Saw an Argentine 1891 carbine today

by Bob Hatfield , Friday, January 18, 2013, 05:04 (4330 days ago) @ brionic

My shooting and reloading life started out with an old worn out 98 Argentine and then I graduated to a better condition 91 Argentine Sporter (homemade). I quickly traded the very frosty 98 off and kept the 91............This was back in 1979 yes I remember well paying about $60 for the 91. Lord forgive me for sporterizing it please.

I'll have to post pictures. Standard poor boy sporter. I did later install 700 BDL sights and a Weaver one piece base. I did not mess with the bolt handle or safety opting to use a Weaver see through mount the lets the bolt and safety clear the old Tasco 3x9x32(poor boy scope).

I started out with a LEE loader and 150 grain Hornady Spire points and a can of H4895. Learned early on to be careful with the hammer and primers LOL. Seems the last time I shot it I shot it at 200 yards and got a three shot 4 inch group. Seems like I used 42 grains of the H 4895. The rifle is against the wall in my garage. I am currently working on installing swivels. I need to take a deer with it as I hunted in the early eighties with it some until I finally got me a Winchester 94.

I once bought 500 rounds of loose 7.65 military ammo with a hundred different headstamp dates on it for $25 from Century back in 1981. A lot of click bangs or just clicks. Most had cupro-nickel bullets. Some had what looked like a 174 grain boattail. Some headstamps were dated 1924 and FN.

I once read that the 91 Mauser was the pinnacle of fit and finish in a military rifle next to the 71/84 Mauser. The bluing on parts of this rifle would rival a Python in places.

Bob