6.5 x 52 Carcano
First would like to say don't know a lot about foreign rifle calibers.
Saw that Palmetto State Armory is selling surplus Italian Carcano rifles.
Remembered it was a carbine version of one those that Lee Harvey Oswald used to assassinate JFK (or not depending on where you stand on conspiracy theories).
Anyway, looked up the ammo online-then found the below picture of the live round ejected from Oswald's Carcano. Sure is weird looking with so much of the 160 gr round nose bullet extending out of the case. Makes me wonder how much is in the case?
Why would you build a rifle around a cartridge with a bullet like that? Not sure its the most accurate gun around, but back when they were building these rifles, most sights were marked up to at least 500 yds. Seems like you would be better off putting more cartridge capacity for power to push bullets way out there.
Things that make you go Hmmm...….
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