-made rifles. I would not want to convert one to anything with much pressure like the 308 win, and would consider a magnum completely out of the question. Mauser Modelo Argentine 1891 rifle manufactura Loewe Berlin C7767 long barrel and custom stock Estimate 200-400 All property is sold as-is.
#1891 argentine mauser low value serial number#
Barrel length is 18', serial number is B3800. Gun has matching barrel and action with front ring crest, marked Mauser Modelo Argentino 1891, Manufactura Loewe Berlin. Description: For sale I have an Argentine 1891 Mauser Carbine in 7.65 Argentine. So the action maybe over soft or brittle. ARGENTINE MAUSER 1891 CARBINE 7.65 ARGENTINE. This is the same issue that effected some early springfields, also some early 98's. Heat treat processes of this era still needed work and relied largely on color judgment of temperature and therefore were not be very consistent. 1891's 7.65x53 Mauser was the first smokeless saddle gun to rule the Pampas. A case head separation is never good but with out the gas handleing features of the 98 it would be very bad. The first Mausers to offer the superb 7.65x53 smokeless were the Model 1889 Belgian rifles and full-stocked carbines. I would suspect that the case hardening is very thin like many early 98's so the locking lugs may have set back, so check the head space before firing. Because of this they are not very popular for conversion to other calibers. Mauser Medelo Argentino 1891 (1893) by Argentina from. They lack many of the features of the 98 like the large extractor and most of its great gas handling features like the holes in the bolt and flanged bolt shroud. Many say they have nicer wood then most Mauser's They where part of the evolution in what would become the Mauser 98.