Save the Carcano

Andy

That 7.62x39 conversion might be interesting on the (I hope I get this in the right order) Eaton Cooey Carcano with the bored out threaded shank.I seem to have a couple of them around with the double trigger setups.

Rich
 
RR said:
Andy

That 7.62x39 conversion might be interesting on the (I hope I get this in the right order) Eaton Cooey Carcano with the bored out threaded shank.I seem to have a couple of them around with the double trigger setups.

Rich
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That is a good idea. Turn down the barrel shank and thread it the same as the barrel you removed and presto. Headspace is adjusted by screwing it in the right amount, i.e. until with a cartridge in the chamber, the cartridge is snug against the boltface. I gotta try that. :)

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I have bored out a Turkish Mauser stub and Silver Soldered in a .223.

I have made a 24tpi inside 16TPI outside bushing and screwed a Win 94 30-30 into a 91/30.
 
My Dad has a Carcano (M38?) , that my uncle" removed" from an enemy soldier in Scicily during the war. It was brought home here as a trophy and my grandfather shot God knows how many big game animals in New Brunswick with it. A guy I know sold me an ORIGINAL Carcano long rifle unissued about 15 years back. It is in unbelievable shape although the finish is extremely rough (late wartime). I bought a couple boxes of Norma ammo about 10 years ago and fired it in both these guns. I reload my own so 2 boxes were enough for my own use. It was expensive as hell! I have been unable to find a spare clip though and I share one clip between the two guns. They are both very accurate and can hit a 6 inch target offhand snap shooting no problem at 100 yards. The long rifle of course is more accurate but both shoot very well. No complaints here although, I don't find them very pretty to look at by no means. Ha! ha! Very solidly built and perfectly functional and accurate rifle though. I bet that scoped it would shoot nearly( but not quite) as good as my scoped Swedish M38 Mauser. That is the deadliest tack driver I have ever fired, for an as issued military rifle.That will drive everything in a dime sized groups or less at 100 yards with my handloads. Many times I have seen a 5 shot cluster of holes that look like one funny looking small hole. My 6.5 Krag Jorgenson carbine is another dandy shooter. So far I have never seen any 6.5X52 or 6.5 X 55 ever shoot poorly.
Allan
 
Yeah, Carcanos do manage to look ugly, especially after the entire Afrika Korps went over top of one. But a Carcano in really nice shape is a lovely rifle. I have a Model 41 that is very pretty indeed, despite the beech stock. Shoots just great, too.

Any time I can buy a 1-MOA rifle for $56....... I'll find the money somehow!

Have been handloading for this critter and getting inch and a quarter, inch and an eighth, but that's with W748 powder and Remington 140 PSP slugs, which just happen to be about 5 thou too small for the rifle. Nice thing it has a very tight bore.

Carcanos tend to shoot better when you use bullets that don't wobble as they go down the bore. Hornady makes a .268 for the Carcano. I know this; I saw it on their website. I have had them on order for 2 years now. Perhaps they will get here....... some day.

The problem is that a lot of Canadian importers and wholesalers only want the BIG sales. What we need in this country is a buyers' co-operative to deal with the wholesalers and importers.
 
Andy said:
That is a good idea. Turn down the barrel shank and thread it the same as the barrel you removed and presto. Headspace is adjusted by screwing it in the right amount, i.e. until with a cartridge in the chamber, the cartridge is snug against the boltface. I gotta try that. :)

Eaton_Carcano_Barrel_Assembly.jpg
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You'll never guess where I found a link to this post....:D
 
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