1891 Argentine

[jplonghunter]

Just added an 1891 Argentine Mauser to stockpile. Didn't need it,but the price was too good to pass. Original 7.65 x 53,however stock has been cut. Not sure if I will return to military or not.

jplonghunter

[Gil Martin]

My first 1891 Argentine was purchased on June 16, 1960 for $15.88 at Aurand's Sporting Goods in Lewistown, PA. I still have it. All the best...
Gil

[johnes50]

You'll end up liking yours for sure.

I have two Argentines. A long gun and a Peruvian carbine, which is one of my favorite rifles to shoot. Everybody wants to try it at the range and you'll make lots of new friends. I've even taken the carbine bear hunting this year.

Buffalo Arms has brass for it and Graf's has loaded ammo.

[Gil Martin]

Just a note that it is easy to make 7.65x53mm cases from .30-06 brass. Just run the .30-06 cases through the 7.65 resizing die, trim to length, chamfer and deburr. I have been doing this for decades when 7.65 boxer primed brass was hard to find. All the best...
Gil

[jplonghunter]

Gil

Just recently purchased resizing die for that very purpose. Also, decided to convert the 1891 to carry rifle for youngest grandson. Shortened barrel to 22",crowned,added to stock to make it a mannlicher,forged bolt,and am coating metal components plum brown Duracoat. Pictures to follow.
jplomghunter

[Jack]

Yep, making Argie brass from 30-06 is easy,as Gil described.
You may find your reloads crack at the neck after 3-4 loadings. The reason is, you're cutting off the annealed part of the 30-06 case, so, you may want to anneal case necks after you cut them down and size them. Then they'll last a bit longer.
Remember, too, that the 1891 isn't as strong as the later 1909 model Argentine, so don't hot rod the handloads. The 7.65x53 is an excellent cartridge- there's no real need to hot rod it.
You probably already know the correct bullet diameter is .311, not .308. . . .