Loading oversized bullets in a 6.5 carcano.

[DisgruntledPatriot]

I bought a TS carbine Carcano on GunBroker. The seller claimed the bore had sharp rifling, turned out that wasn't the case at all.
She slugged to .2635 on the lands and .272 on the grooves. I ruined three brass brushes and a hundred patches before I got relatively clean patch through that barrel.
The rifling is visible, and casts some shadow. That's about all that can be said for it.
I have never reloaded one round. It looks like this will be my start.
My research indicates that either getting a custom bullet mold in the right diameter from NOE, or paper patching standard diameter projectiles at low velocity will be the way to go. My concern is the case mouth and if I make the case take big enough bullets, will the case be too big to chamber?

I can only find primed brass, so annealing with a torch is out.

Maybe just shoot a box of standard Privi Partizan ammo and use the casings from that?

Need some help here.

Thanks.

 

[N555]

Me personally I would probably rebarrel it.
Yeah your best bet is probably get a custom bullet mold.
You can make a chamber casting and that will tell you of you're going to have room for a standard thickness case neck with a .272" bullet crammed in it.
After my latest round of tests I say get a body die and collet neck sizer or a full length die with bushing neck sizer, don't even think about annealing till at least the 2nd firing.

 

[DisgruntledPatriot]

I would LOVE to rebarrel this rifle, but my only options are a "heavy rust in the bore"barrel from apex or just buy another TS carbine.

Anyone know of a maker that would make a new barrel for this rifle?

 

[N555]

I was searching for a 45acp barrel for Mauser and came across a website that sold 99% finished Mauser barrels all kinds of them. Just need to find someone who knew that they were doing install it and finish ream the head spacing.

 

[DisgruntledPatriot]

What was the website?

 

[DisgruntledPatriot]

Well, found a simple solution to the problem
Found a barrel on ebay for $50 with great rifling. Another hundred at my local Gunsmith to swap them out. Now back to normal diameter bullets..