6.5 Carcano in .266 - where to find it?
- Thread starter sledge
- Start date
The Hornady bullet is listed on their website at .267 h ttp://www.hornady.com/store/.267-6.5-Carcano Any shop that deals with Hornady products should be able to order them in for you. You could try Epps, Budget or TradeEx and see if they have any in stock right now.
Thanks Snow Dog.
I guess the reloading forums where I was reading are slightly out of date. It appears hornady used to make this in .268 (and that was too big) but have now corrected it to .267.
Going to order me some asap.
Cheers,
I guess the reloading forums where I was reading are slightly out of date. It appears hornady used to make this in .268 (and that was too big) but have now corrected it to .267.
Going to order me some asap.
Cheers,
The "right" bullet diameter really depends on the size of the bore if it's worn or not. My 6.5x55mm Swede for example is supposed to be .264" but I slugged the bore for cast bullet purposes and found out it's so badly worn it's .2665". It would probably like the .267" Carcano bullets even though they are the "wrong" size.
Many old, worn, surplus 30-06's prefer .310" bullets meant for a Mosin Nagant. I've had two different .303B rifles with groove diameters of .3155" and .3160". The "correct" military bullets at .312" (that's what the WW2 surplus I pulled apart all measured with a mic) are mediocre at best in both rifles. Oversized cast bullets shoot much better with smaller groups. If I could find common jacketed .316" bullets I would love to try those.
I've always found that using a bullet that properly fits your barrel will give better results than the technically correct bullet diameter in old surplus rifles. If you have a mint Carcano with a perfect bore then you will most likely want the technically correct bullet size. I'm just throwing this out there as I have no idea what condition the barrel of your rifle is in.
Many old, worn, surplus 30-06's prefer .310" bullets meant for a Mosin Nagant. I've had two different .303B rifles with groove diameters of .3155" and .3160". The "correct" military bullets at .312" (that's what the WW2 surplus I pulled apart all measured with a mic) are mediocre at best in both rifles. Oversized cast bullets shoot much better with smaller groups. If I could find common jacketed .316" bullets I would love to try those.
I've always found that using a bullet that properly fits your barrel will give better results than the technically correct bullet diameter in old surplus rifles. If you have a mint Carcano with a perfect bore then you will most likely want the technically correct bullet size. I'm just throwing this out there as I have no idea what condition the barrel of your rifle is in.
Last edited:
I have an m41 carcano long rifle
It's bore is tight, have some of the hornady bullets from tradex
Along with brass and dies the rifle bears the mark of 2 ##### crossed
Rifles which according to information I've read indicates
The gun was built as a marksman gun. Bore were Considerably tighter
In dimensions also head space was very precise
And these barrels were not gain twisted
But conventional rifling, the m41 that have this mark shouldn't be used
In my opinion with the oversized bullets. Just wonder why they put them as used in all
6.5 carcano?
It's bore is tight, have some of the hornady bullets from tradex
Along with brass and dies the rifle bears the mark of 2 ##### crossed
Rifles which according to information I've read indicates
The gun was built as a marksman gun. Bore were Considerably tighter
In dimensions also head space was very precise
And these barrels were not gain twisted
But conventional rifling, the m41 that have this mark shouldn't be used
In my opinion with the oversized bullets. Just wonder why they put them as used in all
6.5 carcano?
