7,65 Argentine

Mauser designed this cartridge for use in the 1889 Belgian-pattern rifle. In Europe, this round is designated 7.65x53 Mauser. Actual bullet diameter is supposed to be 0.313 inch but 0.311-inch and 0.312-inch bullets usually give adequate accuracy in most rifles. Argentina, then Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Turkey each adopted the 7.65 as their official military round. Before WWII, both Remington and Winchester chambered factory rifles for this round and offered sporting ammunition. Today, Norma is the sole supplier of cases. Despite such early development, performance of the 7.65 in modern guns is practically indistinguishable from 308 Winchester ballistics. Interestingly, to the untrained eye, these two cases look very similar; however, similar is not identical and these rounds are not interchangeable. Obviously, with top loads, the 7.65 Argentine is useful for the same range of hunting applications, as is the 308 Winchester; however, due to continued use of potentially weaker rifles in this chambering, data listed here is significantly reduced and ballistics are therefore also limited. While original military loads used a 211-grain round-nose bullet, most hunters today will find the 150-and
180-grain pointed bullets a superior choice.