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    1891 Argentine

    I recently purchased a 91 from a pawn shop. Complete except someone had sawed off the butt stock for a very short person. No butt plate either or cleaning rod. I have just ordered a stock from E-Gun Parts but the description says the cleaning rod slot is filled in. Anyone know why that might be? Ordered a butt plate from Springfield Sporters and a few stripper clips. Ammo is not cheap expect for Privi from some of the folks like Midway or others. I have dies, brass and bullets so will get busy at some point. Anyone have any experience with these rifles and what are your thoughts?
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    I paid $600 for one of mine in 1982. It is a Lowes with CREST. Beautiful piece of history. That said, it has been a long time since I shot one. Everyone should shoot one just to experience what was. regards Gary

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    The '91 Argentineicon (7.65x53) is typically a great example of tooling. All milled parts, close fitting, smooth lines and the carbine version is especially nice handling.

    Used my carbine with cast bullets (Lyman 314299) with good accuracy. Brass can be formed from 30-06 very easily.

    Got my head in a tizzy for another Garandicon and sold it off. Sure do miss it. I know you will love yours once you get it back together. Keep your loads down as they are not as strong as the '98 Mausers.

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    +1 what arado and Uncle Grinch had to say. All true there!!

    I love my '91 Argentineicon rifle. It's a really elegant, timeless rifle. The craftsmanship is outstanding. The only downside to mine is that the crest is scrubbed.

    I use light loads and she's a joy to shoot. This spring I plan to try out some cast loads. I form my own 7.65x54 cases from 30-06 and anneal them too.





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    Friend of mine bought a '91 carbine back in the high school days. At the time the only ammo available was Norma. Yumpin' Yiminy! Fire out the front and mule kick in back! It turns out that ammo is not really suitable for this model, but is the upgraded 1909 stuff. Beautifully made rifles, though.

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    My brother has one of these, unfortunately a cutdown. He got it cheap It is a beautiful rifle, lighter than a '98, much nicer machining, beautiful wood. The mag makes it a little awkward to carry but it slings just fine. He loads it up to 30-40 ballistics, no problem. Use .303 Brit bullets.

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    Finding one wit a crest intact, is like winning a lottery. Most of them had their crests ground off. Some so well you have to look really closely or know that it should be there. There are many rumors as to why the crests were ground off. I don't know if any of them are true. The crests on the aluminum handled bayonets are ground off as well. There seem to be two different versions of the long rifles. The difference is in the front trigger guard/mag well retaining screws. That's the only difference I can see. Some also have the "Star of David" insignia removed from the right side of the butt stock.

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