MAS 36

[meles meles]

We don't have a Carcano.



Yet...

[dodgyrog]

I have a load of once fired brass (PPU) here somewhere

[meles meles]

Carcano or MAS ?

[dromia]

Desist!

For sales should be in the proper forum.

[R.G.C]

The bolt being awkward? It's definitely not as fast as a Lee Enfield bit the bolt throw is so short, the last time I shot mine (the first time in a few months) I let off 5 rounds in just over 10 seconds, I lack stripper clips (on order) so can't perform a mad minute.

The sights are thick but I find them great especially with my crap eyesight. The only issue I have is the stock is just too damn short for me.


Have yet to use my M1891 Carcano :(

The 36 was designed for simplicity (bolt iis only 5 parts) fast profuction, strenght and to replace the mouqueton and the 07/15 alltogether.

In my mpdest opinion, commitee or not, there is A LOT of thought in the design. Just for instance have a look on the rear lugs design and arrangement....

R.G.G

[froggy]

Salut,

Oh mon Dieu !!
Les roastbeefs quel grand désastre !!
They certainly don't deserve the best bolt action battle rifle ever made (after le Lee Enfield that is ) :55:

The 36 is accurate, compact, bomb-proof, easy to handle & clean and I find the bolt pleasant to action. It is a personal taste but I find the peep sights brilliant for a battle rifle, especially the post45 hooded front sight.
If you find the stock too short, you can alway buy a rubber "sabot" pad, they come in 2 lenghts, cost peanuts and will solve the problem in seconds...

Voila ...

[dave_303]

Should have made myself clearer, of the surplus rifles I own I rate it was one of the best, the action is smooth, the bolt through short, the angled handle a thought of pure genius. The sights are great for snap shooting, the cartridge performs well and recoil I find it more than manageable, it's better than many 'full-length' rifles I shot, and when compared to other carbines it's amazingly light.

It handles well to, I maintain that if I ever come round to having to sell any of my guns, it will be on of the last, if not the last to go.

[huntervixen]

My penneth worth.....

I have had the pleasure of shooting Daves rifle and found it to be a most interesting and pleasant rifle to shoot (see pic) it certainly turns heads on the range and is a lot more interesting than the mass ranks of boring target rifles on the firing points!

These often overlooked rifles are of historic military and design interest!

Us Brits certainly have no right to debase any Military firearm design after the L85A1.....Now that is design by committee....and a p*** one at that

[meles meles]

Us Brits certainly have no right to debase any Military firearm design after the L85A1.....Now that is design by committee....and a p*** one at that

Beggin' your pardon, ooman, but the L85A1 as designed was quite a good weapon, but the Treasury said it was too expensive and had it value engineered. Lots of solid machined parts were replaced by poorly welded pressing and stampings and virtually everything else was cobbled up from cheap plastic. Twenty years and a£120 million later they got H&K to rebuild it to virtually the original standard. It's good now...

[huntervixen]

Hence the "design by committee" Mr Badger, I agree, the prototypes had merit, but look what happened when clipboard carrying career officers, politicians and bean counters got involved!!

The committee well and truly Fu**ed it up!