Originally Posted by mkk41

I bought a Carcano carbine out of a big drum at the local Woolworths 5&10 store for $15 my senior year of HS. A box of Norma ammo was probably $10 at the time , the only Carcano ammo around. Couldn't hit a paper plate at 100yds , or 50 for that matter. Even at 25yds , most shots keyholed. Always caused me to doubt the story.

Why would a supposedly accomplished marksman buy a Carcano , when the same ad had much superior rifles for only a few bucks more?

If my country sent me into battle with that , thing , I'd surrender and switch sides too.