Mauser info please

E5B

August 24, 2002 08:39

I just recently acquired an 1891 argentine Mauser 7.65. The seriel # is in the 4000's. I'd like to find out a little about it, when it was made, what its worth, and where I can find ammo for it. Thanks

David T. Bailey

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  allen griggs

  August 24, 2002 10:03

  Your rifle was made in the 1890's by Ludwig Loewe Co in Berlin. Ludwig Loewe merged with DWM in the late 1890s to form the famous Mauser Works. These are very well made and accurate rifles and tend to be in quite good condition. These have plenty of power for deer hunting and I have seen hunting ammo at $35 a box of 20 at one of the big gun stores in Atlanta. But, Empire Arms [web site] has Yugoslav ammo made in 1995, 20 for $12.95. It is a rather obscure caliber so tough to find a big stash of cheap milsurp ammo. There were 180,000 rifles and 30,000 carbines made. The carbine has a little 17 inch barrel and the wood goes all the way to the muzzle. Look at the top of the receiver right above the chamber and see if the Argentine crest is there. This is unusual as most have had the crest ground off. I have seen these go for $150 up to $400 depending on condition, for the rifles. I think the carbine is worth more, fewer made. Your rifle is so old that it is legally an antique, not a modern firearm. It may be sold by a gun dealer with no papers. To the feds it has the same legal status as a muzzleloader.
  
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  Edited by - allen griggs on 08/24/2002 14:05:24
  
  Edited by - allen griggs on 08/24/2002 14:31:50

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  lead

  August 24, 2002 10:08

  There is surplus ammo available from a couple sources for your gun. Look in Shotgun News for ads. The surplus is clean, but not reloadable. These are very accurate guns. I've seen a number that were reamed to shoot 308.
  
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  keeper5050

  August 25, 2002 19:29

  For ammo, try ammunitionstore.com. They have Argentine 7.65 non-corrosive.

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  allen griggs

  August 26, 2002 07:57

  Keeper that is a helluva deal on that Argentine ammo. Non corrosive, too. I wonder how accurate it is?
  
  "Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."

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  keeper5050

  August 27, 2002 18:45

  Only as accurate as the shooter.
  Seriously, I should be receiving my 91 next week.
  I'll post how it responds with this ammo.
  HANK

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  jonk

  August 28, 2002 16:20

  I find that light weight pointed bullets aren't very accurate out of this gun; it was chambered for a long nosed round bullet and there is just too much throat with shorter bullets. In 1909 Argentina switched Mausers to one firing a pointed bullet, also 7.65mm. This ammo is safe to fire in the older Mausers and is what is commonly encountered on the market today, but again, I don't find it accurate.
  
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  E5B

  August 29, 2002 20:29

  Thanks for all the info. Unfortunatly, I haven't had the chance to fire my 91. I'm in the middle of a move with the military, but I'll shoot it the first chance I get.
  
  Semper Fi

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