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I went to the range over the weekend with a good friend of mine. He brought his rifle, which was given to him by his father in law. It's a .308, but he knows little else about it. He was having trouble hitting the target with it, so I asked him if it was ok if I examined it. (I also got permission from him to post these pics to find out about it.)
The markings say it's a "Mauser Modelo Argentine 1891" There's also a mark on the top of the chamber that says "308 Cal" so I think it was rechambered. I was just wondering, would the barrel have to be changed to rechamber this rifle? (It was probably chambered in 7.65 Argentine, which has a bullet diameter of .311 thousands of an inch, and it's currently 308, which has a diameter of .308 thousands of an inch. Can anyone tell from these pics if the barrel has been changed and would it be necessary for a conversion from 7.65 Argentine to .308 Win?
My friend had trouble shooting it accurately, but I checked the rifling and it looks really good. I'm just wondering, Is the problem the rifle, or my friend having a bad day at the range?
The markings say it's a "Mauser Modelo Argentine 1891" There's also a mark on the top of the chamber that says "308 Cal" so I think it was rechambered. I was just wondering, would the barrel have to be changed to rechamber this rifle? (It was probably chambered in 7.65 Argentine, which has a bullet diameter of .311 thousands of an inch, and it's currently 308, which has a diameter of .308 thousands of an inch. Can anyone tell from these pics if the barrel has been changed and would it be necessary for a conversion from 7.65 Argentine to .308 Win?
My friend had trouble shooting it accurately, but I checked the rifling and it looks really good. I'm just wondering, Is the problem the rifle, or my friend having a bad day at the range?