I'm sure there are some other C&R guys around here. . .
I had an hour to kill in between appointments when I was in Charlotte yesterday so i stopped in at a large privately owned store we have here. Looked at all the milsurps and Smith K frames and on my way back to the reloading area I passed a trash can marked with "As Is" In htere was a Carcano cavalry carbine I'd passed over about a zillion times. I used to think they were worthless and blew up but recently had read alot that said otherwise. Spotted and scabbed with rust, stock scarred up and missing it's handguard and bayo. It appeas to be in sad shape. but. . . .
I popped the bolt out and looked down the bore and the rifleing is strong amd crisp under the grease and dirt. The bolt face looks to be hardly shot and when I stripped off the wood there was no pitting or rust to be found under it. Bolt internals still had anchient grease on them.
Upon examining the wood and metal the rifle apparantly had the bayo taken off and it was given to a child as a playtoy. During the course of play the handguard wass cracked/lost and a saw was taken to parts of the stock and it was stabbed with a knife. More's the pity becasue it matches the reciver and has strong numbers/cartouches
Aside from looks, it's really in dang good shape. Gonna spend soem time with a bronze brush on the metal. trying to figure out a non-expensive way to work on the wood that will look decent. Metal will look fine after being brushed and clp'd. Any ideas? Anyone know where I can get a carcano folding bayo and stocks?
I had an hour to kill in between appointments when I was in Charlotte yesterday so i stopped in at a large privately owned store we have here. Looked at all the milsurps and Smith K frames and on my way back to the reloading area I passed a trash can marked with "As Is" In htere was a Carcano cavalry carbine I'd passed over about a zillion times. I used to think they were worthless and blew up but recently had read alot that said otherwise. Spotted and scabbed with rust, stock scarred up and missing it's handguard and bayo. It appeas to be in sad shape. but. . . .
I popped the bolt out and looked down the bore and the rifleing is strong amd crisp under the grease and dirt. The bolt face looks to be hardly shot and when I stripped off the wood there was no pitting or rust to be found under it. Bolt internals still had anchient grease on them.
Upon examining the wood and metal the rifle apparantly had the bayo taken off and it was given to a child as a playtoy. During the course of play the handguard wass cracked/lost and a saw was taken to parts of the stock and it was stabbed with a knife. More's the pity becasue it matches the reciver and has strong numbers/cartouches
Aside from looks, it's really in dang good shape. Gonna spend soem time with a bronze brush on the metal. trying to figure out a non-expensive way to work on the wood that will look decent. Metal will look fine after being brushed and clp'd. Any ideas? Anyone know where I can get a carcano folding bayo and stocks?