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http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1420136511 Message started by chuck0990 on Jan 1st, 2015 at 6:21pm |
Title: Re: Hi, new member requesting help Post by butlersrangers on Jan 4th, 2015 at 2:44am
NB'chuck': The 6.5mm M-S and 6.5mm Carcano are very similar cartridges. I have heard of a number of Norwegian Krags altered to the once popular and available M-S round. Back in the 1950s, 6.5 Carcano was rare in hunting loads. In fact, M-S brass was used to make reloadable Carcano ammo. The Carcano round is just an unlikely candidate for re-chambering.
You may have to resort to having a chamber cast done to accurately measure your chamber. (I no longer have any 6.5mm M-S brass laying around. Otherwise, I would send you some cases to play with). Here are some dimensions from one reference: |
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