The Argentine 1891 and 1909 Mausers are no strangers to my gun club. We shoot vintage military bolt action rifle matches. These are at steel targets from 200 meters out to 800 meters. The rifles must be in unaltered condition and of course bolt action, pre 1950's.

I picked up a 1891 7.65X54 from a man who was going to, if you can believe it, cut it up to make a lamp for $10. He include 100 rounds of loaded Norma ammo. The rifle other than having the Arentina crest remove was in mint condition with all matching numbers including the cleaning rod. Having confidence in the quality control of craftsman who put the rifles together I shot the rifle the next day in the match without the opportunity to sight it in. I finished 3rd out of 55 shooters! Based on this I have sinced picked up a 1909 rifle, cavalry carbine, and a engineer's carbine. The price for unaltered rifles has gone through the roof, so anyone who even considers using one for conversion to a sporting rifle is now judged in the same class as a child molester in our gun club! Great rifles, superb craftsmanship.