tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post547755341089986913..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Carcano notes...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7376080653941858392009-01-08T14:56:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:56:00.000-05:00FAST, FAST reload, low recoil, flat shooting, grea...FAST, FAST reload, low recoil, flat shooting, great penetration, and one more in the mag than contemporaries.<BR/><BR/>I like Carcanos. The Cav-carbines are kinda cheesy, but cavalry and paratroopers to whom they issued were supposed to assault positions with speed and grenades more than rifle-fire or bayonets.<BR/><BR/>The M-91, M-91/41, and M-38 are all great guns. The other carbines are second-string support-troop rifles, and not much can or should be expected of them.<BR/><BR/>The real reason the Carcano is held in poor esteem is the sight picture (front sight halfway up the notch, AND THEN a six o'clock hold!), and the .268 bore that so hates the smaller bearing surface of .264 spitzer bullets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1370178132628665652009-01-08T14:12:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:12:00.000-05:00Keep in mind with the Prvi Partizan Ammo that it's...Keep in mind with the Prvi Partizan Ammo that it's bullet is slightly undersized for the bore of the Carcano which is typically .268 dia. The nominal diameter of the Prvi stuff as well as most other commonly available 6.5 mm bullets is .264. Some folks suspect that this, as well as chopped off progressively rifled barrels on some of the late war carbines are why it got such a bad name for accuracy.<BR/><BR/>I like mine. It's not a SMLE or a Kar98 but it works OK.B.S. philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991238092700083612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64393801039279381402009-01-08T13:54:00.000-05:002009-01-08T13:54:00.000-05:00I'm almost positive that they use a Carcano on Myt...I'm almost positive that they use a Carcano on MythBusters (among other things, for "Shooting Fish in a Barrel"). Maybe it's hard to get much else in California, or maybe it's just something Jamie's dad gave to him lo those many years ago or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46207538352192609562009-01-08T10:23:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for reminding me, Tam. I need to get my Car...Thanks for reminding me, Tam. I need to get my Carcano out to the range sometime soon.<BR/><BR/>You're not kidding about the ammo being pricey - until Prvi Partisan came out with moderately priced 6.5mm, your choices were limited to pretty much Norma hunting ammo at $35 a box of 20 - back when you could get 7.62X54mmR for $3 and .308 hunting ammo for $10...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-301968648199824472009-01-08T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:00:00.000-05:00"A little clunky and awkward to manipulate quickly..."A little clunky and awkward to manipulate quickly"<BR/><BR/>.....umm..... er..... didn't seem to slow Mr. Oswald down.... (waits for the conspiracy theorists to pile on....)<BR/><BR/>wordver: pilings<BR/><BR/>.... then again, just because you CAN drive a nail with a large pair of Vice-Grips does not make it the best tool for the job....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36009562302322622942009-01-08T09:38:00.000-05:002009-01-08T09:38:00.000-05:00I have a 91/30, as well as an M44, and three Finns...I have a 91/30, as well as an M44, and three Finns (m/91, m/28, and m/39). Again, there's nothing particularly <I>wrong</I> with the design, it's just an example of a very early bolt-action military rifle.<BR/><BR/>Shooting one can involve a lot of beating on the bolt handle as well as the possibility of rimlock with the stubby, cone-shaped rimmed cartridge, as well as balky feeding.<BR/><BR/>Later rifles derived from the Mauser design and shooting rimless cartridges are just a lot smoother in operation. The Mosin is a serviceable design, but its age shows in a lot of ways...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42461255297773220772009-01-08T09:16:00.000-05:002009-01-08T09:16:00.000-05:00Never fired a Carcano. They seem to be pretty thi...Never fired a Carcano. They seem to be pretty thin on the ground around here. What is it about the Mosin Nagant action that you don't care for? I've been shooting my 91/30 for a few years and never had any trouble.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64347939322087043472009-01-08T08:27:00.000-05:002009-01-08T08:27:00.000-05:00Staghounds,"Still a far better feeding system than...Staghounds,<BR/><BR/>"<I>Still a far better feeding system than its contemporary, the Krag.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Faster to reload, sure.<BR/><BR/>Actually, for civilian and "just walking around" use, I like the Krag magazine's ability to be topped off with one in the chamber.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28197407211262195032009-01-08T08:25:00.000-05:002009-01-08T08:25:00.000-05:00The original Mo.1891 infantry rifles did, but I do...The original Mo.1891 infantry rifles did, but I don't know how long the practice was continued. WWII-production carbines show a lot of evidence of shortcut-itis.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33794964914857149932009-01-08T08:24:00.000-05:002009-01-08T08:24:00.000-05:00Still a far better feeding system than its contemp...Still a far better feeding system than its contemporary, the Krag. And the same year, the French adopted the Berthier, with just three in the clip. <BR/><BR/>Years ago I happened on a sealed case of 7.35 (in clips!) at a yard sale for $5. So of course I had to go buy an m38 ($20) to shoot it all up. Fun!staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57709621380543416792009-01-08T08:19:00.000-05:002009-01-08T08:19:00.000-05:00I have heard stories about Carcano rifles with gai...I have heard stories about Carcano rifles with gain-twist barrels. Any truth to this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com