Martin, a great piece!! Thanks for posting!

Many 7.65x54 rifles have been sold in the USA, though as a hunting caliber it has never gotten its due. It is a winner.

I wonder if Bannerman in the USA ever sold 7.65 rifles captured in Cuba and if that is how some were brought in to the USA. They sold other guns taken during the Span-Amer War.

Did Winchester offer a 7.65 M70? Seems like I remember reading somewhere that they did, unless I am mistaking it for the 7.65 chambered M54's.

There is an article by Harris Bierman on the Remingoton 30 that states the 30 was chambered in 7.65, too. It is in GUNS OF THE WORLD, Bonanza Books, 1977.

Thanks again for posting.