[chilidavis]

Has anyone any experience with Argentine Mausers? My local shop has a sweet spoterized Mauser with the original stock but cut down. Has an awsome peep sight with a good bore. It's listed 7.65 Argentine, they only want $149 for it. Is the ammo scarce or gone? can it be re-barreled in a lighter or equal caliber? Just Currious if it's worth the investment for a non reloader.

 

[gidge]

i have one chambered in 30-06,its a great shooter. the barrel was swaped

 

[chilidavis]

Would a 6.5 swede barrel be tough to find for these Argentinian Mausers? Possibly .270?

 

[Carpe_Jugulum]

a buddy has one and loves it. the mil-surp ammo he finds is a bit unsettling as the primers are blown free on almost all on firing but I regularly see new ammo at Cabella's

 

[ChuckTaylor]

My stepfather has one that was sporterized. It is his deer rifle. He has to order his ammo of the net as there is no local source for him. It is a nice shooting rifle and it has quite a bit more recoil than my 91/30 but is a blast to shoot.

 

[chilidavis]

I passed on the argentine, I put a sportsterized Swedish Mauser on layaway instead. It seems like someone cut it down to fit a kid, not sure if this was made into a carbine in 1938 by the swedes. It has the original peep (diopter) sight on it and is a nice smooth action with a great bore, it was $190.

I think it was cut down to 18" though it seems incredibly short.