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The 6.5x52mm Carcano cartridge has been around since the early 1890s, feeding Italy's Model 91 rifles and carbines through two world wars and decades of surplus imports afterward. Tracking down quality ammo for these old military guns used to mean digging through dusty surplus boxes of questionable vintage, but PPU has kept this cartridge alive with modern production that takes the guesswork out of feeding your Carcano.
These Carcano rifles have a reputation for wider bore dimensions than a lot of shooters expect from a 6.5mm gun, which is part of why bullet fit matters so much with this cartridge. If you're chasing tighter groups, it's worth slugging your particular rifle's bore since diameters can vary quite a bit from one old Carcano to the next depending on how much use it saw over the last century. This load uses a 139 grain full metal jacket bullet with a boat tail base, a bullet shape that trims drag and helps retain velocity better than the flat base bullets found in most vintage military loadings.
Leaving the muzzle at right around 2525 feet per second and carrying close to 1968 foot-pounds of energy, this load has enough steam for target work and familiarization shooting without beating up a rifle that's been in service since before most of us were born. The boat tail design also means less wind drift compared to older round nose military surplus, so groups tend to stay a bit more consistent as distance stretches out.
Every case is brass and boxer primed, so if you eventually want to start reloading for your Carcano, you've got a solid foundation to work from. PPU has been turning out ammunition since 1928 out of their factory in Uzice, Serbia, and they've built a reputation for covering calibers that larger manufacturers gave up on years ago. This non-corrosive loading means you can skip the extra cleaning ritual that surplus ammo used to demand, letting you spend more time shooting and less time scrubbing a barrel.
Yes, this load is chambered for the standard 6.5x52mm Carcano cartridge and will feed and function in the various Carcano rifle models built over the decades. Because bore dimensions can vary quite a bit between individual rifles this old, it's worth patterning a few rounds at the range before trusting it for serious accuracy work.
No, this load uses non-corrosive primers and propellant, unlike a lot of the decades-old surplus ammo that's floated around for these rifles. That means your normal cleaning routine is all you need after a range session, no special soak or scrub required.
Yes, these cases are brass with boxer primers, so they're reloadable once fired. Just keep in mind that Carcano bore diameters tend to run wider than standard 6.5mm bullets, so do some research on proper bullet sizing before working up your own loads.
The boat tail base is a tapered design that reduces drag as the bullet travels downrange, which helps it retain velocity and resist wind drift better than a flat base bullet. That's a notable upgrade over the round nose flat base bullets used in the original military loadings from decades ago.
| UPC | 8605003812708 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | PP6CF |
| Caliber/Gauge | 6.5x52mm Carcano |
| Case Material | Brass |
| Grains | 139 GR |
| Length | 5.4000 |
| Shipping Weight | 1.02 |
| Units per Box | 20 |
| Cost per Round | 1.40 |
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