1909 Argentine,besides 7.65x53,any others

modoc

I am having a hell of a time trying to figure out the cartridge that this darn thing takes.Have tried,7.65x53,308,30-06,300 savage. The darn thing looks stock but it has a 30 cal barrel.So I natcherly tried the obvious,no luck.Any ideas???Thanks,bill

22WRF

7.65 rimless in one book7.65 x 53 Mauser in an otherIf not then been altered

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b0400879

slug the bore & get a chamber cast to be 100% sure. bore should run .311 - .313. hope dis helps 'cause looks like somebody rechambered on ya.

modoc

Darn,I hate to admit it but all I needed was to clean the original grease and 90 years of junk out of it to let her breath.It looks as if it was never fired.The face of the bolt shows not a hint of use.It has to have minimum chamber clearance.Each round has to be worked hard to chamber but it does and talk about tight WOW,,Thanks for the mental push guys.modoc

b0400879

correction......... thats (up to) 93 years of crud !!!!hey, just happy it all worked out for ya. amazing how a liitle "different perspective" can help sometimes. this board just might go under if some of us didn't have an occasional brain cramp now & then.best,joeyp.s: just for security, y'all may want to consider changin' that username. HAR !!!!!