One sees prices all over the place it seems. A lot depends

by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, January 17, 2013, 22:43 (4330 days ago) @ brionic
edited by Hobie, Thursday, January 17, 2013, 22:46

on condition but most seem to be fair to good, a few excellent, none mint. Some of the cavalry carbines were converted to engineer carbines of which I have one. Supposedly sighted for the original 215 gr. bullet load, mine shoots pretty close to POA with either issue 150 gr. or what you might reasonably cook up. In the '91 it is more a .300 Savage than a .308 Winchester or 7.62mm NATO but the case is modern and all the brass I've dealt with is pretty good. One can reform any .30-06 case head to it with issues, sometimes, due to neck thickness. Chamber dimensions can vary quite a bit but if you load for the one chamber you don't have many problems if any. I had a sporterized rifle which I had somewhat debubbaed but it was a 2½ MOA gun at best (Williams FP). I feel that my current carbine is more accurate and it has a tighter chamber than my old converted rifle. Powders suitable for the .300 Savage are likewise suitable for the 7.65 Argentine. One is limited to .312" bullets. I've yet to see a bore that works with .308 bullets. Personally, I love the 1891 action, the 1896 a bit and the 1898 not at all. I like the SMLE action (even #4s) as well and there are similarities in behavior such as cock on closing.

http://shootingwithhobie.blogspot.com/2006/11/1891-argentine-engineer-carbine.html

Oh, back to prices. I would expect $350-500 from mine (weird market right now) but they were going close to $500 before 2008 pretty regularly.

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Sincerely,

Hobie