M1 carbine help!

[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.