1891 ARGENTINE MAUSER NICKLE PLATED INSTALL
1891 ARGENTINE MAUSER NICKLE PLATED FULL
1891 ARGENTINE MAUSER NICKLE PLATED SERIES

I do intent to cut the stock and mount a recoil pad also.Дon't know if it is visible but I used the rear sling base to mount a quick release stud in by cutting off the hump for the sling off and drilling it thru. Barrel on this one is ok and it shoots decent. I can still use stripper clips this way also. The receiver is also drilled and tapped and the bolt handle bent by me, but I decided I like the scout scope set up better. I used a Weaver 92a scope base meant for a contender to mount the scope with. These 2 guns are the one Bubba I am working on now for a truck gun. 015' short and I wonder if some of the confusion on die sets and case lengths isn't because these have been installed and not head spaced? These NOS barrels have chambers that are about. Hope it did not change now that the chamber is longer. I was firing at 50 yards and the largest group from the 4 different powder charges was just over. The naval rifle I had formed some brass to use before the chamber was lengthened and loaded them with boolits. I may have to buy some of the Hornady ammo with these in it to try them. Sure wish I could get my hands on some of the Hornady SST bullets in. I have in stock now H4895, IMR4895, and IMR 4064 so it is time for load development. A close friend of mine has some but so far I have not been able to get any from him. Unfortunately this load used surplus 4895 that I am out of it. It will still shoot the 150gr Hornady SP into less than 1 1/2' at 200 yards with a certain load.

1891 ARGENTINE MAUSER NICKLE PLATED INSTALL

I shot it just about weekly and finally accuracy went south so I bought the Sarco barrel and had a gunsmith in flagstaff install it. My first 1891 was traded for in about 1982. When Argentina ordered rifles from Mauser part of the package was 3 replacement barrels for each rifle. The first NOS barrel I bought was from SARCO about 20 years ago. I'll make another post on this after I take down some notes from the book. I bought the book on Argentine Mauser by Colin Webster and have found the reason why we have found 1891 Arg. I know someone will ask for pictures and I did take some but the light was failing so will retake then tomorrow. I used my reformed, new surplus, and new commercial ammo to confirm this. Also the PRG headspace gauges are way too long. Three of the guns have bores at or close to. I did accomplish this with one flaw in my plan. I took all 4 guns to the garage and checked all the chambers to see if it would be possible to make them close enough to interchange ammo. I ordered a chamber reamer from 4D as both barrels were about. I used Oxpho-blue to reblue the metal for both guns.

1891 ARGENTINE MAUSER NICKLE PLATED SERIES

It came with reproduction long handguard so I want to find a short handguard which is correct for this A series gun. Would like to know the story behind this! I dug a couple out but left 5 or 6 in the stock. Found shotgun pellets embedded in the stock just above the magazine near the trigger. The stock was better than my other one but still took a few days to get it refinished.

1891 ARGENTINE MAUSER NICKLE PLATED FULL

I traded a Numrich small ring barrel with feed kit in 7.62X39 to a member on Mauser central for another full length stock and bought from another member there another NOS 1891 Mauser barrel. Another member here will probably end up with it for his gun. The Bubba rifle had a stock that is really in good condition. Did not come out as well as I had hoped but it is what it is. I probably spent 4 or 5 days degreasing, sanding, gluing and bedding, staining, filling, and spraying it with gloss urethane. It was terribly oil soaked and had several cracks and split wood. The stock was originally a nice piece of wood with different grain structure than normal. I had the furniture replated for the naval rifle and bought a NOS original 1891 Mauser barrel for it. The second was an $85 Bubba rifle with a decent bore that had been cut around 19 inches with the stock cut to make a faux carbine out of it. One was a Naval Parade rifle with an extremely corroded bore and worn nickel plating on the 'furniture'. I recently replaced 2 barrels on 2 of my 1891 Arg.

1891 argentine mauser nickle plated