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    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
    There is a way to load Carcanos without chargers that doesn’t damage the extractor…. see video.
    That is so simple and awesome but I had to laugh when he did it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aragorn243 View Post
    That is so simple and awesome but I had to laugh when he did it.
    I was cringing. I could see that going wrong if you weren’t very careful.

    I think a 6.5 charger can be converted for 8mm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
    I was cringing. I could see that going wrong if you weren’t very careful.
    Yes, afterwards when my brain kicked in I had a couple of thoughts that I may have to investigate. The primary one being where exactly is the firing pin during all this, is it under tension or inside the bolt. Have to dig one out to check I guess.

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