1891 Argentine Carbine

[Ray P]

Picked this up at an Albuquerque pawn shop last week; looks like the Cavalry Model, as there is a sling point, and no bayonet provision. Wood has been carved, but I believe all the metal is there.

Got brass and bullets from Graf, but I'll slug the barrel and order some hard-cast 180 gr RN style bullets in case the chamber doesn't like the 150 gr BTFMJ I picked up with the brass.

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[Eaglelord17]

Sucks that the wood was carved, however it is pretty hard to find a M91 with the crest still on it (even if it is pretty worn).

[Ray P]

Pretty worn, a bit carved, but all metal is there, and numbers match so far. A good project for a shooter. 4-groove barrel slugs to .311, so I'll get some Montana Bullet Works 0.312" 180 gr LRN GCs and work on some <2300 fps loads.

then, gotta see how it shoots with FMJs. Thinking I may go with 4064 for the LRN, and maybe BLC2 for the FMJs. More reading to do!!

[Anzac15]

Just picked up a DWM 1891 cavalry carbine this weekend..looking forward to putting some rounds through it.

[Fjordforder]

Why in the world do people do that to a perfectly good stock? It's not like you're inproving it in any measurable way and frankly it looks ugly as sin.

[Ray P]

NFC. But no hack saw effort, and repro stocks are cheap if it shoots and is worth keeping

[Calif-Steve]

I recall seeing a Gew88 Carbine. Someone had carved a skull and crossbones un the buttstock. It looked horrible.

[jamie5070]

From looking at the first picture it looks like there is a hole in the stock like those seen on the artillery carbine conversions. They are fun to shoot but my eyes have a hard time with the rear sight notch.

[Ray P]

Just picked up a DWM 1891 cavalry carbine this weekend..looking forward to putting some rounds through it.

Congrats on the new rifle! What ammo are you using? How does it shoot?

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jamie5070: There is some carving in that area, but I don't see any dowel repairs. Yeah. My older eyes don't like the sights, either. Will be experimenting with eyeglass mounted diopters , inverted reading lenses, etc to see what helps