These Italian cache Carcanos come in pretty good shape. My only gripe is they likely shipped with the bolts taken out or the bolts were swapped around. So some have sticky bolts. Sometimes cleaning them out well and working then for a while breaks them in though.
@@tfusilier44 You know the bolts are hand fitted to the rifle and they ALL got swapped around and every one i ever have hade the bolt sticks big time. When i got one from RTI i called there and talked to ULI and he told me all the bolts were out of the rifle and in a superette box and they have to just pick one out of the box to ship.
I feel like the hand select versus the non-hand select at RTI with the Italian imported carcanos is negligible. The difference between the individual imported Carcanos seems marginal at best since they’re all in generally good condition. I got a super nice 1916 Brescia with just a regular order.
I boil all the parts to convert the rust. Then card them. Ballistol works well on rust too. For the wood I clean with Murphy's oil soap in warm water with a sponge followed by boiled linseed oil when it's dry.
@@imperialhonorguard1483 shouldn't as long as you apply with a sponge to finished wood. Don't soak it or let it sit in water. Also, make sure you let it dry rapidly somewhere dry. Don't apply any heat with a fireplace or hair dryer or anything. Should just air-dry. The stocks are finished so they are meant to get wet from rain and whatnot in the field but not dunked and soaked in water or have heat applied to them.
I enjoy watching your videos. I don't know much about Carcanos and this was very educational
Thanks glad you enjoyed it.
TF they cleaned up real nice. They were i good shap to start too. THX RUSTY
These Italian cache Carcanos come in pretty good shape. My only gripe is they likely shipped with the bolts taken out or the bolts were swapped around. So some have sticky bolts. Sometimes cleaning them out well and working then for a while breaks them in though.
@@tfusilier44 You know the bolts are hand fitted to the rifle and they ALL got swapped around and every one i ever have hade the bolt sticks big time. When i got one from RTI i called there and talked to ULI and he told me all the bolts were out of the rifle and in a superette box and they have to just pick one out of the box to ship.
@@STEVEOMEMES yeah I've gotten lucky with most but got one that has a pretty rough bolt I use as a parts gun now.
I got one hand selected as well but it's rusty and really dinged.
I feel like the hand select versus the non-hand select at RTI with the Italian imported carcanos is negligible. The difference between the individual imported Carcanos seems marginal at best since they’re all in generally good condition. I got a super nice 1916 Brescia with just a regular order.
I would agree. The hand select is pretty arbitrary for these Italian cache Carcanos.
by the way what do you use to clean the stock and what for the rust?
I boil all the parts to convert the rust. Then card them. Ballistol works well on rust too. For the wood I clean with Murphy's oil soap in warm water with a sponge followed by boiled linseed oil when it's dry.
@@tfusilier44 putting warm water on the wood wouldn't make it rot, right?
@@imperialhonorguard1483 shouldn't as long as you apply with a sponge to finished wood. Don't soak it or let it sit in water. Also, make sure you let it dry rapidly somewhere dry. Don't apply any heat with a fireplace or hair dryer or anything. Should just air-dry. The stocks are finished so they are meant to get wet from rain and whatnot in the field but not dunked and soaked in water or have heat applied to them.
@@tfusilier44 ok thanks
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