7.65 Argentina
My father has a military rifle chambered in 7.65 Arg. It resembles a Mauser action, but I'm really not that sure who manufactured it. It is in excellent condition, however, the original stock has been sporterized. The gun is an excellent shooter and packs quite a whallop. The problem is in finding the ammo in this particular chambering. Can someone steer me toward a source for this ammo?
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The Argentine is a Mauser. Check the auction, there's usually some military surplus ammo for sale. Hunting ammo is harder to find, Norma was about the only one carrying it last time I looked. They are fine old guns. I have a friend who deer hunts with one every year.
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The Argentine is a Mauser. Check the auction, there's usually some military surplus ammo for sale. Hunting ammo is harder to find, Norma was about the only one carrying it last time I looked. They are fine old guns. I have a friend who deer hunts with one every year.
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The gun was made by either Ludwig and Loewe or DWM, both Mauser contractors. Caliber is 7.65X53.5; because of the odd decimal, you will see it rounded to either 53 or 54. It should be stamped on the left side of the reciever, though sometimes these markings are obliterated or were only lightly struck. The two common types of the rifle are the 1891 and 1909. The 1909 has a true 98 action, the 91 has a 2 lug. They are both fine for any hunting ammo you may get but the surplus out there is at the max end for the 91 action. As a sporter, the gun doesn't have a tremendous value, but as you say, packs a nice wallop and makes a good deer gun. For ammo, check www.grafs.com www.ammodepot.com or www.ows-ammunition.com You can also get surplus ammo for just blasting at the range from www.jgsales.com. Beware though; even though the surplus says it is not corrosive, assume it is; wash bore and bolt face with soap and water after shooting, dry , then clean as normal.
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Hornady is now manufacturing brass and loaded ammo for the 7.65 Argentine. It is available through Graf & Sons
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Hornady is, I think, the only current commercial manufacturer for 7.65 Argintine. If you buy the military surplus, of which there is still plenty, be careful. A lot of it is the old corrosive stuff.
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You need to reload fer it, I have one, a carbine and I use it for a brush gun, I did some work on the stock and put a reciever sight on it, can get 1' groups at 100 yards, I used to make brass out of 8mm cases just shorten them and run them through the Die, and I use 303-180gr slugs. have killed 3 deer with it Good caliber.[8D][8D][8D] 0 -
we stock the 7.65 ARGENTINE at the shop, and our supplier has a pallet of the stuff. we can provide military surplus, as well as modern production ammo for this gun. we also stock the brass is several different flavors from hornady to norma. we can duplicate mil-spec loads or tailoer a handload to your own specs on our dies in our shop. we even make hunting loads. if you cannot locate it anywere else email me at waltsgun@aol.com for details. best regards, mike.
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A model 91 can be identified easily by its single column magazine that extends below the stock
The 1909[98] will have a staggered box magazine with a flush floorplate.
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i have the ammo for the 7.65 rifle grady_mitchell2002@yahoo.com 0 -
I've had two different carbines in the 7.65 Argentine caliber, both of them exceptionally accurate.
I was, however, put off at the limited availability of SP hunting ammo, until I consulted an old gunsmith with whom I often worked.
He invariably referred to the cartridge as "the 7.65 Belgian", and it was one of his favorite all-around cartridges. He used to load me a hundred rounds at a time for less than what one box of Norma would have cost me.
As for the corrosive ammo, Hoppe's #9 right after a range session, stopped it cold.0
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