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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2020, 11:23:37 PM »
I have a feeling these Carcano's are going to be quite addictive. I kind of want the other varieties now. Slippery slope... yes4 yes4

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2020, 11:59:03 PM »
I was good today. Exhibited control. Didn't order any more Carcano's and didn't bid on a 91/38 on GB.  thumb1

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2020, 10:38:30 AM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2020, 10:42:13 AM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P


Cars is possible.... I have 2 Acura RDXs in my driveway, a 2010 and a 2012...  rofl rofl2  don't judge bat1
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Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2020, 11:29:21 AM »
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Cars is possible.... I have 2 Acura RDXs in my driveway, a 2010 and a 2012...  rofl rofl2  don't judge bat1

Apologies, I should rephrase, not possible for me.. lol.  Never any judgement here.. I have way to many quirks to ever judge anyone else.  :)
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #25 on: December 31, 2020, 11:41:27 AM »
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Cars is possible.... I have 2 Acura RDXs in my driveway, a 2010 and a 2012...  rofl rofl2  don't judge bat1

Apologies, I should rephrase, not possible for me.. lol.  Never any judgement here.. I have way to many quirks to ever judge anyone else.  :)

Quirks make the world go around... thumb1 along with the mess of duplicates, there are even triplicates.. I have 3 Norinco JW-15s, 3 MAS 36s, 3 FR-8s.... like Oreos... you can't have just 1. Then there are 4plicates, and 5plicates.... rofl2
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #26 on: December 31, 2020, 12:24:18 PM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P

Hey agrace, does that mean you have 2 wives? 2nd one is in case the 1st one breaks down????? :o :-\ rofl rofl chuckles1 chuckles1 dance2 dance2
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #27 on: December 31, 2020, 12:28:25 PM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P

Hey agrace, does that mean you have 2 wives? 2nd one is in case the 1st one breaks down????? :o :-\ rofl rofl chuckles1 chuckles1 dance2 dance2

Oh lord... I thought that too....but.. I ain't going there, the horror...the horror... :o pullhair1
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Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #28 on: December 31, 2020, 01:30:17 PM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P

None of the rest of us exhibit any type of Obsessive/Compulsive behavior...I have no idea what's wrong with you  :o  chuckles1

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #29 on: December 31, 2020, 01:34:23 PM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P

None of the rest of us exhibit any type of Obsessive/Compulsive behavior...I have no idea what's wrong with you  :o  chuckles1

Addiction...it creeps up on ya. thumb1 don't it P32  rofl2
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Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #30 on: December 31, 2020, 01:49:31 PM »
Same on control. I have had an issue my entire life of having to have two of everything, like I need some sort of backup if the first one breaks.  Car's etc. aren't possible, but man.. it is tough when it comes to firearms. 

I am fighting myself now and not ordering 2 more Carcano's to match the two I just got.   :P


None of the rest of us exhibit any type of Obsessive/Compulsive behavior...I have no idea what's wrong with you  :o  chuckles1

Addiction...it creeps up on ya. thumb1 don't it P32  rofl2

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #31 on: December 31, 2020, 04:12:00 PM »
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Hey agrace, does that mean you have 2 wives? 2nd one is in case the 1st one breaks down????? :o :-\ rofl rofl chuckles1 chuckles1 dance2 dance2

Nah.. that is like cars... I can only afford one... and I am barely doing that :D
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #32 on: January 09, 2021, 07:07:00 PM »
The bore looks like s**t.

That was not very nice of me to say. The bore needs to be downgraded. It is more like Rome's famous Cloaca Maxima as you can see for yourself. You can feel the jag hitting pits when you pull it back.



This afternoon I thought I'd spend few hours cleaning up the TS. Boy, that's a PROJECT gun. Some pitting and bluing loss under the wood line, some wood rot. LOTS of gunk and rust (most of it surface though). I did what I could but it'll take a few sessions to get it in shape. I doubt I'll ever shoot it. Don't trust this shotgun bore...

This is the first time I disassembled a Carcano and I've got to say it's a pretty nifty action, especially considering the vintage. Found a cool animation showing how it works:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/05/28/reconsidering-carcano/

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #33 on: January 10, 2021, 11:15:36 AM »
I wouldn't be scared to fire it, I have a few that when I got them, the bore was a patch shredder. After a few rounds, they turned out pretty decent.....for their given condition, and shoot ok.
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #34 on: January 10, 2021, 02:51:13 PM »
I've got an 1897 91/30 Hex that I picked up with a heap of other stuff from an estate sale. Got boolits but have never fired it. What type of sling should it have? PAX
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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2021, 02:17:08 PM »
Did I say Carcano's have the potential to be addictive. Well, they are. I relapsed and got myself another one (the one on the right in the family photo). Arguably, I'm most disappointed with the last one. I did expect a correct early one, not a refurb with a sanded stock and attached handguard. No cleaning rod either. Phosphorus32, was yours like that too?
















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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #36 on: February 16, 2021, 09:59:30 PM »
Now you need the pole vaulting Carcano..




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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2021, 10:57:57 PM »
Very nice, GM!  thumb1

I do like the idea of long M91 very much, it'd go well with the other long ones of that time I have (Mosin and Rubin). It might have to wait, as there are plenty of other cavalry variations to get before the current import dries out  :)

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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #38 on: February 17, 2021, 10:21:06 PM »
Did I say Carcano's have the potential to be addictive. Well, they are. I relapsed and got myself another one (the one on the right in the family photo). Arguably, I'm most disappointed with the last one. I did expect a correct early one, not a refurb with a sanded stock and attached handguard. No cleaning rod either. Phosphorus32, was yours like that too?


I bought one of the antique offerings from Dan's Ammo. Pics are below except I don't have a picture of the two-piece cleaning rod that is in the buttstock. It has a Terni bolt on a Brescia rifle, but the rifle doesn't appear to have received any  updates/modifications. I'm quite happy with it.





























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Re: M91 (and other) Carcano's
« Reply #39 on: February 18, 2021, 11:02:55 AM »
You guys are putting a serious hurt on my pledge to avoid getting into any new (old) calibers.
Back in the 80's I fell into a 6.5 Carcano for something like 30 bucks. Back then, ammo was made of hen's teeth, so it was essentially a wall hanger for a couple of years until I sourced a couple boxes of ammo and a few clips.

I wound up trading it off in the early 90's.
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