Hi guys, the original upload of this video was missing the end, this version is a little longer. Sorry for the mistake.

Trust the Italians to use macaroni instead of powder.

The red tint is the pasta sauce it is soaked in before going into the brass…lol

Thank you for making this information available.

Definitely Solenite powder. I think that's all they ever used in the 6.5.

Because of your video I realized a few of these empty casings in my bucket were exactly these cartridges...😊

That was really interesting. Thanks!

I saw a similar powder in Soviet high caliber ammo. That powder brought me memories from younger years Thanks 😊

Interesting!

I read somewhere that the core was loaded in as twelve separate discs. IIRC Hornady makes a .268 bullet for the Carcano and warns against using it in any other 6.5 cartridge or rifle. It might be interesting to get your rifle slugged...

Interesting video thanks. I have one of those stashed away in my collection too, not sure on the year tho I'd have to dig it out to check the headstamp. The powder reminds me somewhat of what the cordite from a .303 would look like if the sticks were chopped up but it looks a fair bit coarser, unusual looking stuff indeed.

I once had a 6.5 Carcano and I remember shooting a WW2 round through it. I shot a 3 foot flame. I later was told that the Italians had used nitroglycerine in their powder.

Strange round yugo partizans called it silk bullet because wounds would heal fast and with litlle complications

I was thinking that powder would makle a great necklas

I inherited an old shoebox full of old ammunition belonging to my great grandfather and found a bunch of this ammunition

Hi Sean. I have been looking online in Canada at PPU ammo in 6.5x52 and see that some boxes show a bullet dia of .264 . Do you know if the make it in the bigger dia. I would not want to order the wrong stuff. I need the .264 for the Cooey Carcano. Thanks.

Not sure it's cordite, but possibly, I'm not a cordite expert, just looks different than any cordite I've ever seen. The orange-yellow discoloration may be decomposition. I know that is a sign to look for to see if your powder is starting to decompose, per modern powder manufacturers. Size and shape suggests that it's for something much larger than 6.5mm.

I bought a 6.5 Carcano at Kmart in San Angelo Tx in 1966 for $15. I was only 12:yrs old.

Great video, thanks for sharing. Don’t use that ammo in the Cooey Carcano. It’s been rechamberd for 6.5 MS. Take care.

M1891 Carcano rifle barrels have Progressive Rifling meaning that the base with the exposed lead bottom will expand midway to the middle of the barrel and squeeze through till it exits the barrel. This is not new, the 1891 Carcano barrel came from the 19th Century barrel system to the Minie bullet to where the base expands to grasp the rifling starting big from the top of the mouth as the brass casing's neck and shoulder expand to seal the gasses so there is minimal gases blowing back through the chamber into the rifleman. The Carcano in my opinion had the split designed receiver like the German M1888 with dual lug for safety and strength. The long 6.5mm diameter long slender bullet was designed to expand at the base supported by the long jacket to cruise through the rifling as it gets smaller as it exits and have a stable flight to it's target. During the late 1890s, barrels of German, Austrian, French, Scandinavian countries had same bore diameter designs from mouth to crown to deliver consistent accuracy with one standard. The Italians through Salvatore Carcano had designed the Italian Army's rifles using the Progressive Rifling system dating back to the Black Powder Era, thinking that with much more better powders using an expandable base and Progressive Rifling would enhance accuracy. The only Italian Army formations that complained about this before WWI and after was the Bersaglieri and the Alpini Mountain troops who are above marksman from the Italian conscript infantry. The Italian Army never corrected this because producing more rifles and ammo means they can arm more troops to fight the Austrians and Germans in Northern Italy.

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I think that loaded with a 155 MatchKing-type of projectile, this would have been a decent military round. I believe the Italians should have had Germany chamber this in K98s for their own useage.

7.35 and 6.5 ..fit in the same carcano carabine???? Thanks

Bullet not quite round. When it is fired - presuming the diameter in the bore is correct - the bullet seals off the barrel in regard to the burning powder and when the bullet leaves the bore it IS the diameter of the bore (and shows rifling marks). Weight of the projectile was established in 'grams' rather than 'grains'. Metric, not Imperial measure. I would think the 'official' weight (what the specs called for) was 10 grams. That would be 154.5 grains. Some variation is expected, but within specified parameters. Shape of bullet. The round was designed in 1891 or thereabouts. This was less than ten years after the development of smokeless gun powder. Just about all the designers of arms and cartridges were 'black powder' trained. All (black powder) bullets were heavy for caliber and round nosed. Consequently all the smokeless powder bullets were as well, as that was how bullets were shaped. However, the jacketing was needed as the higher velocity would cause a solid lead bullet to 'lead' (smear lead on) the bore. Later on some few years the increased velocity lead to a lightening of the bullets and 'streamlining' the projectiles. The history of development is fascinating. But I'm a nerd. Powder. What we currently recognize as 'gunpowder' is NOT the only version known. In 1891 there were several forms and formulae for 'smokeless' powder. Some burned hotter than others and so forth, so what we recognize is several types that function well (by our contemporary standards) in arms for an individual. The history of gunpowder is a study in itself. (My nerd is taking control of me.) Powder charge seems to be about normal for IMR 3031 or IMR 4064. In examining other rifle cartridges of the era, I am led to believe the smokeless powder of the time was all rather fast burning. Which is why most of the rifles had muzzle velocities in the lower 2000 fps range. Enjoyed the video. More knowledge and examination than gusto and phony masculine proof.

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Seriously course powder.

the powder looks really strange, it could be Solenite

Comment for the al gore rhythm :)

Where can I find 6.5x52?

Have done same to steel cased ammo very coarse sonlite powder be safe

Cruise missile!

the 160 grain wt of the projectile---and its length ==-----its not very aerodynamically stable --& tumbles easily --6 ,5 mm I have used on Hartebeest and Kudu ---Here in Zambia --sideways tumbling bullet does enormous damage on medium game at 150 yards---no wonder it blew a huge gaping hole in JFK ,S cranium ---no magic in this round!