6.5 Carcano

[DaMadman]

Anyone Got one? and has anyone ever shot this ammo out of one
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/6.5_Carcano.html

I bought a box at a Gun show because it is the cheapest stuff out there and there is only two other companies I have found Norma and Horandy that sell the "REAL" Carcano ammo, you know the stuff with the round nose and soft tip. Norma Ammo is about $40-$40 a box of $20 and the Hornandy I can get for $16 for 20 rounds.

This other stuff is Less than $10 a box but it has the speer tip bullet and I don't know if it is going to shoot well out of the Old Carcano Rifle I have and I haven't gotten the chance to take it to the range yet.

Anyone have any info on whether a Carcano 6.5 shoots the pointed bullets with any degree of accuracy??

[Adam Helmer]

DaMadman,

My 6.5mm Italian rifles and carbines shoot a 140 grain spitzer very well with a charge of IMR4895.

I see the ammo listed in your link is Full Metal Jacket 139 grain spitzers in reloadable brass cases. I would suggest you range test the ammo. I suspect the ammo in the link will shoot very well in your 6.5mm Italian arm.

Adam

[Gil Martin]

The ammo looks cheap enough and reloadable. I will see if the local gun shops have it in stock. All the best...
Gil

[DaMadman]

kewl That's what I wanted to here. Have to wait until deer season is over to test it. Our Sportsman's club closes the Rifle range for Deer Season

[Adam Helmer]

DaMadman,

Today was rainy and very mild; the temperature at 0800 was 62 degrees! It was the PERFECT day to hunt with my $20 SPECIAL, Read that: Rainy Day Special, "ALPINA STALKING RIFLE CALIBER 6.5MM CARCANO. I stoked the sporterized M91 rifle made in 1943 with carefully made 140 grain spitzers.

I went afield, I got wet, but it was a very warm rain akin to May rather than December. At noon, I came home and detail stripped the M91. I dried and oiled the barrel and action. I them put a bit of walnut stain on the stock, reassembled the rifle and like it better than before.

I also have an Alpina Stalking Carbine 6.5mm that has a barrel I can unscrew, by hand, and then rescrew as the situation demands. Ya gotta love them 6.5mm Carcano arms.

Be well.

Adam

[DaMadman]

well it looks like I should buy up some of those $9.50 a box carcano shells and shoot them up and keep the brass and get into reloading for the 6.5

Not many manufactures that I have found make factory ammo in that Caliber

[Contenderizer]

I got some from Old Western Scrounger, but as I recall, I paid dearly for them. Suggest you stick to the gun shows or reload your own.