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Post by homeliteguy on Jul 29, 2012 21:31:28 GMT -5
hello i just got a 1883 torino vetterli rifle caliber is 6.5 carcano i was wonderind i it can handle the store bought rounds of 6.5 i dont want a big problem eny help would be great
thanks
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Post by 925fetish on Aug 1, 2012 14:13:41 GMT -5
First thing get it checked out by a good gunsmith,other than that I think you are good to go.
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Post by homeliteguy on Aug 10, 2012 0:14:01 GMT -5
its in good working order i did some research on the ammo issue i need to lighten the loads to 40000 cup a standard 6.5x52 is 50000 cup
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trebor925
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Post by trebor925 on Sept 10, 2014 12:07:57 GMT -5
My experience with contemporary ammo for the Carcano 6.5 is that it may be too hot or the projectile is not the right diameter. Slug your bore to determine what size the bullet diameter should be. Some will take a .264 and some a .268. I still have my Carcano that I purchased in the 50'2 and shot lots of mil-surp with no issues. BUT my recent purchase of Factory ammo resulted in blown primers! Not fun and calls to the mfg. of the ammo did not resolve the issue. I pulled the bullets and reloaded per the old, spiral bound, Lyman's Reloading Manual and resolved the issue. There is a web site dedicated to the Carcano.
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