Never know what will show up. Had a guy give my wife some old powder to pass on to me "that he had laying around" that he said he'll never use so maybe your husband can. Came with a bunch of mixed WWll 3006 brass and two newer boxes of 38 special too.
Looks to be WWll surplus Hodgdon...
The design of the Carcano .300 bullet
is a copy of the Britt Mk VII ball. The nose filler was used for one reason. To become extremely unstable when it struck a target and tumble. The weight being in the rear of the bullet will drive the AL nose to one side and instantly start to tumble the...
I sectioned a few 7.35 MM Italian Carcano bullets to see how the aluminum tips were places in with the lead core. The idea was that the would up set and cause a greater transfer of energy.
The British also did this with their 303 bullets using both aluminum and wood as a tip filler
I do this all the time.
I size, clean trim and prime a 30 cal ammo can of all my most use rounds and that way I'm good to go when the mood suits me.
9mm, 38 SPL. 3006, 6.5 and 7.7 Japanese I do a 50 cal can as I burn up a lot of these when I shoot.
90 grain 9mm HP bullets if you need them
I think I've got 500 or so 90 grain 9mm HP bullets if you can use them. 12 cents each plus shipping.
If so email me at [email protected] Tom
Carcano 91/38
I too have Finnish Army marked Carcano 91/38 that I bought new in 1958 right out of the crate for $14 with my paper route money.. Been shooting it now for almost 55 years.
I have had many other rifles over the years but as this was the first I bought with my own money I've...
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