Carcano m38

lordhedgwich · July 12, 2013, 05:04 PM

So today I was at my local gun shop and i picked up a yugo m24/47. While the guy was calling me in i was looking around the store and noticed a carcano m38 for 150 so on impulse i bought it too, but i didnt realize how scarce ammo is.. I assumed ppu made some but i havent found any. Anyone know where ammo can be had? (i dont reload so please dont say reload)

Snow Dog · July 12, 2013, 05:31 PM

Are you talking 6.5 Carcano or 7.35 Carcano?

lordhedgwich · July 12, 2013, 05:34 PM

7.35

Snow Dog · July 12, 2013, 05:51 PM

Quote:

(i dont reload so please dont say reload)

I'm afraid I can't really say anything!

(But it really is your only option!)

lordhedgwich · July 12, 2013, 07:06 PM

There has to be someone that makes this ammo... or someone that sells reloads online something lol

tahunua001 · July 12, 2013, 07:51 PM

I'm afraid 7.35 is not really an option most of the time. grafs has 1 item listed under that price I believe but it's always sold out and it's some brand I have never heard of, probably an inhouse brand. you could ask to be put on a mailing list but I wouldn't wait by the phone waiting for it to come in.

lordhedgwich · July 12, 2013, 08:32 PM

I see i guess this is what i get for an impulse buy haha But it is a cool looking gun made in 1939 i believe

AL45 · July 12, 2013, 08:55 PM

My LGS had 60 rounds and I bought them for 80.00. I bought the dies, and Hornady bullets and will now reload. A few years ago, I talked to a guy that I discovered on the internet that said he would reload them but I decided to do it myself. Sorry but I can't remember who it was. 100 bullets cost around 25.00 and I already have the primers and powder. I'm afraid reloading is the only way to go on the 7.35.

lordhedgwich · July 12, 2013, 10:58 PM

looks that way. I have no reloading equiment and i have no idea how.. Though anyone have a reloading guide for dummies

James K · July 12, 2013, 11:55 PM

The big problem with reloading 7.35mm is the scarcity of bullets of the proper (.299") diameter. Cases can be made from 6.5 Carcano and 6.5 Mannlicher. The former is usually available, though not easy to find.

Cases can also be made from .35 Remington by swaging the case in a 7.35mm sizing die if you have a press with enough power.

I recommend buying a reloading manual. Even if you decide not to reload anything the information alone is worth the reasonable cost.

Jim

lordhedgwich · July 13, 2013, 01:11 AM

Here are some pics of the carcano.

Snow Dog · July 13, 2013, 08:12 PM

Looks like mine! They are kind of fugly/cool.

Prvi makes the 7.35 brass and it's available from Graf's. Hornady makes the correct size bullet and it's available from MidwayUSA. I believe Lee makes the dies so you should be able to gather everything you need to start reloading. A simple single stage press and a few other tools and you'll be all set for a new and rewarding hobby!

Melkiper · July 19, 2013, 04:05 PM

Not a bad looking rifle, everyone I've seen always is sporterized and heinous looking. How is the recoil on the 6.5 Caracanos?

chiefr · July 20, 2013, 01:58 PM

I you want to shoot milsurps, you might as well get into reloading or it is going to be very expensive if not impossible.

July 12, 2013, 05:04 PM	#1
lordhedgwich Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 180	Carcano m38 So today I was at my local gun shop and i picked up a yugo m24/47. While the guy was calling me in i was looking around the store and noticed a carcano m38 for 150 so on impulse i bought it too, but i didnt realize how scarce ammo is.. I assumed ppu made some but i havent found any. Anyone know where ammo can be had? (i dont reload so please dont say reload)

July 12, 2013, 07:51 PM	#6
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	I'm afraid 7.35 is not really an option most of the time. grafs has 1 item listed under that price I believe but it's always sold out and it's some brand I have never heard of, probably an inhouse brand. you could ask to be put on a mailing list but I wouldn't wait by the phone waiting for it to come in. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

July 12, 2013, 05:31 PM	#2
Snow Dog Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2005 Location: Too close to Toronto! Posts: 106	Are you talking 6.5 Carcano or 7.35 Carcano?

July 12, 2013, 05:34 PM	#3
lordhedgwich Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 180	7.35

July 12, 2013, 07:06 PM	#5
lordhedgwich Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 180	There has to be someone that makes this ammo... or someone that sells reloads online something lol

July 12, 2013, 08:32 PM	#7
lordhedgwich Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 180	I see i guess this is what i get for an impulse buy haha But it is a cool looking gun made in 1939 i believe

July 12, 2013, 08:55 PM	#8
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 761	My LGS had 60 rounds and I bought them for 80.00. I bought the dies, and Hornady bullets and will now reload. A few years ago, I talked to a guy that I discovered on the internet that said he would reload them but I decided to do it myself. Sorry but I can't remember who it was. 100 bullets cost around 25.00 and I already have the primers and powder. I'm afraid reloading is the only way to go on the 7.35.

July 12, 2013, 10:58 PM	#9
lordhedgwich Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 180	looks that way. I have no reloading equiment and i have no idea how.. Though anyone have a reloading guide for dummies

July 12, 2013, 11:55 PM	#10
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The big problem with reloading 7.35mm is the scarcity of bullets of the proper (.299") diameter. Cases can be made from 6.5 Carcano and 6.5 Mannlicher. The former is usually available, though not easy to find. Cases can also be made from .35 Remington by swaging the case in a 7.35mm sizing die if you have a press with enough power. I recommend buying a reloading manual. Even if you decide not to reload anything the information alone is worth the reasonable cost. Jim

July 13, 2013, 08:12 PM	#12
Snow Dog Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2005 Location: Too close to Toronto! Posts: 106	Looks like mine! They are kind of fugly/cool. Prvi makes the 7.35 brass and it's available from Graf's. Hornady makes the correct size bullet and it's available from MidwayUSA. I believe Lee makes the dies so you should be able to gather everything you need to start reloading. A simple single stage press and a few other tools and you'll be all set for a new and rewarding hobby!

July 19, 2013, 04:05 PM	#13
Melkiper Member Join Date: January 13, 2013 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 65	Not a bad looking rifle, everyone I've seen always is sporterized and heinous looking. How is the recoil on the 6.5 Caracanos?

July 20, 2013, 01:58 PM	#14
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 1,401	I you want to shoot milsurps, you might as well get into reloading or it is going to be very expensive if not impossible.