Q
I have an Italian 6.5 Carcano rifle in good condition that I’d like to use for military rifle shooting. I’ve found that Norma is the only company offering ammunition and unprimed cases. But the price of both is unaffordable as I’m on a limited budget. Is there any other way I can get this gun shooting. So far I’ve had little luck in obtaining any information on this particular cartridge. Can I make cases from some other popular cartridge brass?
– Ron Jackson
A
You can make 6.5 Carcano cases from .30-06 cases, but it’s not easy. First swage the head to .448″ diameter and deepen the extractor groove; Size full length in 6.5 Carcano die and trim to 2.07″; Ream neck, use .264 ” bullets. Me, I’d rather save up and buy a couple of boxes of Norma unprimed brass which is likely to withstand a lot of reloads.
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