7.65 Argentine

[maxbass65]

Hello everyone! I am needing a little help in trying to replace a gun that was stolen from my husband years back as a surprise for Christmas. He had inherited the gun from his uncle who had purchased this gun from Sears in the 1970's and only paid around $99 for it. The info I have gathered over the years about the gun is that the barrel was 20 inches or so and shot the 7.65 ammo. I believe it had fixed sights with a range gauge on the top where the barrel starts. I know he loved the way the gun balanced with it being short and compact. I may not be thinking of everything right now. It really broke my husbands heart when it was stolen and I would love any info you can give me to help me replace it as a surprise for him. This is my husbands favorite forum and always talks about how much he learns (he is more of a "listener" than a "talker") from this site!
Thanks, Mrs. Bass

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

I believe you are looking for an 1891 Argentine Mauser that has been sporterized. My Dad bought one through the mail from Montgomery Wards around 1960 for deer hunting. They are usually not real expensive when you can find one but the problem is finding one in good condition. Try checking online at Gunbroker, Gun Auction, or some other gun sales board. You might even place an ad here in the private Buy/Sell area.

 

[Gordon]

Sounds like an 1891 model Argentine Carbine.
http://www.shootingtimes.com/files/2010/09/st_1891-argentine-carbine_a.jpg

 

[Onmilo]

This is a 1909 Argentine short rifle.
I'm throwing this out there because I remember Sears selling these in the early to mid 1970s and they were priced around a hundred bucks.



Somewhat hard to find now and a lot more expensive when encountered because many were chopped up into sporters.
Best bet to locate one is a special firearm auction site like gunbroker.com or auctionarms.com

 

[maxbass65]

Thanks for the information so far. This picture looks really close but I don't think the wood went out that far.

 

[MistWolf]

The 1909 Argentine is quite possibly the best of the military Mausers. Being that the 1909 Argentine is based on the Model 98 Mauser, it's much stronger than the 91 Argentine. I hope you can find one for your husband as I'm sure it would make him very happy.

Don't worry about the wood matching. It may be the stock on the one your husband had was cut down as was so often done back in the day

 

[clearcut]

I'm still shooting my 1891 arg with norma amo and just started loading my own .so my loads are a little lighter. I hope you can find one they are out there just keep looking .maybe you can find an original and have it sporterized ?good luck!
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[itsa pain]

I'm still shooting my 1891 arg with norma amo and just started loading my own .so my loads are a little lighter. I hope you can find one they are out there just keep looking .maybe you can find an original and have it sporterized ?good luck!
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30 years ago I made cases for the 7.65 from 30-06 cases. There was no ammo around for the rifle then.