Italian Carcano chambered in 7.35x51. - Page 2

**Mike Irwin** · November 30, 2022, 07:57 AM

Yeah, I'm not at all talking about the 8mm Mauser Carcanos.

Maximum pressure on the round is about 56,000 PSI.

Again, I've not heard of any verified accounts of an 8mm Carcano opening up, but I'm not particularly willing to play those odds, either.

FrankenMauser · November 30, 2022, 10:51 AM

Unfortunately, I have. One, at least.
I know a fellow in Australia whose friend popped one about a year ago. Lost an eye and suffered damage to both arms and a hand. Photos of the rifle went around some of the surplus circles for a few weeks, but it didn't get big attention like the Lee Navy fatality or the always 'viral' .300 Blackout in a 5.56 chamber incidents.

He now has too much anxiety to shoot at all and sold everything he owned, except for collectibles that were never fired anyway (like a C96 Mauser, artillery Luger, and similar).

Whether the root cause was ammunition or the rifle, I will probably never know.

**Mike Irwin** · November 30, 2022, 03:22 PM

"Whether the root cause was ammunition or the rifle, I will probably never know."

Yeah, that's the rub. Bad reload? Something in the barrel? Without having a better idea as to what really happened, it's a crapshoot.

AL45 · December 2, 2022, 09:05 PM

I own one. I reload for mine. Hornady occassionally produces the bullets and I use Lee dies. Mine is a carbine and has fixed sights. The front sight can be tapped over for windage. It's fairly accurate for what it is.

November 30, 2022, 07:57 AM	#26
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,246	Yeah, I'm not at all talking about the 8mm Mauser Carcanos. Maximum pressure on the round is about 56,000 PSI. Again, I've not heard of any verified accounts of an 8mm Carcano opening up, but I'm not particularly willing to play those odds, either. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

November 30, 2022, 10:51 AM	#27
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,131	Unfortunately, I have. One, at least. I know a fellow in Australia whose friend popped one about a year ago. Lost an eye and suffered damage to both arms and a hand. Photos of the rifle went around some of the surplus circles for a few weeks, but it didn't get big attention like the Lee Navy fatality or the always 'viral' .300 Blackout in a 5.56 chamber incidents. He now has too much anxiety to shoot at all and sold everything he owned, except for collectibles that were never fired anyway (like a C96 Mauser, artillery Luger, and similar). Whether the root cause was ammunition or the rifle, I will probably never know. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

November 30, 2022, 03:22 PM	#28
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,246	"Whether the root cause was ammunition or the rifle, I will probably never know." Yeah, that's the rub. Bad reload? Something in the barrel? Without having a better idea as to what really happened, it's a crapshoot. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

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December 2, 2022, 09:05 PM	#29
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 712	I own one. I reload for mine. Hornady occassionally produces the bullets and I use Lee dies. Mine is a carbine and has fixed sights. The front sight can be tapped over for windage. It's fairly accurate for what it is.