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I just purchased a 1968 vintage E M1 on GunBroker and discover the front sight is missing. Too late to return the purchase. Can anyone direct me to a source for a front sight? The remainder of the carbine is in nice shape so I plan on keeping it.
I'm looking on Ebay and GB, but none listed.
LTC
Try this one do not know if they are still going https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...abNEkFuxd-s2LA
I had one in the late 70's ERMA EM-1 in 22 Mag with a 12 shot mag quite a sweet thing to shoot do not ask me why but I had a scope fitted to it about the worst thing I could have done as occasionally the fired cases hit the bottom of the tube and bounced right back and jammed the action easy to clear bad luck if you waned a quick second shot.
It did claim a fox one day, I was out hunting crows in some heavy -medium scrub I was moving positions when lo and behold not 20 meters from me a fox stuck its head out from under some bushes it was pushing through. Its eyes popped out of its head I said WT* shouldered the weapon and through the scope just got where he had just turned as the leaves were still moving. I was using Winchester 22 mag bullets so I fired 2 quick shots at where he departed from and thought that was that. When I checked on that spot sure enough there he was dead as with 2 rounds in his back all in the space of 3 seconds but it felt like forever to shoulder the rifle and fire 2 rounds at moving leaves. Then sometime later on the same property when hunting roo's I had my Marlin 444 ooops thats another WT* moment!!!!!
Cinders,
Thanks, I have already sent them an e-mail a day ago. They show the sight as available, but who knows.
LTC
Good luck dealers have a funny way of describing things another spot is hunting if not there go to other hunting tried Guns International but the have zip also
Well, it took almost 3 months but I acquired a sight from Bob's and had it gunsmith installed. My first outing with it today proved the front sight blade is too high. It shot about 4 inches low at 50 feet. I will take a file with me on my next range visit and lower the sight blade as needed.
Cycling is inconsistent. I will field strip the action and flush it out good with Gun Scrubber before the next trip to the range. If that doesn't work I'll have to try different brands of ammunition to see if that solves it.
Wish me luck.
LTC
Ammo does play a part, these are all factory cartridges? How's the piston look?
Jim,
Not sure what piston you are referring too.
LTC
Pardon me...you're referring to the .22 aren't you? Yes, ammo is a big player. Sometimes a complete strip and clean is in order.
I returned to the range again today with file in hand. After about 1/2 hour and a bit of filing after every 5 rounds I had the EM-1 consistently hitting the X ring at 50' on a Bullseye 50' target (dime sized groups).
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...rma20EM1-1.jpg
I still need to work on cycling issues.
LTC
We seldom see those here but last Halloween show had two appear there. Didn't look at prices and don't know if they sold though...
"I still need to work on cycling issues."
Me too. I have a beautiful 67er. But there is one major weak point in the design: no continuous ramp into the chamber. So any slight misalignment of the bullet as it enters the chamber causes the bullet to snag on the chamber edge. Try hand-cycling a few rounds and look at the bullet noses. Odds are there is a bit of scraping. Not only is this ballistically a bad thing, but the scrapings cause other problems, which are addressed below.
There are 5 things you could check/try:
1) Both the recess in the bolt head for the cartridge base and the slot for the extractor can become crudded up with a mixture of grease and lead scrapings. As a result, the cartridge base does not sit down squarely in the recess and the extractor may fail to latch properly. Cartridge guiding is impaired, and if the build-up is large enough, then ignition may be impaired as well. CLEAN the bolt head area as well as you can. As for the extractor slot: see 3).
2) The front "wings" on the magazine lips are often slightly bent. They need to be VERY carefully tweaked so that the bullet has the smallest possible clearance between the lips, without it being a rubbing fit. This improves cartridge guidance.
3) If you are now feeling a bit more confident, then clean out the extractor slot in the barrel. It is necessary to partially dismantle the rifle to do this properly. Be warned: do NOT just start taking it to bits. Things will fall off and disappear, and it could really spoil your day! There is good pictorial information on the internet for doing it correctly:
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_em1.html
will help you a lot.
4) If you have got this far, then slide out the striker from the bolt and clean both it and the hole through which the striker passes. Crud in this hole + old grease or oil has a hydraulic braking effect on the striker, thus impairing ignition.
5) Having attended to points 1) to 4), try out as many different types of .22 ammo as you can get. Tip: forget the specialist 50meter target ammo. This is lightly loaded to provide maximum accuracy at 50 meters/yards, but can be too weak to cycle the action. Stick to standard ammo with standard loading.
Patrick, Thanks for your insight on my cycling issues. I think a good cleaning is called for. Have you ever seen anyone "break" the lower edge of the chamber mouth? The mouth is a perfectly square, sharp edge. I am continuing to proceed slowly so as not to do irreversible harm.
LTC
I liked mine allot and had lotsa fun with it sadly due to draconian and unconstitutional rambling laws were are now forbidden to as a hunter or average firearms owner to have Semi Autos of any type.......:crying::(:mad:
Indeed I am seriously considering doing that myself. In principle, all you would need would be a rat-tail Swiss or diamond file, and very, very carefully form a lead-in at the bottom of the chamber mouth. If you look at this area with the aid of an eyeglass, you will see that the edge is** chamfered, but only by a few tenths of a mm - just enough to accommodate the rounding between the rim and body of a .22 case, but quite inadequate for a bullet feed ramp.Quote:
Originally Posted by ltc
Now on a center-fire rifle one would say that to open out this area could be extremely hazardous, leading to case-head blow-outs, or at least serious distortion. But since .22 cases are not reloadable, who cares about distortion as long as the case integrity is not compromised? The rim region of the case is anyway seriously distorted by the striker - that's how rimfire cases work! So I reckon that the chamber edge could be enlarged a few more tenths of a mm. To avoid the lead-shaving effect, the edge profile should not look like this
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In other words, a chamfer will still cause some shaving if it has a sharp edge. The edge must be rounded.
The real problem is: How can one achieve this without FUBARing the rifle????
On that, more later...
And so am I !Quote:
Originally Posted by ltc
** make that "should be" chamfered. Maybe your Erma is slightly different.
Would it be possible to get a dremel rotary tool with a 90 degree attachment into the chamber? If so, I would start with a conical felt polishing bob and a compound, finishing with a polish, it should round the chamber lip very slowly without resorting to possibly ruinous bit based grinding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick
I had a Norinco Type-97 NSR that needed the feed ramp reprofiled to run with non-Norinco magazines and undertook a similar smoothing process. The Norinco magazine fit tightly in the magazine housing and the rounds made a smooth jump to the chamber. Non-Norinco magazines would rock fore and aft which changed the presentation of the next round, often tipping into the feed ramp and ramming the projectile well into the case with extreme force. In my case I started with jeweler hand files and finished with Dremel felt polishing.
That's just what I was thinking of doing, but haven't yet summoned up the courage. Your success with the Norinco is encouraging.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sentryduty