Christmas Sale GNG Carcano Moschetto
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Received my 2nd from marstar today.
its a 1940 Gardone VT bore was very dirty but rifling looked sharper then my 1942 berretta
stock is in good condition with some sort of stamping a box with a crown and something below it i can't make out see pic
metal overall is in better condition them my first one.
numbers match
no cleaning rods and the buttstock trap door is missing spring is there just no door
I had requested a different year and manufacture with my online order and marstar delivered.
its a 1940 Gardone VT bore was very dirty but rifling looked sharper then my 1942 berretta
stock is in good condition with some sort of stamping a box with a crown and something below it i can't make out see pic
metal overall is in better condition them my first one.
numbers match
no cleaning rods and the buttstock trap door is missing spring is there just no door
I had requested a different year and manufacture with my online order and marstar delivered.
that's a pretty clear Gardone VT 1940 stock cartouche - well done! I have the same stamp on mine, except way fainter.
The trapdoor is not a hard part to find - Marstar likely has them as spare parts.
I hope the bore cleans up OK for you.
The trapdoor is not a hard part to find - Marstar likely has them as spare parts.
I hope the bore cleans up OK for you.
Bore did clean up ok ill shoot it on sunday and see what it does
now do I order more....
In my opinion, yes. They are cheap at 249 still and most guys posting here have gotten nice examples.
To be honest, the gng rifles at 288 have also been nice on average. I got one of two that was questionable, but most have been fine.
If you order from marstar, phone them. The shipping calculates too high online.
I have two from marstar and I'm happy with both.
these could very well be the last large batch of surplus rifles we will see as militaries switched to select fire rifles in the 60's you can't beat the price. and they will go up in value over the years
downside is ammo and lack thereof. reloading will be the way for this cal but keep in mind most of the bores are larger than normal 6.5mm (.264) making bullets harder to find.
If you have the funds and the rifle appeals to you buy one or more, I had little interest in Italian rifles until now.
Fwiw, reloading is becoming the norm for all but .30-06 and perhaps 7.62x54r surplus bolt action rifles nowadays.
Even 303 and 8mm has become scarce and expensive in gun shops.
That said, I feel a high percentage of surplus rifle shooters reload. Like a rite of passage.
Even 303 and 8mm has become scarce and expensive in gun shops.
That said, I feel a high percentage of surplus rifle shooters reload. Like a rite of passage.
My thoughts exactly. I had a T/S and a Vetterli-Vitali that I sold a few years back, having seller’s remorse now. I agree that these may be the last batch of milsurps available on the market, and at that price, it’s a no brainer.
While these are cheap and available, there are fewer of them in Canada than you might think. Carcanos have not been a popular seller in Canada historically.
When these are gone, they will appreciate. Like all milsurps have, apart from those on the ban lists.
That said, I've been hearing "this may be the last of theilsurps" for 20 years. Then something new turns up.
I'm not prepared to say this is the end just yet.
I think there are more cahches of stuff in places like the Baltics, Asia, India, and Africa.
No idea what might be next though.
Hell, 15 years ago the Nepal cache was put up for sale and all of a sudden Snider's and martinis were everywhere - certainly nobody predicted that in the 2000's.
When these are gone, they will appreciate. Like all milsurps have, apart from those on the ban lists.
That said, I've been hearing "this may be the last of theilsurps" for 20 years. Then something new turns up.
I'm not prepared to say this is the end just yet.
I think there are more cahches of stuff in places like the Baltics, Asia, India, and Africa.
No idea what might be next though.
Hell, 15 years ago the Nepal cache was put up for sale and all of a sudden Snider's and martinis were everywhere - certainly nobody predicted that in the 2000's.
I haven't seen one of those in years. It was an unusual conversion that worked quite well. It was a single shot unit of course but quite accurate and ejected without any issues.
I had one for about 20 years, used it for keeping Bears out of the corn/potatoe/carrot patch.
It was given to me by a fellow I used to fish/hunt with. I gave it to his son after he was killed in an industrial accicent. He was the youngest of four brothers and there just wasn't a rifle left in the estate for him to remember his father by.
Thanx for posting that pic. It brings back a lot of memories.
I shot three Bears in one morning out of our garden with a similar rifle back in the mid seventies. NBL on Bears back then and the Conservation Officers were happy to see the overabundant numbers whittled down, as we lived besid a newly constructed school.
Lots of Bear hamburger and sausage that year. Not many folks ate Bears back then. To many old wives tales about Trichinosis.
I had one for about 20 years, used it for keeping Bears out of the corn/potatoe/carrot patch.
It was given to me by a fellow I used to fish/hunt with. I gave it to his son after he was killed in an industrial accicent. He was the youngest of four brothers and there just wasn't a rifle left in the estate for him to remember his father by.
Thanx for posting that pic. It brings back a lot of memories.
I shot three Bears in one morning out of our garden with a similar rifle back in the mid seventies. NBL on Bears back then and the Conservation Officers were happy to see the overabundant numbers whittled down, as we lived besid a newly constructed school.
Lots of Bear hamburger and sausage that year. Not many folks ate Bears back then. To many old wives tales about Trichinosis.
My four that I ordered from Marstar arrived the other day. Overall I’m pretty happy with them. All have pretty decent bores considering the age. The stocks for the most part are sound. I did a deep clean on them all. There was some rust under the wood line on two of them but no major pitting. Overall for the price I would say I’m pretty happy. There is one that has what I believe to be a stock repair. Never seen anything quite like it on a milsurp over my years of collecting.
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That is a weird 'repair'. Very odd, one of the things I consider the Italian armourers from this era exceptionally good at is wood repairs (seen many things most countries would have just thrown out repaired quite effectively).
That one is a beauty. It’s a 1933. Bore is mint
