Carcano with notches. 1917 Roma.

[A. F Medic]

Also has the mark of being an accurate rifle.



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[smellie]

Okay, Medic, you have me wondering......

Just where are the notches?

Do you have any history on this rifle?

Have you shot it yet? If so, how does it shoot?

Certainly a beautiful old thing, I'll say that much. I have a 1917 and a 1918, but both are the long fucile (infantry rifle) model. This one is much more portable.

I am interested in how these critters can shoot, being that I just got a bag of the correct slugs. I have had the rifles for a number of years, but you don't really learn much by shooting a bullet which is .005" undersized. This means that the only Carcano I have had which I have been able to test properly has been the constant-twist Model 1941 which also has a very tight bore, handles .264 slugs and shoots about 1 MOA off the bags, given a shooter with decent eyes. I will have one or both of the gain-twist long rifles out before the snow flies (getting closer all the time: summer has been abominable).

All of this means that I am very interested in your adventures with this one.

Lovely old piece!
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[A. F Medic]

Sorry for the poor image. The notches (I think) is the center image. They stand out a lot more on the stock itself.

Have not fired it yet but was given a mess of cartridges still in stripper clips. I hope to shoot the old girl shortly. Thanks...

[smellie]

Drat! Have to do this all again! My 'token' expired and I didn't even know I had one or what it was!

Sort your gift ammo, Medic and shoot only duplicates: enough variety in this one cartridge to start a major collection. Made for a long time, several loads, several factories. I have RR (Rome Arsenal), GFL (Giulio Fiocchi Lecco), BPD (Bombrini Parodi Delfino, SMI (Societa Metallurgica Italiana) and WCC (Western Cartridge Company) but Prvi Partizan and Hornady now are loading it. Italian military ammo used a case with an inner step and a .204 Berdan primer which is impossible to obtain. Western, Partizan and Hornady brass use standard LR primers so no problems. For handloading I find this one likes the quicker powders and the gain-twist rifling responds well to them.

Careful with your clips: they are getting scarce now in USA, are already hard to find here and are terrible prices in some places (up to A$15 a pop in Oz!). They are no longer made anywhere.

Not a difficult cartridge to handload: no secret formulas or handshakes, incantations or sacrifices required. Good thing, too: we're running short of cute virgins. In the USA, you can get Hornady ammo in a lot of places, Graf's has the .268" bullets and Prvi Partizan brass for about half of what we pay for it up here in the Great White North, eh. Lee Precision and RCBS both make dies. In Canada we have to take what we are offered. Fortunately, Trade Ex in Montreal is offering, which makes life a little easier.

BTW, yours is an early Truppi Speziali short rifle: intermediate between the Carbine and the long Rifle. Likely you already knew that. Evviva il Rei!

Let us know how the old girl performs, then load up some fresh brass and give her a real workout. She will love you for it; she hasn't been fed in a long time.

Most important of all: have fun!
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