Some people actually have Oswald clone rifles, with the same scope and sling. Their worth a good deal too. My m38 is the same year and from the same factory as Oswalds. Which I think is a little neat and haunting as well.
Let's be honest, you're not going to find cheaper, military correct, Carcanos more readily available anywhere else. You could try and find a better one in lgs or websites, but that's a gamble. Most of these rifles are more towards collecting than using. Besides, surplus is almost completely dead. Worn out is all that's left.Seems many who are buying these carbines are getting very rough examples.
So let’s see, a roll of the dice to get a worn out ugly rifle that takes a special clip in order to fire and fire $4 per round ammunition that is extremely hard to find.
I’m not seeing the appeal here.
It's impossible to explain the appeal of collecting to an individual who doesn't have that particular form of dementia. Sorry. But you "just don't get it." And that's OK. There's no particular reason why you should.I’m not seeing the appeal here.
I picked up a model 91 Carcano when I was collecting examples of WWI rifles.It's impossible to explain the appeal of collecting to an individual who doesn't have that particular form of dementia. Sorry. But you "just don't get it." And that's OK. There's no particular reason why you should.
I like studying WWI and have only one gun from that era (M1917 refurbished for WWII but originally a WWI gun). I ordered the Carcano as an inexpensive WWI gun and because I like carbines but ended up with an almost identical WWII gun instead. No worries. Now if I could only find an affordable Berthier....
I like the original 3-shot and 5-shot carbines and I wouldn’t mind one of the tirailleur short rifles, either. I do hear that original en bloc clips are hard to find, especially the 3-shot ones.
Just remember --- they're like potato chips!!!I keep flirting with the idea, because I do like old surplus guns. But I just can’t get excited about them. I’ll probably end up with one anyway. ....
Random question...anyone know a trick for keeping the empty clips from falling out of a Carcano? Maybe a cloth or leather strap so they can still be removed but not fall out on their own?
Ummmm....they're supposed to just fall out .... most people complaining about the Mannlicher system are cross because on many of these old rifles they don't fall out like they're designed to do.Random question...anyone know a trick for keeping the empty clips from falling out of a Carcano? Maybe a cloth or leather strap so they can still be removed but not fall out on their own?
My foggy memory says mine had a square button on the underside by the magazine well I had to push for the empty en-bloc clip to fall out. Maybe that button was inside the trigger area? I don't remember empty en-bloc clips falling out on their own.Random question...anyone know a trick for keeping the empty clips from falling out of a Carcano? Maybe a cloth or leather strap so they can still be removed but not fall out on their own?
My foggy memory says mine had a square button on the underside by the magazine well I had to push for the empty en-bloc clip to fall out. Maybe that button was inside the trigger area? I don't remember empty en-bloc clips falling out on their own.
I didn't watch this video but maybe it'll be helpful?
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m38-carcano-best-bolt-rifle-of-world-war-two/
The first photo this site *I think* shows that squarish button inside the trigger guard, that I had to press for an empty en-bloc clip to drop.
http://the-puzzle-palace.com/files/CarcSnip.htm
OK it's been 35 years since I sold mine, thanks for setting things straight.The clip/charger should fall out after loading the last round of the clip. Sometimes if you have worn clips, they are to wide and do not fall free, or the inside of the rifle is not the cleanest, The clip will need to be pushed out when the new full clip is inserted. (Like the little trap door pops open on the bottom of the 5 round Berthiers.)
That little button on the Carcano is to allow the shooter to pop out a clip that still has rounds in it, So that the gun can be emptied with out having to cycle each round.