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Thx for the source!

Thanks Ovidio,
That explains a lot! I was aiming by lining up the front and rear sights on all three of my Carcanos, which explains the high shots. I figured it had something to do with the short...

LTC has been out of the rear band with screw and cap for a long time now. Numrich and another don't carry it at all, last time I checked.

That seems to be the most common part that is missing on...

Mac1911, if it's any consolation, my M38 Carcano shoots about 6-8" high at 50 yds as well. I believe it has something to do with the sights being zeroed to 200 meters, but I'm sure someone else knows...

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How do you know it is a 1919 refurb? What does that 'stamp' look like?

I finished a nice four-paragraph introduction about myself but apparently it didn't post.

So to make it short, I've been collecting for less than one year. Before actually buying guns I was (am) a...

No, that doesn't look sanded at all. That looks like the original finish.

Typically the sanded stocks on Italian rifles (post-WW2) appear blondish and contrast with the darker, original finish.
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Greetings,

I'm new here and new to collecting in general. I spent the last decade studying WW2 history, especially the small arms, tactics, and AFVs of each major power. I started collecting C&R...