8mm Carcano

[bob q]

To change it from 7.35mm to anything else means a barrel change . The cost of that would buy a lot of 7.35mm ammo . The cases and bullets are readily obtainable . The 7.35mm is a good shooter with modern bullets . My pig buster Carcano shoots 275 grain bullets and has got over one ton of wild pigs so far .

[Aragorn243]

7.35 is available and not that expensive. I'll have to dig up what I have and let you know the brand. I'm thinking it was around $20 a box. There's a company that is making them. Pretty sure it is Precision Cartridge Inc.

[Vincent]

So far all I can find is 18rd for $40 and they only have two available.

[Aragorn243]

Graf and Sons is where I bought it from. They are now out of stock and the price has gone up to $33 a box of 20. I bought two boxes and a set of dies in case I ever get around to shooting the two boxes.

I'd get on their waiting list. They only make these part time, moving to other calibers, etc.

[Vincent]

I don’t reload. But thank you anyway.

A barrel change is not a big deal for me. I have a lathe, chamber reamers and barrel blanks are not expensive. I looked at 7.62x51 and 7.62x39. I like the little AK round, but it’s quite short in comparison to the 7.35 and 6.5x52.

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7.62x51 would be pretty easy. Maybe I will get to it one day. Right now I have too many other projects I need to finish.

[Eaglelord17]

I have heard of people converting Cooey Carcanos to 7.62x39 by replacing the screw off barrel shank with a shot-out Lee Enfield one that has been cut down and threaded for the remains of the barrel stub.

[Vincent]

Interesting.

I found this thread that has a picture of the Cooey conversion.

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