[Swordmaker]

“But when the Italian team test-fired the identical model of gun, they were unable to load and fire three shots in less than 19 seconds” - Maybe instead of using a team they should have just used one guy.

Let's see... Gregorio Fires... hands the rifle to Luigi... Luigi cycles the action, fires, and hands the gun to Giuseppi... who cycles the action, fires. 19 seconds. Obvious proof that a team couldn't do it.

[RGPII]

I may be wrong about this; but

The only thing the testing has going for it; is it seems some of the testing was performed at the very factory it was made at; Carcano.