M1 carbine help!

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Dave, the bottom does come off. It may be full of 40 years of spiders, grinder dust, and general workbench grit.

Did you fire the Luger I sent? There should have been some ammunition in the box...

The removable bottom should help!

Not yet. It appears that the dots of the roll caps need to be trimmed to mimic the original ammo. Just slide it in and work the action, right?

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

The removable bottom should help!

Yeah, it's a sliding tongue & groove thingie. Really stiff.

Not yet. It appears that the dots of the roll caps need to be trimmed to mimic the original ammo. Just slide it in and work the action, right?

Yep, that's it. I was afraid you may have thought the big bubble-wrap was just a 'spacer', and thrown it out.

Ah, the things we accumulate...