Stupid Gun Myths - Episode 14: "The Carcano is Just an Italian Piece of Sh*t."

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[@roberthill3207]

My grandfather had one shot dead nuts... many deer, antelope and wild hogs ended up on the dinner plate through the sights of this rifle. Thumbs up stay awesome.

[@inhumanfilth681]

He took a carcano on african safari? Thats bad ass

[@thememesjack54]

@@inhumanfilth681 he's probably talking about pronghorns

[@kainhall]

​@@inhumanfilth681 pronghorn antelope... the only true antelope in north america found ALL OVER FUCK in north east montana we call em "speed goats"..... fast buggers,, but cant jump a barbwire fence

[@A.Chp-Schweppes]

Carcanos may be able to hurt varmints

[@danperry3116]

I have one of these that I got for deer hunting. Had it for 55 years very accurate.

[@byro_]

Way I see it, the more prople who think theyre garbage, the more cheap surplus for those who know better.

[@MikeB128]

Yeah they were cheap, but people will buy anything nowadays, making them less cheap, but still worth getting as they're not as much as other milsurps.

[@byro_]

@@MikeB128 Exactly. I meant cheap in comparison to say, an M1 or even a 91/30. Sub $100 milsurp rifles are unfortunately a thing of the past. Thanks for the response.

[@cocainecowboy_]

@Zombie I mean it's a pretty accurate rifle and has allot of history and if it's in extremely good condition then the 2500 is justified

[@googlepissoff5776]

Shhhhh, I need people to think the carcano and arisaka are trash

[@MikeB128]

That ship has already sailed bud, lol.

[@goreobsessed2308]

I only handled one arisaka and it was so fucked up it was trash but I blame my family for not taking care of the family armoury

[@googlepissoff5776]

Mike B: No kidding, was looking on armslist and someone was trying to sell an arisaka for 800$ dudes on crack

[@aarontipton1981]

Got my Carcano 2 years ago for $160 out the door at cabelas because the gun vault expert didn't know shot about shit. It was a 1918 long rifle made into a TS or carbine. I told the asshat it was sporterized and worth far less than the 390 they wanted. The guy also didn't even know it needed a clip and kept telling me it was an internal magazine lol. I love fuds!

[@chrisloUSA]

I love the 6.5 caliber but those rifles are safe from me since the surplus has long since dried up for them and new production ammo is either expensive or hard to find, especially for the Arisaka. Before anyone mentions I ain’t interested in reloading.

[@cooperdavis9663]

Fun fact, the Carcano barrels actually have progressive rifling to prevent the bullet jacket from shearing off. So the twist rate increases the further down the barrel you get, which would also cause problems for carbine conversions if you tried to just cut down the original barrel

[@INoticed_XIV]

This gun made the most open minded president

[@jonathanrullman1278]

El Oso Goddamnit 😆

[@DeadPollo]

Mind blowing statement

[@JohnSmith-wo2qp]

El Oso I see what you did there

[@oooooo6308]

Gawddamn

[@bryanmartinez6600]

I thought you were talking about Mussolini but they just left him hanging.

[@hereditarysedentary6812]

"My head hurts thinking about how anyone thinks the Carcano is a worthwhile gun" -JFK

[@RZombie45]

Oh boy

[@CoryHobbs2178]

You sick bastard 😂😂

[@owo5869]

~We didn't start the fire it was always burning.........~

[@a.t.2112]

Fucking gold.

[@KageNoTora74]

Boom

[@sp3v0nhotrocks93]

I had a guy tell me they don’t take clips and the hole on the bottom was for cleaning cuz the ammo was coated in grease for the rain in the mountains

[@MikeB128]

Holy shit, you need to make your own Myth vid on that alone. Jesus.

[@Gunneramma]

Wooooooooow...

[@Airon79]

Grease or I would think most likely wax ?

[@gregcampwriter]

The ballistics are interesting--something along the lines of what the Russians were doing with their 5.45mm cartridge. And let's note that Karamojo Bell killed elephants with the Mannlicher-Schoenauer 6.5 round, which the 6.5 Carcano beats by a bit.

[@imadequate3376]

Why I bought a mauser in 6.5x55. The ballistics are awesome in 6.5, everyone was using it back then for good reason. Those old long guns just love it.

[@tomkloosterboer]

Wait, so you're no longer filming from mommy's basement? Congrats, man!

[@MikeB128]

Pretty sure I opened with that right?

[@MikeB128]

Oh shit, you got me. I done fucked up.

[@MikeB128]

Trust me, it's still Mommy's Basement.

[@tomkloosterboer]

@@MikeB128 Aw shit, I thought either you made it out or she kicked you out!

[@Paddy-zn4oo]

@@tomkloosterboer Uncle Moes Basement

[@thegijones9062]

“ I qualified ash Markshman” your impression of Jesse Ventura is spot on I watched the clip you referred too lmao.

[@nic-hol-assgrain6574]

"Just coat the bullets in Teflon bro"

[@GenScinmore]

Yesssss next stupid gun myth!

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Ah you see what I do is hose the barrel of a mosin in WD40 so boolet leave barrel faster

[@nic-hol-assgrain6574]

"Just fan the hammer bro, #itsgoodforthegun"

[@andycraig6905]

The starship troopers Teflon tipped 5.7x28?

[@mattm.4861]

no thats star gate

[@some_Russian_dude]

Italians were always good at making guns. Just saying.

[@fruitylerlups530]

Beretta is like the oldest still running firearms manafacturer in the world

[@sgtslippyfist6345]

Mostly the best shotguns, sports cars, and roads

[@YouTubeViolates1A]

I agree. So many great/interesting guns. Carcano, Model 38, SPAS-12, and the Super 90 just to name a few.

[@pebbles9973]

And they also lost a war against Ethiopia :), Italy might have had good guns but they definetly weren't the most competent in the last century.

[@jacksonmacpherson6101]

@@KZbinViolates1A don't forget the m38. Arguably the best submachine gun of the war

[@earlycuyler2295]

Everyone keeps forgeting these can shoot magic bullets.

[@allangibson8494]

Maybe you should also know that Lee Oswald was a qualified Marine Sniper - he also fired three shots, one missed after clipping a stop light on the road. As for a magic bullet - the seat Governor Connolly was sitting in was much lower in the car than JFK's. He got hit by a bullet that had already gone through JFK on a decending trajectory.

[@RedVRCC]

Compressed pasta*

[@James-hd4ms]

The penetration of 160 grain 6.5 bullets is awesome, really. Not magic.

[@robinjoynes1040]

The hole in Connallys back wasn't round it was oblong like the side of a bullet. It started tumbling after it went through Kennedy's neck. There is no magic bullet.

[@benjaminthomas2000]

Love you Ventura impersonations 🤣

[@TheKingOfJordan1]

Thanks for this video Mike! This is a great resource to send to Facebook boomers who keep perpetuating this dumb myth

[@WindyHowler]

We need more Mike-Ventura content

[@davmatt74]

I just bought one of these last year. I purchased it from a retired school teacher. He said, 'I will sell it to you, what I paid for it.' I asked what was that? He stated '12 bucks'. He had picked it up from a barrel(actual wooden barrel) of milsurp back in the 70's. He just bought it to try the Oswald shots. Then it found it's way to the back of the gun safe. But I think it is awesome. I love bolt action milsurp guns.

[@grant9939]

Damn I need a deal like that! I got mine online for 250... so not bad at all...

[@grant9939]

But not 12 bucks 👍

[@DieLuftwaffel]

Lucky duck!

[@joekurtz8303]

Enjoying content across the net on these rifles. Seeing these & other surplus bolt actions on the racks for cheap, when I wasn't young. Keep up the good work& history behind firearms.

[@SharpForceTrauma]

0/10 did not say "coming at you from mommy's basement"

[@Sabi1234567890Asdf]

Nor did I get my fuckity bye

[@ethanrickman8314]

Can you cover the arisaka next?

[@MikeB128]

I was going to, but now that you asked, it's going to the back of the holding pattern.

[@ethanrickman8314]

@@MikeB128 damn

[@QuentinofVirginia]

People who say this should ask JFK how he's holding up nowadays.

[@Gunneramma]

*Time travelling and sees the time* Person : So before or after jfk died? American government : before Person :

[@akillerpacman1709]

Ask the Mafia too and maybe the KGB.

[@Zurgo-fl1kx]

JFK got a pretty terrible headache, didn't he!

[@Nick-ck5mk]

Your Jesse Ventura impression was spot on

[@russell7852]

I love Mike's low key rage every video

[@ulysses2921]

One thing to say too people who believe this idiotic myth *12 battles of the isonzo river*

[@Pajdas610]

Of which the Italians won 4.

[@derangedemu]

Baby Inuyasha don’t know much of anything about the battles, but that’s still less than half :/

[@thehistoryguy4018]

Most of the battles had no clear victor. Most were a tactical victory for one but strategic for the other, a couple legit just didnt have a clear winner

[@akillerpacman1709]

The Austro-Hungarians did beat the Serbs though that’s like the participation trophy of WW1.

[@dointh4198]

11 battles in offensive with massive advantage in both: artillery and men - no breaktrough. 1 battle in defence - complete breakdown. This is not a point for the Carcano at all. But even if the Italian Army would have been equipped with ARs: They would still have managed to lose due to complete and utterly retarded aristocratic generals still fighting the battles of 1805 by slaughtering their brave subordinates.

[@michaelmartin4552]

Spot on about most people who make the claims really do not know how to fire a bolt action. I remember about 40 years ago one of the US networks tried to recreate it, and their "expert" could not. And I was screaming at the camera as he removed it from his shoulder each time to work the bolt. The rifle could easily do it, he could not because he did not know how to rapid fire a bolt action rifle. This rifle would not have been in production for over 50 years and in use for over 90 years if it was a "piece of junk".

[@aarontipton1981]

Love my Carcano, I hate having to find ammo worth a damn. I about to start making my own rounds.

[@Mr9Guns]

Seemed to work fine for Lee Harvey Oswald.

[@theol3199]

I believe Oswald could have made the shot, he was using the best 6.5 ammo available at the time which had proper sized bullets, but the scope was meant for a 22. I think he possibly used the iron sights, as it was an offset scope mount.

[@DaveP326]

Offset so it could be loaded with the clips, otherwise single rounds only.

[@AldoSchmedack]

Use scope to get idea on target like a bino and use irons, JFK wasn't that far away, that fast, and they didn't exactly take off for a while.

[@robinjoynes1040]

Longest shot was 88 yds. Definitely could have made it. In the marines he had a good shooting record contrary to what the JFK movie says.

[@AidanBranch-e1w]

I was just vibing to his explanation of the gun and then he hits a left turn into JFK conspiracy and now a monkey is fucking a football. 8/10 great gun review.

[@Satanthony]

Someone did recreate the JFK scenario and was able to make all three shots using that rifle. It was on regular TV, maybe the history channel?, like 15 years ago. I’ve been looking for it here on KZbin.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

it was a shot from 150m it wouldnt be very difficult

[@matthev3759]

​@@wisemankugelmemicus1701the alledged head shot was only 88 yards.

[@BillBraskyy]

Makes me think of Dale Gribble, except we're talking about guns. Dale: Hey Hank, you know what cAr-CaN-I means dontchya? It stands for "Fix It Again Tony". Hank: Dale, that's Hi-Point.

[@skylerkingplays4095]

I love your videos. Thank you so much for making them

[@Joe-ie8vk]

Lol!!!!!! That’s a great impression of the body Ventura lol

[@JinsokuYoroi]

I love the creative swearing more than debunking the myths, good either way though.

[@karlbrooks5693]

The action on the 2 Carcano rifles I have fired was rough. Aside from that, they were accurate.

[@MikeB128]

What do you mean rough?

[@karlbrooks5693]

The bolts were a bit hard to cycle. Seemed like sandpaper in the reciever. It very well could have been the owner of the rifles fault. He was a 'piece of shit' school. I am not.

[@MikeB128]

@@karlbrooks5693 Yeah they can feel like sand if they're not maintained. Absolutely far from the best bolt action ever designed because of that, but they're still not pieces of shit lol. You seem to have experienced a real interaction with a Carcano rifle that was not well maintained, and your position stands completely. Thanks for the feedback as it's actually accurate and not full of fuddlore BS.

[@yf.f4919]

The actual military doctrine for those rifles teached to "slap" the bolt action lever with the hand, more than just grabbing it. Practically: a slap with palm/fingers upwards, rearward, front and down again.

[@grant9939]

@@yf.f4919 "slap that bolt like you slap your wife".... -Italian Military training

[@aturogs1954]

Stupid or not, cheap or not, IT STILL IS... a gun!

[@doraran2138]

Some random comments: The ammo used in Kennedy situation was part of a lot produced by Western Cartridge Corporation in 1950's for a planned, then aborted operation to liberate Albania with surplus sold on civilian market. High quality and well made (w/ .268" bullet). The M38s ("fucile corto' , short rifle) were marked 7.35 on rear sights, with the reverted M38/41 (not to confuse with M41 long rifle) marked 6.5 on rear sight. The 7.35 bullet was a true .300" bullet, and currently in the 'unobtainium' realm, although occasional small quantities surface. Oswald rifle had black dyed stock, possibly indicating it was assigned to guard or ceremonial units, as opposed to combat unit, meaning it had not been heavily over fired, thus Oswald gun likely had a good condition bore. To about WW1, Carcanos had progressive rifling in long rifle versions, with slow twist gradually speeding up, theoretically reducing initial pressure and also stabilizing long, thin bullet. This was an expensive process, and ultimately Italian ordinance realized gains were't worth effort and went to standard rifling. Cut down barrels, especially in 'bubbafied' (sporterized) examples of progressively rifled versions, upsets twists and results in poor accuracy/keyholing etc.

[@emu4286]

Thanks for making this video; for a while now I've felt that the Carcano is often unfairly denigrated. I've owned a few over the last several years and I find them pleasantly simple with great handling in terms of weight and balance, much better than most of the other milsurp bolt-actions I've owned. That said, I did formerly own an older M91 cavalry carbine (since sold to a friend) which seemed to have an out-of-spec extractor, given that it would often fail to hook into the extractor groove in a cartridge when pushing the bolt forward and thus cause a feeding malfunction, especially when trying to cycle the bolt very quickly. That said, all of the other Carcanos I've owned have cycled perfectly reliably, so I'll chalk it up to an issue with that specific carbine and not necessarily Carcanos in general.

[@neopolitan9156]

Nah bro that gun 1 shots everyone with the right build I'm red dead

[@fan9775]

Better than getting hit by a magical arrow

[@icspps]

Yeah but it takes 2 damaging yu gi oh cards. The rolling block only takes 1.

[@noakes1000]

Mike, Bought my first Carcano: a 91/38 6.5; the "Oswald" model. Getting ready to get a carbine with the foldup bayonet for $199. The problem is ammo! I'm going to consult the three sources you gave us on another video and see how that works. I just enjoy messing around with all of this stuff! It's fascinating to me! Thanks for telling us the truth!

[@DaveP326]

Steinel makes Carcano ammo.

[@jerzlikestrees2606]

@@DaveP326the right size ammo at that.

[@FrankenTiger88]

Can you not do videos on how good the Carcano is?! Please, I own four and want more because I know how awesome the Carcano is because I don’t want the price to go up! They all shoot great and have taken deer with them! Oh the new amazing 6.5 Creedmoor round is based in part on the 6.5 Carcano FYI! Great video! Loved it, very informative!

[@dustysandals5466]

I broke out laughing with your Jesse Ventura accent.

[@meh7713]

Shhhh I need my Carcano prices to stay low until I complete my collection. Honestly the M38 was thought out really well and would have been better had it been made by someone besides Italy due to their manufacturing limitations.

[@Mr1MOA]

I think the Carcano caught a bad rap ever since Kennedy assassination, it doesn't make any sense but I think the old myth is based on old FUDDs opinion, basically the same stupid opinion of Japanese Arisaka's which is based on ignorance.

[@scutumfidelis1436]

@@jakebarnes3054 Iirc he was trying to end the Federal reserve which is controlled by blueish people.

[@fruitylerlups530]

@@scutumfidelis1436 lol im not american but holy shit "end the cenrtral banks XD" read some history or basic fucking monetary economics.. JFK presided over some of the greatest expansions in federal power especially "alphabet bois" like the FBI, recall that Hoover was a director under his presidency, and shit like MK ULTRA and Cointelpro happened under his watch. He presided over the Bay of Pigs Invasion. EO 11110 had nothing to do with ending or even auditing the federal reserve despite what conspiratards will say, it would in fact have the opposite effect, it was to allow the treasury to issue silver certificates TO FACILITATE a transition to a Federal Reserve backed system (away from the gold standard). """Blueish people""" why is every antisemite i encounter a fucking historically ignorant mongoloid? ohh i know because anti semitism is a cop-out for lacking any serious historical and economic analysis of the world. Do ur own research kid, stop watching youtube videos by pseuds.

[@luissantiago5163]

Nice. These myth vids are great.

[@aeredhaelredfalen6194]

"Monkey f*cking a football" is a pretty accurate description of Jesse's attempts.

[@Kingrhem.]

The Carcano opened Kennedy's mind

[@gregcampwriter]

My Carcano has a .264 bore diameter. Cleaning up after learning this involved a rubber mallet.

[@federicobiondi431]

you're one of the few non italian youtubers that actually knows about carcano rifles, here few little info that you actually missed to say: the 91ts and 91 cavalry existed already in ww1 and never had a big accuracy issue, the cut and shortered version was the 91/24 produced juat for 4 years before the 91/28 started to be made (the exact same as a 91/24 but made ex novo insted of cutting shorter old 91) in the 30s there were in italy a contest for shoters, the guy who won managed to hit 4 targets at 200m with 4 shots in 6 seconds (much faster than lho) (I can give more info of this competition if someone wants) last thing is pronounced càrcano not carcàno but almost anyone says it wrong

[@wingracer1614]

The accuracy issue isn't with Italian made carbines, it's with long rifles that were cut down into carbines or sporterized by civilian surplus owners years later. They had gain twist rifling so if you cut a third of the barrel off, you no longer have the same twist rate. I carbine barrel that was actually made to be a carbine barrel to begin with will have the right twist so no problem there.

[@imadequate3376]

Is it in English or Italian? Post a link please, I love these early rifle contests people were doing with their new bolt guns.

[@paulkindler8430]

I had one and after i slug the barrel and loaded with correct sized bullets it shot better than it looked. Mine was a Beretta made ,and i wish i still had it to compare it to my Type I to see if the one's they sold to Japan were as good.I slug all mlisup rifles some have a loose tolerance ,the Mosin is a good example they can go from .308 to over .316 depending on the wear of tooling and the country it was made in .

[@Cloudstrife112233]

The thing with the rifles that were cut down to carbines, is that the rifles used gain twist rifling that was designed for the barrel length of a rifle, so when they cut them down, it messed up the accuracy of the carbines. If you see a carbine with the rifle sized sights, that is the one to avoid (if you're only looking for accuracy at the range) the other two sight setups have rifling that is tuned right for carbine length.

[@Nick-ys4py]

I have to say they are handy little gun..i owned one tht was some what accurate..5 other tht were not real grand..

[@christianlee1693]

I really appreciate the trigger, as it might suck I kind of like it, it jusy feels so satisfying to pull Edit: my carcano is battle damaged and heavily blood rusted and it shoots amazing

[@droidlittle582]

Ha! Spot on Ventura impersonation.

[@rotwang2000]

I recall mentions that some new ammo made for the Carcano had undersized bullets because almost all 6.5mm (Arisaka, Swedish) are 6.7mm and the Carcano uses a larger 6.8mm bullet and therefore caused accuracy problems, but that new better ammo is now available. OK next to a video on how all old Army bolt action rifles were sub-MOA match grade weapons or the AK47 was designed to be made with some old bits of wood, a piece of sheet metal and old piping.

[@DarkKnightofIT]

The sheer frustration that drips from "stupid" in "stupid gun myths" is... completely understandable.

[@Zurgo-fl1kx]

Video Summary: Carcano good, fudd bad

[@andreatomassini5521]

Hahahaha the J.V. impression was spot on

[@johnself3408]

I have a reworked 7mm turned into a 7.62X39. HATES all the 120 to 130 grain ammo. Found some 154 grain and get base ball groups at 100 yards. Love it for Deer

[@captaindookey]

I just watched that vid with Jessie Ventura shooting this rifle and i just lost it at how bad he set himself up. Also loved the fact that comments were disabled. Ive taken intrest in the carcano because ive been tasked by a theater to make a nonfunctioning replica of oswalds rifle by a local theater.

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

My Dad was a gun dealer back in the day and used to get many milsurp rifles in the late ‘50’s and early ‘60’s delivered mail order straight to our home, pre ‘68 so no FFL required. SMLE’s, Garands, 1903 Springfields, Arisakas, K98 and older M98 Mausers, etc. The cheapest of them all was the Carcanos and the at the time lesser known Mosin-Nagants at only $19 shipped, so that’s probably where the dissing started. The old joke about the milsurp Carcanos was “Never fired, dropped once!” 😉 At gun shows they used to sell them with a crate of 6.5x52 and a little book with blank pages called the complete book of Italian Army war heroes. 🤭. Ok, mean I know, but this was like 15-20 years after the war so you have to understand the sentiment of the time. I fired more 6.5 Carcano ball than anything, fun but not super accurate, and it was years later before only the Mausers and Garands started to accumulate any value. Cracked me up the Carcano had a ladder sight adjustable to 1000 yards as I recall, hopelessly optimistic. I wish I had just a fraction of those rifles now. FYI, back then you could buy a top of the line NRA Excellent Garand for $100 shipped, and they were virtually unfired.

[@peppercane622]

Guys. What if there were no Snipers and his head just did that.

[@elizabethnybeck9935]

Love mine but had to figure the sights out lol only problem is the ppu ammo the primers are hot hot had a few burn through

[@Evilbutteredpopcorn]

But who makes good .268 ammo for it?! My Carcano continues to go unfed and sad by my lack of ability to figure out good brands.

[@saintmichaelsarchangel2644]

I think the myth that the Carcano is a piece of sh*t also comes from people looking at Italian Armor and other equipment in WW2, “the Italians couldn’t make a suitable tank so therefore they couldn’t make guns well” that sort of thing

[@onlinecommentator2616]

Suitable tanks? Ask the British and Soviets if the Bassotto or else were "bad tanks" hahaha

[@garymccreath2773]

Really good impression of ventura, got it right away

[@thecodex0994]

Dude your jessie venture impression was on point.

[@viracocha6093]

You’re pumping these videos out faster than Russians pumping out mosins lol.

[@fruitylerlups530]

What a name

[@beveryofa2546]

Your Jesse Ventura was spot on lol, he's got a great voice to say anything you want in, kinda like Gary Busey :)

[@PingasMonkey3rdClass]

Just ask the Kennedys. Apparently they shoot "magic bullets"

[@onlinecommentator2616]

Thank you Mike!

[@onlinecommentator2616]

I repeat: ask the dead Tommies if the Carcano is a bad rifle heh...

[@misha5670]

Just a few Carcano crums....Yep, many M1891 infantry rifles were cutdown into TS style carbines in the 1920s. These are designated as M91/24, and can be spotted quite easily as they are the only carbines with a long rifle style rear sight (the notch itself has been moved down though). After the adoption of the 7.35mm cartridge, Carcanos were marked with their caliber ontop of the rear sight. 6.5mm, 7.3/7.35mm, and 7.92/7.9mm. Most of those chambered for 8mm Mauser were actually done after WWII and then sold to Egypt. Also many of the Carcanos used by the Germans were still kept in 6.5mm. And finally, while I know the OP knows this, just for others, to feed a Carcano you need an en-bloc clip. Without it, you have a nice single shotter. Best rule of thumb, if the Fuds say a firearm is junk, run out and try and find one as its probably awesome, cheers.

[@kanehouse9697]

Havnt ever had a bad experience with my 1942 Calvert carbine and it looks and shoots fantastic you wouldn’t even guess it was as old as it is by looks and the bore is outstanding but they are reliable and accurate I bought mine when I was 16 at a gun show for 80$ and it came with its an original sling and 6 Nblock clips can’t really find any fault with the gun after the 3 years I’ve had it in 19 now and it remains one of my favorites

[@61giampiero]

Carcano sold in the USA are in much better condition than those sold in Italy

[@neurotoksyn]

Steinel is making new production 6.5 ammo with the proper diameter (at ~30 bucks a box) That said, my 91/38 shoots ppu decent enough for range use.

[@CobrosNation]

Your Jesse Ventura impression is amazing

[@MikeB128]

Why don't you tell me then, if you're such a patriot. Were you there? I didn't think so, I was.

[@lunabluevinemassacre6182]

LoL Ventura impersonation on point.

[@christianworkman8108]

Yeah man i own two carcanos and love them and always get shit from friends about carcanos supposedly being a piece of shit

[@Pug1Corgi1]

I kinda want a carcano mainly because I need to expand my obscure caliber collection.

[@coryhoggatt7691]

Precision is irrelevant without accuracy. If it isn’t zeroed, and you don’t know how to compensate for the 26 factors that can move a point of impact off that zero, then you can’t hit diddly squat.

[@bisleyblackhawk1288]

I’ve got a 7.35 marked SA (Finnish)...it had a mountain scene complete with trees and reindeer carved into the stock and at the time before the internet (50 years ago) I had no idea it had been issued to a Finnish soldier so I sanded it off like a stupid 15 year old would do to bring it back to the “military look”...after I found out it’s history, I regretted doing it 🙁...when I bought it, if remember correctly I gave $15 for it and a paper bag full of 7.35 ammo and clips. It is still a good shooting little rifle, but I’m down to under 40 rounds now. Years ago I found two 100 round boxes of 7.35 (true .300 diameter) 130 gr. FMJ bullets. LEE still made dies and I bought Norma brass to reload...reloading made for a very accurate rifle (it shut up quite a few of the”it’s a piece of shit” know it alls)...if the bore is good they are excellent rifles.

[@gemeinerpinkler7590]

I really enjoy this content! I got an idea for a future episode: the Barrett m82 is a super accurate sniper rifle for extremely long ranges. I hear this often enough to make it annoying, although I find it somewhat funny. Of course showing one in a video is problematic.

[@62jape]

I mean using the right ammo for your gun is true for every firearm. Every gun is a system and shoots a little different because of stacking tolerances.

[@maryjanedeguzman1973]

That was so head-blowing

[@MikeB128]

*mind blowing would have made more grammatical sense... but I guess that's none of my biznus.

[@acrienteangelic1862]

They're also progressively rifled I'm pretty sure. By chopping down the barrel you cut out the final bit of rifling that actually imparts the proper and final spin on the projectile to properly stabilize it. It'd be the equivalent of taking a 1 in 9 twist 20" AR, shooting the same 67 gr bullet, but now using a 14.5" 1 in 18 or 1 in 20 twist.

[@roberthill3207]

I love running into guys like you at the range way way smarter then me... i hope i don't annoy you all but i usely have a mental list of 20 or more questions. Thumbs up stay awesome and have an excellent day.

[@Bloodreign137]

robert hill I’m like you at the range but I get to embarrassed to talk to people at the range. I live in California and no one likes to talk about what they have

[@iac4357]

@Acri,,, True, but the cutdown Rifles were meant for defensive use by rear echelon Troops, such as Artillary & Truck Drivers; where 300 meter accuracy wasn't expected.

[@joelkelly169]

Sorry, I am late commenting on this, but hey I just found it. I happen to own a Carcano and have killed a moose with one, and did it with one shot. I chambered the second round but did not need it. So with that said the firearm is far from underpowered. In fact, the only time it has malfunctioned was usually because I forgot to clean it right, or short stroked the action. I have had and used this weapon for over 20 yrs now, and the ammo is a little difficult to find sometimes but not impossible. All in all my experience has been great with the Carcano.

[@JemFipar]

I bought one recently, they are fun little rifles, still upset that mine is sporterized (cut to carbine length) still an alright shooting gun as well. I’ve only shot ppu out of it though.

[@416loren]

So is mine. It only cost $125. The previous owner had little respect for it and the sporterized stock does suck but it is fun to shoot.

[@lukepainter7575]

Where are u coming at me from?????? Where’s that mommys basement shit gone bro that makes me fucking LAUGH

[@360Nomad]

If it's good enough for JFK it's good enough for me.

[@johnself3408]

Have a late war fix sighted carbine. Baseball groups from Graf and Sons , Hornidy and PPU

[@Bidimus1]

Privi Partizan sells .268 bullets there is a good chance that there 6.5 carcano uses that same bullet. Progressive gain twist rifling changes the rate of twist so the result of making the Carcano M91/24 was to make the barrel shorter and thus change the final twist rate. As another oddity post war was a cut down long rifle to a non standard sometimes referred to as a "Supremo" with as I recall a 20" barrel I have one since it has little or no collector value I rebulbed it using at home cold blue. If you follow the instructions precisely it comes out pretty good (used the extra dark ver)

[@friday3810]

Actually it was not the italian holding off the austrians, it was exactly the other way round. Itally declared war on austria in 1915 ant was constantly on the offensive till fall 1917. Then they had to call back to the piave because if the Desaster at caporetto. But in 1918 they where back on the offensive.

[@MikeB128]

wUlL aKtShUaLlY

[@friday3810]

@@MikeB128 i had no idea that it was you Arnold🤣

[@meganobgutzkraka2398]

i can hear the price on these things skyrocket riiiight aboooout NOW!

[@dereklaub6533]

I am from the future. Lowest price to date is now $229.

[@pablolowenstein1371]

Kennedy thought liking the carcano was a no brainer.

[@MikeB128]

Whoah, you just blew my mind.

[@tyteel7304]

You were informative about the m91 carcano carbine. But, I'm trying to find clips for the rifle I just bought. Any suggestion would be helpful.

[@MikeB128]

Sorry, I would just have to google it.

[@vertebralremains379]

In my personal experience, I know for certain I could have made that magic shot with my old No.4 Enfield .303 with the micrometer aperture sights likely with ease. That being said, the slowest bolt gun action I've ever tried to rapid fire from was a K98, or sorry, a yugo m48, but whatever, still, just about any bolt gun action in mil surp rifles can be manipulated very quickly the Carcano being no exception I'm sure. If I can get 5 aimed shots off with a 91/30 in under 13 seconds, I'm sure a Marine that had been handling the Carcano platform for a good long while beforehand would have no problem palming a cock on open bolt with some speed. I qualified expert too with an A2, it definitely makes a difference with an M16/M4 when your chances of flinching from recoil anticipation and your sight picture doesnt move after each shot opposed to knocking your sight picture off taking a full power cartridge to the shoulder and then working a bolt, then reaquiring a sight picture on the clock. Again you hit the nail on the head.

[@Charon-5582]

Oh yea, the super secret gain twist rifling... C&Rsenal is awesome btw.

[@nickhighland799]

Hey mike, can you do a video about mailing guns home from deployments and stuff like that? I don't know a lot about how that stuff works but i remember hearing stuff like "my grandpa/dad mailed home an AK 1 piece at a time in Vietnam/desert storm/iraq" back in school and always kinda sounded like bullshit. Is there any truth to that sort of thing? I'm talking more common era than ww2 and stuff like that. Like how do guns as bring back trophys work now, is it still even a thing? Maybe this is a dumb question but I don't wanna be ignorant i guess.

[@wingracer1614]

It's no longer a thing, at least not legally. To do it post Vietnam, you would have to smuggle it in somehow like mailing it a piece at a time or some such. I've heard of a tanker doing it with a Luger he found in Iraq by stashing it in a storage bin in his tank before it was shipped back to the states and fishing it out back home.

[@DevinAlden]

I had an m38 in 7.35. Finnish marked. Fun gun to shoot but i never got why the italians put that fixed rear sight on the m38s. I get they realized that most combat was under 300 yards. But why not make an adjustable sight insyead of fixed.

[@TheKingOfJordan1]

Probably cheaper to make and one less thing for a soldier to fiddle with and break.

[@saintvalentine4040]

Cheaper to manufacture would be my guess

[@bobhotchkiss2438]

The biggest reason that the Carcano is considered a piece of crap is because it was being compared to the Mauser 98. 1) The split rear receiver bridge makes scope mounting a PITA. 2) The cocking piece doesn't have a flange to direct gasses away from the face in the event of a case breach. 3) The smaller diameter of the front receiver ring makes a burst receiver more likely in the event of a bore obstruction. 4) The extractor design is much weaker than that of a 98. 5) Italian metallurgy & heat treatment precision was terrible during the time that the Carcano was made. 6) That bottom metal is ugly as f***, on a converted civilian sporter.