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The 6.5×52mm Carcano, also known as the 6.5×52mm Parravicini–Carcano or 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano, is an Italian military 6.5 mm (.268 cal, actually 0.2675 inches) rimless bottle-necked rifle cartridge, developed from 1889 to 1891 and used in the Carcano 1891 rifle and many of its successors.
Carcano rifles are built with a .257" bore and .268" grooves. This was done to extend barrel life. The rifles are, by virtue of this, not generally accurate with conventional .264" 6.5 mm bullets. Hornady now produces a .267" 160 grain Round Nose bullet designed specifically for Carcano rifles.
Calibre specification Metric (mm) Imperial (in) Calibre 6.5 x 52 .256 x 2.05 Name: Carcano Case Type: Rimless, Bottlenecked Bullet Diameter: 6.72 0.265 Case Length: 52.5 2.05 Rim Diameter: 11.37 0.448 Neck Diameter: 7.48 0.295 Shoulder Diameter: 0.430 Base Diameter: 11.31 0.445 Total Length: 76.3 3.02 Weight: 22.03 grammes Primer: Berdan Year Introduced: 1891 Also…
Cartridge 6,5 x 52 Carcano and its variants. Synonyms; History; Dimensions; Variants
Bullet size is standard 6.5mm (.264"). The cartridge overall length is approximatley 2.90". All of these dimensions are subject to variation. For the shooter with a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle in good shape, factory loaded 6.5x52 ammunition and brass is available from Norma.
These cartridges are well known to collectors, with their ‘WCC 6.5 mm‘ headstamp (see above), brass case, flat brass primer with a red primer annulus and a round tipped 144 grain gilding metal jacketed lead core bullet, featuring a knurled -neck cannelure.
1 sty 2024 · With an overall length about 0.13″ longer than 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC will fit handily in most short actions, while providing supersonic velocity at up to 1,650 yards. To be blunt, that is insane for any short action cartridge. For comparison, .50 BMG remains supersonic at about 1,500 yards.
