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Posted: 8/11/2014 5:16:40 PM EDT
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I have a 6.5 Carcano that an Aunt left me many years ago. it is wwII era gun in excellent shape. it is the one with a triangular bayonet. I have a few rounds for it and six
drop trough clips. my two questions are...does anyone know where I can get more ammo for it and is it safe to shoot? the last question is because a friend told me that the ones made in the later part of the war was made from inferior metal and that the end of the bolt had actually broken in a few guns when fired and had killed a few people even one during an NRA sanctioned shoot. Not sure if this is true or not. I have fired it a few times(less than 10) with no problems. Anyone with any info would be appreciated. thanks clayster[? |
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Mine was a Beretta/Ber-something made carbine with the SKS-like underfolder bayo, a Greek-capture gun saved from the Nazis.
Shot great, but the fixed sights means LOTS of Kentucky windage AND elevation. The brass en-bloc clips are very flimsy, so that re-using them over and over can be iffy and unreliable. And everything I read about them on the mil-surp forums indicated that they are NOT meant to fired by chambering one round at a time - for safety sake use the en-bloc clips. I used PP when I could find it - not something the run of the mill LGS typically stocks. As much I liked it, had to sell it. |
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My dad bought one back in the early to mid-sixties when they were bringing old surplus ones into the US and selling them cheap. Made in 1943 (same year my dad was made) and he shot it all of once. Sat in his closet for about 30 years and he eventually handed it to me. I located ammo online and I also read the Prvi ammo was slightly out of original mil-spec but the Norma rounds from Sweden are dead on. They have that same round nose design the original rounds that came with the rifle had. Unfortunately, his father took it to a gunsmith and had it "sporterized" so I've been trying to track all parts for that particular model to eventually convert it back.
I sprung for a box of Norma rounds which, after shipping, cost nearly $50 for a box! A friend and I took it to the range and plugged 10 rounds through it. I was amazed at its accuracy at the 200 yard range that I hit what I was aiming at. If you're in need of any parts I'd recommend Sarco. It's a great place to start. There's another site that also has a lot of old surplus parts but I don't remember the name. It's gotten some bad press over the years but most of it, from everything I read, was based more on assumption than anything. The ones that truly had the problems were the ones the Germans converted for the 7.92 shell which delivered higher chamber pressures the metalurgy was never meant to handle. The Italians were actually a bit ahead of their time when they brought this cartridge out because, back then, everybody utilized these huge cartridges and the Italians saw an advantage to using an "intermediate" sized cartridge. Also, earlier versions made use of "gain-twist" rifling. While that never really caught on with others it was an interesting concept. If you've never heard of it I'd encourage you to look it up. All in all, they were actually a quality rifle and were certainly worthy of anything else that was mainstream circa WW I and WW II. |
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Would also make a fine cast bullet shooter. That way you can size em right where you need them. FWIW the 7.35 Carcano clips are the same clips for the 6.5 Carcano. So if you get a chance for 7.35 ammo on clips you may want to buy it just for the clips. If you find 7.35 ammo you can send it to me I am having difficulty sourcing ammo. The ammo I currently have looks to be circa 1950-60 it is 303 Enfield cases necked to a 7.35 bullet. |
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If you find 7.35 ammo you can send it to me I am having difficulty sourcing ammo. The ammo I currently have looks to be circa 1950-60 it is 303 Enfield cases necked to a 7.35 bullet. Quoted:
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Would also make a fine cast bullet shooter. That way you can size em right where you need them. FWIW the 7.35 Carcano clips are the same clips for the 6.5 Carcano. So if you get a chance for 7.35 ammo on clips you may want to buy it just for the clips. If you find 7.35 ammo you can send it to me I am having difficulty sourcing ammo. The ammo I currently have looks to be circa 1950-60 it is 303 Enfield cases necked to a 7.35 bullet. No one that I have seen is making loaded ammo, but grafs has primed cases and bullets available. Right now that's the only game in town. http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/category/categoryId/3786? http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/category/categoryId/919? Whoops, bullets are out of stock. |
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