Carcano questions

[DRC458]

My son-in-law lost his Dad within the last year, and brought his guns home a couple of weeks ago. Among them is a 6.5 Italian Carcano carbine. It's dirty but it seems solid. What else can you tell us about it, and would you shoot it?
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[stealth110]

Hi I'm new to the community registered earlier today and you post caught my attention, I also have a carcano. I can tell you from your picture that the stock has been cut off at the forearm and kinda hard to tell but the barrel looks cut off or replaced if it even can be. The 6.5 carcano is a very crude action or at least all of the ones I've ever shot. But to answer your question as long as the barrel is clear and the action seems sound I would give it a shot. If your in question take it to a gun smith safety first!

 

[jmike314]

Here's what I could dig up:

http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum...891-mannlicher-carcano-bolt-action-rifle.aspx

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=84960&sid=10ee63670dbc40c40c70ed4338bc752c

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=353123

http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/other-long-arms/77606-beretta-gardone-6-5mm-carbine.html

 

[AKguy1985]

That is a carcano cavalry carbine in 6.5. The bayonet has been removed and so has the lug for it. The bayonet folded under the barrel. It was made in 1941 at Gardone.

This is what it originally looked like:

 

[Old Fart]

I posted in your other thread. But will repost here. I seem to remember the bullet diameter for the carcanos is different than other 6.5s. So if you reload you might do a little research before buying bullets. Kind of thinking they are larger....

 

[DRC458]

I posted in your other thread. But will repost here. I seem to remember the bullet diameter for the carcanos is different than other 6.5s. So if you reload you might do a little research before buying bullets. Kind of thinking they are larger....

You are right. They are .268" diameter. Hornady makes (or DID) a round nose bullet for it. I haven't gotten serious yet about searching for reloading equipment and components, until I know whether it's gonna' get shot at all, or enought to justify buying everything needed to load it!

 

[DRC458]

Oh, jmike314 ... Thanks for the links! Makes for some interesting reading!

 

[AKguy1985]

yes, the hornady bullet produces the best accuracy. I had an italian guy telling me about them, but he called a bullet a suppository.

 

[kd5rjz]

yes, the hornady bullet produces the best accuracy. I had an italian guy telling me about them, but he called a bullet a suppository.

You must cast them with what my son refers to as a "butt-shot" mold?

 

[EFsDad]

Anyone have any thoughts on this one? I can't seem to find anything about parade grade or what not.