

Ammo is interchangable, but accuracy suffers shooting later ammo in the Mod. In the middle of the cold war during the 1970s, Mauser decided to enter the dedicated sniper rifle market and they began work on what is called the Mauser SP66, or it is also known as the 66SP.

Peru acquired a large stock of Model 1891 Mausers from Argentina in 1901, and the carbine we are looking at today is a conversion form one of those long rifles – not a factory carbine. 5gr, Federal match(?) LR primers, Shooting an 1891 Argentine Mauser at 100 Yards during a late spring afternoon using custom neck-sized handloads. Knowing it would still be some time before their Mauser 1891 models were delivered they needed a few rifles "right away" and so ordered 5000 Commission 1888 rifles ("Gewehr Model 1888") in the German caliber Mauser 8mm (7. 30-06 cartridge, and in a large ring Mauser in good condition can be expected to push a 200-grain bullet to 2600 fps. While it is true that the pre-98 Mauser's don't have the auxillary locking lug, I've never seen a rifle shear either of the two primary locking lugs, so is the auxillary lug a real, or perceived, advantage. Because of setbacks brought Because of the relative weakness of the early Mauser Model 1889, 1890, and 1891 bolt actions, the break-action combination guns are at least as strong and can handle pressures at lease a high as those recommended for the rimless 7. The Belgian-Russian Connection The Gletcher Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant sawed-off Rifle By Dennis Adler The Gletcher M1891 Mosin-Nagant sawed-off rifle or Obrez model as it was known in Russia, is a very accurate reproduction of a rare model used by various irregular forces and partisans during the 1917 October Revolution. Few cartridges, in the history of modern firearms, have influenced our shooting world as much as the 7x57mm Mauser. Depending on condition, the Argentine Mauser The P17 ,1891 Mauser,and 03a3 were all a tie for me.

M-1903 Springfield, the British Lee-Enfield, or the vaunted German Model 98 Mauser, but with the Swedish m/96 and the Swiss Schmidt-Rubin rifles. Very good overall condition The 3-line rifle, Model 1891, its original official designation, was designed by Captain Sergei Mosin and Léon Nagant. This was due to a portion of a large Argentinean order from Mauser in Berlin being re Argentine Mauser Model 1891 Sporter $ 395. Interestingly, the rifle has the Peruvian crest stamped on the receiver. I found this on pg 109 of Colin Webster's excellent book, "Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871-1959", which I highly recommend you buy and read - very much worth it. Be that as it may, the groups demonstrate very good accuracy for the Model 1891 and they show that a good degree of precision is possible with the long sight radius, aperture sight setup.
