Argentine Mauser Model 1909

Hey guys! I hope you enjoy this video of me going over and shooting my Argentine Mauser. These are cool old rifles and are some of the best made in the Mauser family of rifles. Please leave a like and subscribe to the channel if you'd like to see more milsurp content. I have a handful of cool old rifles in my collection, and I'd like to show them off. Thanks for watching!

[@martinm3474]

I have gotten one from Blue Steel. The bolt was turned down and all matching. I had thought it was to fire 8mmx57 Mauser, yet mine had been rechambered to .30-06. I expect by the Argentine military, when US was shipping out tons of ammo after WWI, did the work on my rifle.

[@magnus9165]

Lots of times they rechambered for 30.06 they would leave the old barrel intact. The 30.06 has a .308 diameter barrel. The 7.65mm barrel diameter was .311. The leaves you will gas loss and bad bullet to rifling issues. I am not saying that is the case with your rifle, it may have been re-barreled or even re-rifled. You could check the diameter yourself or take to a gunsmith. The 1909 Argentine Mausers were all originally chambered in 7.65 Argentine. That caliber was the caliber that Belgium used when they started building their 1891 Mauser, they called it the 7.65x53. Same cartridge. I have several Argentine Mausers both1891 and 1909. I have never got one to shoot accurately in their original military configuration. The 1909 is a sought-after variant of 98 Mausers. I found a nice 1909 sporter that a guy going through gunsmithing school made as his first custom rifle. It is a dandy and chambered in .270 Winchester. I had to get the safety fixed, but that was cheap. I paid like peanuts for the gun at a pawn shop.

[@martinm3474]

I have used H4831 for .30-06 and bought some 4064 for .308. What powder do you use?

[@loganglosser81]

@@martinm3474 I’m currently using 44 grains of ramshot tac and using 308 load data to go off of. It’s what I have a decent amount of so I figured I might as well use it. I am interested in working up a load with 4064 though. If yours is in 30-06 I’m sure it was done by someone in the states. To my knowledge the Argentine government sold them off in their original caliber and form, and most of them had the crest scrubbed off the receiver. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@martinm3474]

@@loganglosser81 mine still has crest. It was sporterized, yet when bought the safety didn’t work. Does now.