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Help identifying a Carcano
Let me start by saying that I know next to nothing about these particular rifles and I am new to this forum. I purchased this rifle recently on an impulse and I am having a doozy of a time trying to identify it. I can tell that it has been chopped but deciphering the markings is proving to be difficult for me. I attached pictures of any markings that I have found on the gun. If you need to know any other information that I may have left out please let me know. Thank you!
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07-26-2020 11:19 PM
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Check the Italian Forum lower down the page, the bottom of page 4 might help you.....I stirred enough to get an Italian Forum, so we had better give it some use.
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You have a sporterized M1891 Carcano
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34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini
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Thanks for the replies. I skimmed through and didn’t see the Italian forum, sorry. Does anyone happen to know what caliber? I didn’t see any markings where it supposedly would be.
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I have had a M38 carbine with the folding bayonet for years and love it . Get yourself some ammo and get to the range ASAP!! Some folks give them a bad rap but everyone I know who have a Carcano say there plenty accurate and don't beat you up like some larger caliber rifles . After 3 shoulder surgeries in my life that 6.5 is a pleasure plus add in the history behind their pretty cool to .
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It is the remains of a Roma m91 long rifle . It should be in 6.5mm Carcano .
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Originally Posted by
soonerfan66
I have had a M38 carbine with the folding bayonet for years and love it . Get yourself some ammo and get to the range ASAP!! Some folks give them a bad rap but everyone I know who have a Carcano say there plenty accurate and don't beat you up like some larger caliber rifles . After 3 shoulder surgeries in my life that 6.5 is a pleasure plus add in the history behind their pretty cool to .
I’m not gonna lie, I have a plenty of other modern and older bolt actions and this one is the absolute clunkiest I have ever used. Not smooth at all. I am super excited to shoot it but it’s kinda difficult to source ammo that isn’t bulk or $1+/round.
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It is the remains of a Roma m91 long rifle . It should be in 6.5mm Carcano .
Thanks! Was thinking that it probably was but was skeptical due to the lack of markings on the rifle.
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.268, not .264. You can shoot .264 if you want. Will not be very accurate, but it is shootable.
And safer...
34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini
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Being this is a cut down m91 rifle with gain twist rifling, it's doubtful it will shoot well. My unbubbaed M91 rifles shoot phenomenally well with correct ammo. The Carcano is an underappreciated rifle.
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