Carcanos $350????
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StansfieldMcElroy
CGN Regular
- Location
- Upper Canada
Corwin arms might still have some left. All of the best sold pretty quickly as you can imagine. I think Great North might still have some to.
StansfieldMcElroy
CGN Regular
- Location
- Upper Canada
There should be enblocs arriving to Corwin arms as well in the not to distant future from what Martin has said.
Be careful and ask for better and more pictures, particularly of the stock and bore. I just received mine (TS) and the condition is terrible, with a crack that will surely enlarge if I were to fire this rifle. So, make certain to ask about bore condition and if there are any cracks in the overly dried-out stock, because this was not disclosed by the dealer. If so, walk away Worse surplus rifle purchased EVER!
I will likely be posting this for sale. Too bad that I already ordered enbloc clips from the US.
Most have this crack, from firing with the receiver screws loose. Tighten them up, it is doubtful that the small crack will spread.
I have owned dozens and it is hard to find one without it. Shoot it and enjoy, don't be discouraged by it.
If it was not disclosed, that is the issue.
However, there are many like this, and it will not open up from my experience.
All that matters though is how you feel about it, and if you don't like it, you don't have to.
Just the recent batch or the Carcano itself? The recent batch...I could see perhaps.
The rifle itself is much maligned... I don't have enough experience to sound off one way or the other.
"Merican's still have a hate for them...but then again any rifle not 'Merican is sub standard...so there is that too.
Just wondering.
you must be a very proud owner of one of this rust sticks.
the recent batch
I have a Carcano TS from Corwin arms. I completely tore the rifle down and removed all the old grease from the barrel, receiver, magazine and bolt. I also dried out the stock over a few days and removed every spec of rust that was hiding under the hand guard. My stock has alot of noticeable black spots from old oil but has no cracks. The receiver and barrel also has over 70% of the factory finish 1934 Brescia. The inside of the bore looked like a black smooth bore to my horror. But after using boiling hot water and a bore snake the bore is actually almost in mint condition. I went out and fired 40 rounds of PPU 6.5 and it fed with the enbloc clips without a problem but I must say that this thing has some blast and is very short lots of fun to shoot. I am happy with my purchase and will be reloading for it using .267 lead bullets to fit the bore better.
Just received mine from marstar yesterday. Haven't shot it yet but it looks like exactly what i asked for in the note to seller. The dried out cosmo is near as bad as the gew88 i got from corwin a few years back.
To each their own, I suppose.
I mean, a lot here has to do with expectations. A Carcano made in 1916, gone through two World Wars, stored for decades in less than ideal environmental conditions, will not be pristine. But for $300 or $400, after a complete tear down, cleaning, some minor repairs, if the bore is half decent and it hits a 12 inch target at 100 yards, well, that's cheap, all things considered, to be enjoying a 100 year old piece of history. It won't shoot like a $3000 long-range target rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor but it will go bang, and punch circular holes in a target.
I just cleaned one I got from that recent batch (no matter the shop selling, they are all coming from the same batch).
Looked ugly, filthy. Anyone would be right thinking, at first glance, that it was a hopeless piece of junk. Two hours later, well, it's still ugly (it's a Carcano carbine!) but, the bore is good or very good, the bolt cycles, safety works, trigger works... and I am going to test it this weekend.
I'm not saying every gun from that batch will be good enough. Some will likely have unsalvagable bores, or parts breaking into pieces upon disassembly. But I am willing to bet that the majority of these carbines, if taken care of from now on, will still shoot a century from now.
I ended up getting two of these, they are in fairly poor condition IMO
If they shot better it would not be so bad. My cavalry carbine shoots about two feet to the left, I drove the front sight as far left as I could and its still off paper at 100 yards
The 36 TS is a keyhole monster from hell
No wonder 30 000 Brits were able to defeat 250K Italians in Africa
And people call the Mosin a garbage rod! lol
They are a neat piece of history though, make a nice wall hanger if anything
If they shot better it would not be so bad. My cavalry carbine shoots about two feet to the left, I drove the front sight as far left as I could and its still off paper at 100 yards
The 36 TS is a keyhole monster from hell
No wonder 30 000 Brits were able to defeat 250K Italians in Africa
And people call the Mosin a garbage rod! lol
They are a neat piece of history though, make a nice wall hanger if anything
Well, mine was less than expected too. However, it shot OK, and still is a piece of history. The stock was miss-matched and beat to death, even some crudely cut initials on one side..............but this does add to the "history" does it not? ;-)
If you're shooting the commercial ammo that's available today, likely your issues are caused by bullets that are .004 in to small for the bore. If the bore is worn, maybe as much as .006 in.
