6.5 Carcano range report

[corvette8n]

I took my $60.00 bubbaized Carcano Carbine to the range yesterday and a box of Privi 139gr FMJ ammo, set target at 25 yards, I could not hit the target, looked a the the snow on the berm and it semed like the bullets were all over the place.
I think the bullets were undersize, I forgot to measure before I went.
At least I have 20 pieces of brass to reload. I would like a recipe for 136gr GC bullets I got from Libery bullets. I don't really want to buy a lb of powder just
use what I have, but would like a load close to factory and not plinkers.
I have a lb of H4895, Win 760, and of course Unique.

BTW I pounded two of the cast thru the bore and it looks like the grooves read
.257 bullet measures .265, I only measured the longer one.

[Ben]

Is the cast bullet in the photo completely filling the groove of the barrel when you slugged it ?

Ben

[Andy_P]

I bet that gun goes 0.268" TO 0.270". Shorten (and fatten) another bullet in a vise and try again.

Unless you have a 270 sizer and some cast bullets for the 270 Win (0.277") to size down, you should (shudder) buy some Hornady jacketed bullets for the Carcano and use them.

[Blkpwdrbuff]

I'm with Andy on this one.
I had the same problem with a 6.5 Jap Arisaka. Wouldn't shoot worth a darn.
I couldn't keep bullets on a 4'X8' piece of cardboard at 100 yds.
My gunsmith slugged the bore and it was .268!
It's getting a new .264 barrel as we speak!
Blkpwdrbuff:castmine:

[jonk]

Midsouth has a .268 mold.

Works in some of my guns, not in some of the others.