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1891 Argentine Mauser 7.62x39 Conversion #5994512 10/26/15 04:38 AM
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My granddad bought this rifle in the 50's and put a decent amount of money into it. Had the barrel cut and crowned, a walnut stock made, and put a Weaver k4 in Redfield rings. Only downside is ammo, and although I do reload, I don't like the idea of forming brass. Inspiration struck flipping through a reloading manual. I contacted Ace Dube with MCA Sports and he made a chamber adapter for me. I'm waiting on it, should be here in a day or three. The biggest issue is getting it to feed correctly. To that end, I broke out the tools...

We're dealing with a cartridge 14 mm shorter, so clearly it's going to nose dive in the mag.



So I scrounged some poly material, like cutting boards are made of, from my buddy who owns a glass shop. Three hours, two skinned knuckles, and a whole lot of sanding the rifle feeds like your aunt at a catfish buffet...



Had to snip the follower about 1/4" to make room for the mag block.








And the final product- 1/16 under the feed ramp with 40 ish degree angle.


Re: 1891 Argentine Mauser 7.62x39 Conversion [Re: KC] #5994587 10/26/15 11:59 AM
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Interesting way to put the old Argentine back into service. Let us know how it works when you get the adaptor.


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It used to be offered as a stock item from one of the big parts houses, Numrich maybe. The only issue I've read is extraction can sometimes be iffy, the 7.65 is .47- and the 7.62 is .447 across the rim. My bolt grabs and holds them pretty well, so I hope I'm one of the lucky ones.

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Good work!

I own a Mini-Mauser & Savage 10FCM Scout chambered in the 7.62x39. I think it is a pretty good whitetail & hog cartridge.


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Those 1891s are good shooters. I love shooting mine. Almost feels like shooting a musket without the black powder smoke and with much better accuracy!

Re: 1891 Argentine Mauser 7.62x39 Conversion [Re: KC] #5998051 10/28/15 04:25 AM
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Please keep us posted on the final product as you complete this and the chamber adapter is installed. I'm very interested in doing the same thing to an Argentine I have!

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Received the adapter today, have to order some loctite black max to install it.

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Installed the adapter. It was a bit tricky trying to apply the Black Max, keep it from running, getting it in the camber without smearing the adhesive everywhere, etc. It's in there, thankfully I had the foresight to put some no stickum on the bolt face and lug races. Moral of the story, Black Max is some NASTY stuff.

Gonna have to dry up a bit before I can shoot it.

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