6.5 Carcano reloading

[bob q]

They are all repeaters . Two work with the en=bloc clips and one has a 5-shot removable box mag . They are all chambered in wildcat cartridges , since they would not be clear to some , I just listed the calibers . The .268 Hornady bullet has some major issues , it was designed by someone who did not understand how the rifle worked , did not know there are

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are three different Carcano bore sizes , did not have enough examples to work with . The bullet was made too large dia , that caused the jacket to tear in some rifles with tight lands , then the jacket was thickened to stop that, which caused it to stick in some rifles , over pressuring some rifles , blowing out cases . It is dangerous in 14 of my rifles , does not work well in about 30 , and is workable in 4 . It is not the best shooting bullet in any . For pig hunting the .358 Carcano is a favorite , 250 grain bullet , 3x9 scope . It was killed over 2 tons of pigs so far .

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[vintage hunter]

I have a lot of Carcanos and most have mint bores ,

The .268 Hornady bullet has some major issues , it was designed by someone who did not understand how the rifle worked , did not know there are

---------- Post added at 04:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:31 PM ----------

are three different Carcano bore sizes , did not have enough examples to work with . The bullet was made too large dia , that caused the jacket to tear in some rifles with tight lands , then the jacket was thickened to stop that, which caused it to stick in some rifles , over pressuring some rifles , blowing out cases . It is dangerous in 14 of my rifles , does not work well in about 30 , and is workable in 4

Well bob, all I'm gonna say to that at this point is I reckon it's better to have two with so-so bores that they work in rather than 44 with mostly mint bores that they don't.

[bob q]

Well some people just have a different opinion of what is " working well" , or have fired enough rounds through guns to see a pattern . After about 4000 rounds through 48 Carcanos, I saw the problems . I only had real problems in less than half the rifles . It is tight lands that cause the problems , worn bores will be less prone to have them . The Hornady bullet itself is ok , just not for Carcanos . It shoots great in my Type -30's and early Type -38 Arisakas .

[vintage hunter]

After about 4000 rounds through 48 Carcanos, I saw the problems .

Only 4000? You learn quick grasshopper......

[bob q]

While I was trying to add to the discussion , using years of shooting tests , all you have is a smart mouth comment ?

[vintage hunter]

all you have is a smart mouth comment ?

I can be brutally honest and say what's really on my mind if you prefer......