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Another Carcano caution

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NebrHogger

Post subject: Another Carcano caution

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:26 pm

Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!

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A friend was telling me how most if not all the Carcano rifles captured by the Austrians in WW1 were converted to 6.5 Greek Mannlicher-Schoenaur.

Seems the Austrians had a couple warehouses of Greek ammo that was nationalized at the outbreak of war. With the chronic shortage of rifles, it made good sense to run a reamer into the chamber of the captured Italian rifles that they could be used with the plentiful Greek ammo.

So I cast the chamber of mine just now & sure enough! Not 6.5x52 any more - it's 6.5x54 now.

Probably not a lot of trouble with modern brass like Privi-Partisan. If one was to shoot some vintage ammo that has become more brittle with age, though, case separation becomes a real possibility.

I know we have quite a savvy bunch of shooters here that wear eye & ear protection at the range. Still... whan a case separates and the hot gases start escaping, you wouldn't necessarily want them to make red marks on your mug.

Something to consider if you have an AZF Carcano languishing in a closet somewhere.

BTW, if you elect to sell same, send it to Nebr & not Cali! We wouldn't want our pal, mybusa exposed to the potential hazards!!! :rotflma:

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Mybusa

Post subject: Re: Another Carcano caution

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:56 pm

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ehailstone

Post subject: Re: Another Carcano caution

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:34 am

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Gee, Mark...
That would make you a guard in the largest "Protective Custody" prison in N.America.......Its for your own good, dont you know....and guns are evil and water drownds, and fire burns, and,..ahhh...ahhhh....its for your own good.... :twisted:

Just ask Diane Fienstein.........

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Mybusa

Post subject: Re: Another Carcano caution

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:19 pm

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And Barbra Boxer!

Both at the top of my list!

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Herr Mario

Post subject: Re: Another Carcano caution

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:22 pm

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....dont fergit fancy Nancy Pelosi... :roll:

....what do they call her...?....the aging hollow eyed hippy ..???... :crzy:

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