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Pirate69
12-11-2022, 07:45 PM
Found a Model 41 6.5 Carcano with a great barrel. 28 inches and a 7.9" twist. Slugs at 0.2685". I am looking at three NOE molds. They are the 270-147, 270-151, and 270-165. Can anyone recommend one mold over the others?
WRideout
12-12-2022, 10:45 PM
I have not cast for a Carcano, but have cast for a 6.5 Japanese. In the past I shot commercial reloads out of a borrowed Carcano, and was impressed by the length of the bullet. According to my limited research, the original military load used a 162 gr jacketed bullet. It is my understanding that the full sized infantry rifles used gain twist, to handle the heavy-for-diameter bullet. Whatever you use, I would try to get as close to 162 grains as you can.

Wayne
technojock
12-13-2022, 10:57 PM
Perhaps I'm wrong but I seem to recall the the 6.5mm Carcano shot a boolit a little larger than the standard 6.5mm. Can anyone else here confirm that?

Tony
Rapidrob
12-13-2022, 11:37 PM
Original bullets are .267 to .268 FMJ. I cast the 165 grain RNFB with a gas check. They shoot very well if .270 at about 1,800 FPS hard alloy.
Some dies will size the neck too small causing problems loading the .270 bullet.
Pirate69
12-13-2022, 11:38 PM
My rifle is a Model 41. It does not have the increasing twist. It is a consistent 7.9 twist.
Pirate69
12-13-2022, 11:51 PM
Perhaps I'm wrong but I seem to recall the the 6.5mm Carcano shot a boolit a little larger than the standard 6.5mm. Can anyone else here confirm that?

Tony



I think you're correct. My understanding is that it takes a 0.269 to 0.270" boolit for the Cacano. Other 6.5 makes can get by with 0.266" plus.
ukrifleman
12-14-2022, 12:49 PM
Perhaps I'm wrong but I seem to recall the the 6.5mm Carcano shot a boolit a little larger than the standard 6.5mm. Can anyone else here confirm that?

Tony

Carcano 6.5 military ball used a 162gn FMJRN bullet of .2665 diameter.
ukrifleman
rintinglen
12-15-2022, 01:30 PM
Commercial 6.5 MM Bullets run .264", versus the ~.267-.268 bores reported on the Carcano rifles.
schutzen-jager
12-15-2022, 01:43 PM
iirc gain twist was stopped by most Carcano manufacturers after WWI --smallest of mine is .267, largest .269 -