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    Carcano indentification help

    Hello, i recently picked up a carcano carbine thats stumped me after a couple days of digging in terms of figuring out which model it is. the closest match i could find to the gun i have is the 91/24 but it just isnt quite there and it looks like im going to have to pass this one off to some more knowledgeable people. as far as caliber is concerned it is in 6.5 and not 7.35. as far as which 6.5 is still to be determined im afraid. it measures out to 39 5/8" from end to end. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated! thank you.Attachment 109630Attachment 109631Attachment 109632Attachment 109633Attachment 109634Attachment 109635Attachment 109636Attachment 109637
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    It is a sporterized Carcano M91.

    Caliber is likely 6.5x52 Carcano though it may be 6.5x54 MS simply due to the fact a quite a few of these were converted to that caliber for sale on the civilian market when they were sporterized.

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    Thank you so much for the reply. Am i correct in assuming it was sporterized to be sold on the civilian market in italy as opposed to being done stateside?

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    If it's a Carcano, it was sporterized here. If 6.5x54 MS, it was most likely done in Canadaicon. Looks like one I picked up a couple of years ago. I fixed mine up to take a bayonet again which wasn't that hard but it didn't add any value to it.

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    I was looking at the pictures before reading on. I was pretty confused at the beginning. It looked odd. Now the explanation makes sense and brings the world back to where it should be
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sproly View Post
    Thank you so much for the reply. Am i correct in assuming it was sporterized to be sold on the civilian market in italy as opposed to being done stateside?
    Likely done States side. Most sporterized rifles were done in the country they were found in. Cheap hunting rifle back in the day, though I suppose that statement would be true today as well.

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    Thanks for all the replies. Im just happy whoever did it at least tried to keep the look of a surplus gun instead of leaving 16" of bare barrel sticking off the front.

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    They also cut off most of the correct rifling rate as the rifle was a gain twist . This really effects the accuracy of the rifle . Without the faster twist part of the barrel they tend not to shoot the long heavy 160 rn bullets that work in Carcanos and the lighter short .264 dia bullets do not do well in a .268 + bore .

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