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1891 Trigger Guard Swapping


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can you swap another small ring triggerguard onto a 1891? i am not crazy about the stock piece extending below the woodline. just to clarify, i dont have a 91, just curious in case i run into one that i can't pass up ;-)

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I don't own an 1891, but '89, 90, 91, MN, Italian Carcano, 95 Mannlicher, and 88 are fairly similar in operation...

 

The 1891 is a single column magazine, the 1893+ models are double columned (staggered) magazines. Even if an 1893 magazine were to fit an 1891, you still have to ADD feed lips for the cartridges by machining the bottom of the 1891 receiver.

 

Nothing is impossible, and the 1891 is a fine specimen, but even if this were do-able the work would be considerable. I'd rather start with a 93, 95, or 96.

 

It would be interesting to make the magazine flush, modify it to hold a Remmington 788 clip, and chamber the rifle for 300 Savage. 788 magazines are pricey though, in my limited searches.

 

I'd leave the '91 as-is magazine-wise.

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