oh well that makes sense i did pull some stuff out of the hole but never really thought anything of it. it is still tight in there so as a display it is ok for now but when i go to shoot it i`ll need to clean it out a little more. thanks for the input. The bullets i have for it aren`t the hornady ones made for the carcano. i think they are privi partisan rounds that are 6.5 carcano but im not going to shoot those since i`m unsure if they`ll be good for the old action or not. At best if they aren`t that good i have a friend who does reloading so he`ll be able to help me take apart the bullets and put new powder in them if need be.