M1 carbine help!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Mine's a NJ Iver Johnson, made 1982, so it has the "good" castings.

Dave, I think you should do a pictorial of the IV carbine; teardown, test fire, review, etc.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Dave, I think you should do a pictorial of the IV carbine; teardown, test fire, review, etc.

Lol! Rich, I'll put that on "the list"!

Given that this smoke pole represents the totality of my experience with this species, I'm not confident that I'll be able to contribute to the body of knowledge about them. Evidenced by YouTubes, it seems that the M1 carbine is more capable than its detractors generally believe...and probably more capable than me. Although it works better for my old eyes than the standard peep sight, the cheap Red Dot I've stuck onto mine likely won't help me much in exploring its limits.

I've discovered that the mag you sent me is a horrendous pain in the butt to load. Will try to score some silicone plumber's grease this week to see if that helps.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

I've discovered that the mag you sent me is a horrendous pain in the butt to load. Will try to score some silicone plumber's grease this week to see if that helps.

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...

[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...