Centerfire Rifle for ONLY $100!
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2020
- Who said you need to spend a lot of money for a working rifle? I've got a centerfire Carcano here that works perfectly well for only $100! I even show you one that I spent $25 on...but it's less than perfect and I'll show you why. Carcano rifles don't have the best reputation among gun enthusiasts but are they really that bad? Well, come see for yourself. We'll also have a look at the different 6.5 ammo available for this bargain bolt action. Thanks for watching and subscribing. Remember to join me for more by following the links below:
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Excellent video. Several years ago to found a local dealer with a shipment of Mausers and Nagants for sale at $50 each. I still have 2 of the Mausers and one Nagant carbine. I sold the rest to friends for what I had in them. I can't remember how many that was. Enough to raise my wife's eye brows.....and voice.
My 'steal of a deal' is a Pattern 1914 Enfield, in very good condition with an excellent bore that I got for only $45. The guy I bought it from had been given the rifle and he didn't like the 'rabbit ears' protecting the rear sight.
Can grind them off and reblue.
Mine is a model 10-8 Smith that I got for 75 bucks because it would only fire in single or double I can't remember. Cost me $8 to fix it.
Haha!!! One of the coolest designs in the firearms world, and he didn’t like it. Freaked him out to the point of selling it for $45....LOL. Great purchase!!!!
Thank you for that! The cartridges all laid out was educational and super helpful!
You might have what we call a Cooey Carcano up here in Canada. Sold by Sears in 6.5x54 with supposedly lighter loaded ammo. Barrel set back into it's own shank as a stub and re-worked with a set trigger by Cooey. If the barrel shank (when taken out of the stock) has a set-aside in it, there you be. Also famous for splitting through that nice thin wrist lol.
Anyway, another fine video, Sir. Always glad to see you posting a new one.
Thank you Will! I'll take it apart and see what's what.
Thanks for sharing. This is the first overview I've seen on the Carcano. I've had a 6.5 x 55 Swede for about 20 years and that had been the only 6.5 I've had until a recent purchase of the Creedmoor. I'll have to keep my eyes open for a Carcano. I have several variations on Mausers.
When ever I open one of you videos its like opening an encyclopedia just so much good information, thanks for taking the time.
Thank you for being here Frank!
Also the.260 Rem. Never had one but I have four 6.5x55 rifles one very interesting one is a Argentine model 91 rifle in 6.5 x55 re-barreled from 7.65 X53 .Man does it shoot first time I shot it you could cover five shots with a dime at 100 yards not kidding. We put a dime over it and it covered the group.
Think I'm gonna pull the BS card on this one.
I had various Arisaka 6.5 sporters over the years. I still hunt with one I re-cut to 6.5x55. I have a .260 Rem on a 99 Savage action. This year I intend to try a 6.5 Grendel. I have an Arisaka some one re-cut to 6.5x.257 and want to re-cut it to 6.5x57. 6.5 and 7mm are really great calibers.
EastTexan well you can think anything you want I don’t really care sometimes crazy things come together I don’t always shoot it that good usually the group are a little bigger but the gun is very accurate especially with 160 grain round nose Hornadays. Good luck to you and hope you are having a great day my friend.
@@flintrichards945 just a little east texas humor. no offense meant, just poking at ya a little
Not to forget the 6.5 x 58 Portuguese. Was quite popular here years ago.
"Maybe a horse stepped on it"
fudge I love history!
These videos have inspired me to collect.
A Marlin model 97 and a Winchester model 58 so far.
Looking at a Marlin 39A Mountie circa 1958 for sale locally.
Back in the seventies, and maybe even earlier, I was stationed at Fort Bragg. There was a chain department store named "Roses". They used to have a steady supply of used military weapons. Mostly WW2 era. None were more than $100.00 USD. They were all in different operational condition, but all were serviceable. I can't believe I never picked up an original M1 carbine, of which they had quite a few. Plus Garands, Mausers and other rifles from different countries.
My wife and I settled here. The gun laws got stricter, they stopped selling them or the supply ran out. Eventually, the stores closed for good. I'm sure most know that feeling of missing out on a great deal. Even if it was just a wall hanger for display purposes.
I got my Husqvarna 1640 in 30-06 for about 150usd here in Sweden. Its well used and has some marks and some tiny rust spots on the barrel where the blueing has worn off but it still shoots well and the action is pretty smooth for being a mauser action. Im gonna trade it in for a sako 85 grizzly in 30-06 or 8x57js when i have spare cash lol.
Neat rifle and a great goal!
I've got the same rifle bought in 1963 for $120. New and is still beautiful. A few dings but not much and finish great too. Got a few deer with it. Nice rifle. Light too.
They still make those?
@@borisbuliak3626 Sadly not
@@borisbuliak3626 Oh you mean the sako? yeah lol
Always a pleasure to learn new things from you.
Thanks :))
Thanks Romin!
My steal of a deal is a Browning .22 Caliber ATD rifle, great condition, made in Belgium in 1957 and has the coveted rear wheel sight. Paid $275. A good day for an old Browning fan.
Now that is a deal! Good on you! Lifetime of first class shooting for you at the cost of a couple of tanks of gas.
Great video. I am glad that you made a video about inexpensive guns, which, as we all know, can be just as much fun as expensive guns. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Jim - these are sometimes even less - as in $25.
I still have mine. My sister found it in a barn when they bought the place. It was pretty ugly so I made a deer rifle out of it. I bought a 340 Savage side mount, had an old Weaver short tube scope to use, and heated up the bolt handle to bend it down. Any useless sheet metal (Folding bayonet hardware) was removed. Shot a doe with it the first time out. Instant deer gun. When I collected Arisakas, I had quite a few Japanese Carcanos in 6.5 Japanese. I am subscribed but no notification???
Fun fact, most problems with Carcanos come from improper sporterizing.
And the bullet diameter of today are undersized
I once owned a 1914 New England Westinghouse 7.62x54 caliber rifle that had been fantastically modified into what is now commonly known as a “ Scout Rifle” . The first rifle in this presentation reminds Me much of of the piece I’m mentioning.
Wish I could see that one Richard - sounds like a custom rifle that really worked out.
USOG :Yes, it was something that I stumbled upon at a Doc Holidays pawn shop in My Hometown of Lockhart TX about 25 years ago ... The Shop keep sold it to Me for a hundred and forty some odd dollars along with a Stevens over and under Survival piece ( 22 mag on top /20 gauge on bottom ) . I was with My first wife then , and We only owned 4 fire arms : These 2 plus a cheap but well kept SKS ,and a .38 special Smith & Wesson that I carried every where I went ... but that Old England Westinghouse was the pick of that small litter .
probably a finn cub rifle.
Your videos are great edutainment!
Wow ! I love this video I purchased a sporter stock like just like the one in your video someone removed the set trigger however , it came with 2 clips and 2 boxes of ammo for 75 $ Canadian, I am a happy new owner its a great white tail gun !! Thanks for the video
Hi Darrick - They are amazing values and usually shoot very well - quite often near MOA. Incredible! Glad you bought one. Take care Darrick.
I can't tell you how grateful I am that someone such as yourself, being so refreshingly articulate and halcyon; is producing content for those of us that want to learn the actual characteristics of a firearm. I find so many gun videos on UA-cam to be juvenile, obnoxious, louder than necessary, and dubbed with corny rock music set to several pointless minutes of "TactiKyle" recording himself firing at something in the next frame that only comes after he's satisfied looking at himself during editing. I love that you focus on the firearm, it's qualities and give a bit of history when it applies. Keep up the great work, and thank you again for not making anyone outside of the gun community cringe at us.
Thank you Wallace, I am so grateful for your words and they inspire me. I keep going. The very best to you.
I had a Carcano. It was sporterized in Austria or Gearmany as a single shot.I bought it for a song.. Thanks again for showing us..
I have 3 Carcanos, people complain about their accuracy. A lot of the ammo is loaded with .264 diameter bullets, Carcanos have a a bore size of.268. The .264 bullets are undersized which causes an unstable bullet.
I was just lookin for the Stevens 340 video when I ran in to this👍. People don’t like bolt handles that work as locking lugs.
Hi Art - thanks for the note! And you're right - lugs are better than bolt handles - although .22s seem to like bolt handles.
You forgot the 260 Remington. It was the long range target darling before the 6.5 Creedmore.
You're right John. Sorry about that. So many 6.5s
I love professionally done military sporters. I’d love to find a professionally done carcano and a steyr-Mannlicher 95
Enjoyed the video
Kind of amazing someone put those double set triggers on a carcano
I’d pick up a military carbine stock for it.
Carcanos don’t get much respect but I think they probably were good military rifles for what they. Simple, light rifle that shot a good cartridge
I’ve had a few over the years, worse thing about them is finding the ammo
One feature of the carcano few mention is the bolt head dimensions make it ideal for a few interesting conversions. One can rebarrel it for 7.62x39 (or the modern wildcats/target rounds based on that case), or .38 special/.357 magnum/.357 maximum (as a single shot).
Great ideas - I had not thought of that. Thanks for taking the time to write.
Thanks for bringing these guns to us......
That first rifle is a Cooey Carcano made out of a 1891 Carcano "By HW Cooey between the wars in Canada have one in 6,5 54 Barrel is screwed into part of the old Carcano barrel and there is a set screw also. Cooey modified the stock and grafted on the pistol grip there is also wood glued to front of stock rear site is also modified from a Carcano sight. Bolt handle was also bent down Rifle was sold by Eatons department store. The barrel featured a faster twist rate to stabilize the bullet in a short barrel Cooey also installed the double triggers
I never knew they were a lot different 6.5 out their . Over here in Scotland the 6.5x55 is more a common round
Savage that the safety was on the end of the bolt you had to push it in with your thumb and twist. The only problem you had to be Hercules to do it
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Speaking of the Japanese this video brought back memories of the Type 99 rifle 7.7 mm and back in 1962 they could be had at a Military Surplus store from $8--$15 depending on condition.
Amazing! I had no idea. What a steal.
They were still $100 dollar rifles in the 1980s. If it had a monopod and dust cover maybe $125. The lack of affordable ammunition stopped their popularity.
@@revmarcell6449 They didn't have any ammo back then for them either..!
Very interesting ...
When i first saw the title I thought of the savage 340 Carbine in 30-30...
The rimmed 6.5x53R Dutch/Romanian also known as the .256 Mannlicher Old Pattern was the predecessor to the 6.5x54 M/S and was made into sporter in England and elsewhere being a popular cartridge in Africa during the early era of smokeless powder cartridges.
I didn't know that - thank you.
I paid $100 for my sporterized M38 Carcano that is also Finnish marked. It was really well done. Mine is chambered in 7.35 Carcano. Fortunately I have several hundred original rounds to shoot through it.
Nice guns.
Love my carcanos
I have seen a few of these and they have been chambered in 6.5x54 MS I have one my self with the set triggers however the spring is broken for the trigger, would like to see the trigger set up on the one that only has one trigger and did it ever have two triggers.
I've owned a couple of those. The nice one you have is definitely a keeper. I bout spit my drink out when you said they took a mauser action and made a really bad one !! Hilarious. Many years ago I use to own one similar to those that was a straight pull in 8x56R but I don't remember what they were called. Kicked like a rented mule. Little short thing. 5" groups at 50 yds lol.
The straight pull rifle you're describing is a Steyr M95.
Nice! I just picked up a Knight single shot in .270. 125 bucks.
I don’t even know what a Knight single shot rifle is. (break-down/hinged?). But regardless, great deal! I only keep 1 high powered rifle, a 1976 Remington 700 BDL Deluxe in 7mm Magnum. I use it like a single shot, as it is a push feed action. I really wanted a Ruger #1 single shot in 7mm Magnum, but this Rem. 700 was only $650..... It will definitely do.
@@boomstick4054 ... its a break open action, just like the old H and R break open single shot shotguns. Synthetic, camo stock and stainless steel barrel...
@@409rommel ...The Knight rifle probably has a good barrel, accurate. Scoped, I’m sure.
You do realize we (people in general) are CRAZY, right? We will go out and pay $1200 for a single shot falling-block Ruger #1 rifle, and be so proud of that rifle,,,,but scoff at a single shot rifle, such as the Knight, NEF, H&R...
that sporter is the same one as mine i believe its a cooey carcano cooey modified some after the ww1
You're right
Man I'd sure like to own a little light gun like that with low recoil because I've had both my shoulders operated on an I don't have a lot of strength in my shoulders an I can't handle recoil I think 6.5 would be my choice an if I could find a cheap weapon is in able to afford . I've had a lot of weapon in my life but I had to sell my collection after a bad accident . Man do I miss my whinchester in 45 long colt or my m1 carbine both were so fun to shoot . With the price of food now days it would sure be nice to put some meat on the table anin the frige . Love your show keep up the good work .
Thank you for being here and supporting words! A Remington 783 in 6.5 Creedmoor might be perfect - or a Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55 - those are just about perfect and not too pricey. Anyway, hope you get better and good shooting somehow. Take care.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thank you
I bought a Chinese SKS still wrapped in cosmoline for $69. It works just as it should.
Another remarkable buy! A tank of a rifle for $69....amazing.
Mine is a terni, maybe 1916, looks like the original stock but sported, bought it for 35 dollars about two years ago, just got in the clips in the mail yesterday, but these defently don't look like yours, maybe smaller with openings on the sides, they seem to fit, ordering ammo tommrow hope it's standard carcano
So far these are really something...remarkable buys.
I am always on the lookout for milsurp rifles. Wish I could find some of these cheap ones
There's quite a bit to say about carcanos. The reason they look so primitive is because they are a very early smokeless powder action, they originally came out in 1891, so compared to the contemporary mausers they really don't lack much, and in some ways are more modern. They also have an undeserved reputation for being weak, but at the end of WWII the Germans converted them to 8mm mauser and didn't have a problem with them self destructing. I have one that was converted to .35 remington by someone who was willing to dump as much money into it as a new rifle would have cost, as they went all out with a new monte carlo stock, new barrel and a complete reblue. Feeding however is less than ideal, as the action designed for long skinny bullets doesn't get along with the .35's short fat bullets.
That's a cool idea - the .35 - such a fine cartridge. You're right about the Carcano.
Most of the carcanos that got converted to another caliber became either .35 rem or 7.62x39 as they have similar enough case head diameter that you don't have to modify the bolt face.
What is the set trigger for?
I really liked the slim stock design of that rifle, the only thing holding it back, is the bolt getting in the road of a scope, which I need now my eyes have gone down the gurgler.
I am sick of looking for a rifle, and finding they only come in .223, 6.5CM and .308, it may be different in the States though. I am not saying there is anything wrong with any of those cartridges, in fact they are pretty good, but I do like more options.
You're right Mark. I have seen some with forward mounted scopes though - work well but not much field of view. I like your note on the sameness out there. Something different is nice.
You can side mount the scope, everybody did years ago. The bolt will bend enough to clear. If you weld a new bolt handle on to clear a center mounted scope, you still need a tip-off scope mount to load the clips.
The Carcano works, and I don't understand why they have such a bad reputation for reliability. The fact that the firearm is reliable is demonstrated graphically in the killing of President Kennedy, and in the numerous studies done using the rifle to recreate those tragic shots.
I enjoyed your mentioning the Arisaka as I have a pair of Type 99's myself. One of them has been in my family since 1945, and it has an original monopod and dust cover along with the original muzzle protector. Also, neither of them are sporterized! The Japanese designed the Type 38 and Type 99 Arisaka for the jungle environment, and that makes them some of the toughest firearms ever made in my book.
Anyways, thank you and those behind the camera for another great video.
The Japanese cartridge is 6.5x50. Do you have an arisaka? Cheers
i have a carcano, terrible bore , so im going to try to get it re barreled to 7.62x39. or .303 brit and just use it as a single shot.
Great idea Mason - I may do the same (copy you) : )
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns thanks, it has a tight action but the bore on mine looks like a gravel road. A friend of mine did something similar with a mannlicher action, he plugged the magazine with a wooden block to serve as a feedway.
How about the good 'ol 6.5x53.5R found in the Dutch Mannlichers?
Another gem.
I had one of those many years ago(early 60's) That I got for $11.00, It key holed. Got rid of it and never looked back. When did you get those rifles for that price? Recently or a long time ago?
I’ve heard that a lot of accuracy issues in carcanos come from it’s odd ball bore diameter. I forget the specifics but apparently the Italians used a very strange diameter compared to other 6.5s. Maybe you were using undersized bullets,
Wrong ammo. 60s commercial ammo for the 6.5 Carcino wss the wrong dia. With proper ammo I've found the rifles to be great shooters although the battle sight setting is no good for under 100 yards without some Kentucky windage
Thank you, USOG. What is the barrel length on the Carcano?
Varies. Most were about 17'' but the long version were near 30, and sporters can be anywhere in between.
Carcanos have been $200 for as long as I can remember. Even when I was a kid.
Thanks Robert - I see them available again in numbers - even the Cavalry Carbine - must have come out of another arsenal somewhere. I'll see if I can find CC in decent shape - they're a little more money though. All the best.
Rather than have to broken rifles ,I would just swap the stocks and have on-ramp very useful one. You did not loose anything. You bought a 25$ stock.
Clearly a high IQ person Christina; we regular people have to crawl around with our rudimentary ideas but life is still nice. 😂
“They took a Mauser and made it worse “ that’s industry motto since the 50s when they still cared about consumers. Now they spit on us and we must like it. Crap 💩 everywhere!
Hi Boris - I may be naive but I'm hoping that maybe things will change for the better. Another bolt rifle showed up the other day - bolt handle came off the bolt and the safety flopping around not doing anything. How much more off course can things get I wonder. Rifles used to be one of the few things one could count on. Thanks for the note.
Sadly, it is the consumer who drives the industry to make guns cheaper. If people want plastic stocks then the industry will give it to them. If they don't care about more then if the gun goes bang then the industry will make such guns. On the flip side of that coin is that if the consumer wants guns that are more like fine furniture the industry will provide those too.
The freedom group is notoriously bad but they are not the only ones. Compare an Aqueon aquarium from 20 years ago and compare it to one being made now, yikes.
My Grandfather sold GI Garand Leather Slings , a carcano came with every one he sold . 😁
Those were the days. Garands are in such high demand. So are the slings : )
Don't forget the 7.35 carcano
really i never see a carcano carbine with double trigger ... 6.5 mm is good for hunting
I would like the gun industry make new rifles in old calibers.
That makes 2 of us : )
Another one is the 6.5x47mm Lapua.
Amazing - so many - someone told me about the 6.5 - .303
My best deal was a Yugoslavian SKS that was all Bubba'd. Luckily, it's still able to be returned to it's former glory.
Just need to find a bayonet and some grenades for it. As well.
😂....grenades. Those SKSs are tanks - unstoppable...as you know.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns pretty sure Texas Machine gun and Ordinance could hook me up with some grenades.
@Me. Me don't worry, I have vodka.
@Me. Me the vodka is for me and my wife. I have solvents for our guns.
My family had a 6.5 arisaka sporter that my dad bought from a Russian guy for like $60 back in the 70’s. Maybe it was a Russian civil war rifle!
"Patsy" Oswald had a Carcanos in the depository. I never believed Oswald was guilty, there's pretty convincing evidence which leads me to believe he was, or, thought he was, working undercover, and he was most likely tricked into taking the position as preface to protect Kennedy as opposed to take him out with the stock Carcanos he had, which never could have made that shot - his elevated position and a moving target.
I believe, based on eye witness accounts, that there were multiple shooter from the rear on a rooftop and one shooter was in an underground sewer which the kill shot may have come from through the sidewalk vent at close range. Also, there was another shooter, James Files who confessed to the assassination while serving a lengthy sentence for murder.
He is very believable in my opinion, knowing specific details not released to the public as insurance against false confessions. The one detail nobody I've ever heard about knew was he left the bullet casing which he had intentionally bit down and left behind as 100% proof he was there!
Files says he was instructed to only take a shot if the assassins directly behind the car on the roof, or top floor missed, and they did miss.
Files says he was upset with himself because he had aimed at Kennedy's right eyes and missed slightly high and wide to the left!!
Here's the link if anyone's interested.
www.express.co.uk/news/world/617775/Shot-JFK-grassy-knoll-Mafia-hitman-assassination-interview
Hope the channel is ok with this sort of off topic comment, which came to my mind seeing the rifle here.
The stock run of the mill Carcanos were a very cheap inaccurate rifle, and the bullet didn't match the gun, which is a detail we don't hear in the official narrative!
I just stumbled into the channel, and I dig it!
About to subscribe!
Jack ~'()'~
Canada
Hello Jack - That's an interesting video. Many viewers sent me information on the assassination. So many things seem improbable or impossible; on the other hand, history shows that many improbable/impossible things happen. I visited Dealey Plaza a few years ago - it is or was (at the time of my visit) - surprisingly unchanged from the footage of the tragedy. The road - Elm St. was busy and there were people going about their business as well as people clearly visiting the place due to what happened there. I walked all around and saw what I could. I'm still thinking about what I saw. Thanks for being here and sharing your thoughts and the link.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thank you brother. There's an awful lot of theories and opinions as to what went down that fateful day.
I firmly believe it was a combination of LBJ who by all accounts was an absolute monster as a child, then as a youth, which people who were closest to him such as his mistress, he was a violent arrogant real racist and along with George Bush Sr who absolutely hated the Kennedys.
Bush Sr was caught on film outside the depository on the day of the murder, and denied being there all his life.
I believe LBJ was helped by the C.I.A. - leadership of the secret service, who incredibly called off Kennedy's car agent just before the car had to slow down to enter the curve where the shots started.
Watch the film you can see the agent throwing his arms in the air when he was ordered twice to stand down! Then, of course, the mob who felt cheated after helping him win the election and were very happy to help him "lose" the position!
Jackie later stated that she knew it was LBJ even as she stood beside LBJ and his wife as he took the oath of office on the airplane. Jackie still had the blood stained cloths on, and said she intentionally kept it on through the ceremony to let LBJ and the world know that she knew exactly was responsible!
That was one strong, classy woman!
So it was part inside and part contract help!
We may never know the details, but right now would be a great time for all of us to calm down, take a deep collective breath and contemplate that horrific day and how America lost her innocence in a single day.
Take care brother
Jack ~'()'~
Canada
Two out of three in 8 seconds at a maximum distance of less than 80 m. A good shot could have made it with a pistol.
The debate will go on forever
@@alanbud5181 True! Although God knows!
But He's Republican! ")
Jack ~'()'~
Mike, all I'm seeing is a black screen, perfect sound but no picture... Odd!
All good here.
Well, I tried it again after restarting my phone and I have a picture now. I guess the shutdown must have cleared it up... Whatever the case, it's cleared up now. I'm now watching the video. 👍
That should be: set screw in the barrel shank. My apologies.
I sure am sad that we didnt adopt 6.45x48.
100 ? They are 400 and maybe 250 if you are lucky on a carbine
I once owned a 6.5 carcano because the military ammo was very cheap but i must say it must be the worst gun i have ever owned ,it made a lot of noise and had a muzzle flash so bright that if you fired it in the dark you would go momentarily blind.
That's not supposed to happen......that really gives you comfort when it would be 2 inches from your face on firing.......
Many years ago, a guy came into my gunsmithing shop with a Carcano rifle. It had a "sewer-pipe" barrel. I told him it was too far gone to clean up, and it would cost less to just rebarrel it. He didn't want to spend that much money on what was then a $40 rifle. So, I gave him $20 for it, and rebarreled it for myself, in 7.62x39. It's truly a sweet shooter. I scoped it using a side-mount intended for a Savage model 340, which fit the receiver contour perfectly. So now, I have a sweet little brush gun with nearly zero recoil, but can still take Deer-sized game.
Sounds like a neat rifle and took care of the finding ammo problem too
I’ve seen a couple Arisakas re done in 7.62 x39
Don't forget the 6.5 Remington magnum. A really great 6.5 mm but was never popular.
I forgot : ( sorry
That's OK, just keeping an eye on you. Lol
Well, not EVERYBODY is familiar with 6.5mm rounds. I've never even fired one. Despite having shot a variety of firearms, I haven't come close to seeing or shooting all the calibers that are out there. I have extensive ballistic tables for most rounds ever made, but I would only claim familiarity with those I've actually shot, and that's a minority of the just the rounds you can still find ammo for. I just never had a wild hair to buy any of the 6.5s out there, and the ammo seems neither readily available nor cheap. None of my shooting buddies has a 6.5. One of the cool things about channels like yours is that they can familiarize and inform without the need to find and fire every variety of ammo (and the guns to fire it) out there, which is prohibitively expensive for most of us.
Where you buy for 100 bucks?
Most gun shows...or gun papers...or online.
NO 264 WIN MAG ON THE TABLE!!? SACRILEGE!!! 😂. Just kidding.
Hi Aaron - Funny but true - such a great cartridge.
In the 2011 Civil War in Lybia (an Italian colony till 1947) about 10% of the local rebel-forces (those that weren’t getting modern assault rifles from foreign actors) were using pre-WW2 Carcano rifles. In many families those rifles had been used for hunting and such over decades by different generations. After WW2 the Carcanos were laying around everywhere, left by Italian troops that operated in the region during the war. And then there were all the guns that were left by the many thousands of Italian colonials who had to leave in a hurry when Lybia became a fully independent Kingdom in 1951.
In one particular mountain region where the conditions are quite harsh and the locals are avid hunters who knew the terrain well, most of the rebels were carrying their own old hunting rifle. And decimated the well-equipped troops one by one, shot by shot. That’s all it takes. Don’t forget that.
Perfect comment Billie. One shot.
It took a great president getting killed to run up the sales on these mutt rifles....Just my opinion. I took in 3 Carcanos on a truck deal, just not a big fan, and I traded them off quickly. Any of the German or Spanish Mausers, Russian Nagant, 1903-A3, or even a cheap used Savage Axis or cheap used spray painted Mossberg Patriot/Remington 783 seem built better than a Carcano. Strictly opinion. If you’ve got a Carcano and like it, disregard. Continue forth. 2 eachyzone...😞