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Pitfighter 71, That is an impressive collection.

Does the MP44 fire reliably?

This is one thing I am wondering as I am awaiting mine--will it work reliably?

thanks,

Ed

A silly question, I have heard that none of the repros work as well as the originals. But then the originals are absurdly expensive and hard to find.

thanks,

Ed

I am wondering if anyone has any experience with MP43/44s aka STG 44s. I have one inbound.

thanks.

Thanks. Sorry for being dense, but can you point me to a link about the paid banner advertising program, I can't seem to find it.

I am going to suggest that he get paid advertising here as well...

I have a friend who is a gunsmith who specializes in old firearms including restoration of old firearms. I suggested that he visit this forum.

Would there be a problem with him including a link...

Good to know, Imarangemaster.

I'm just reporting my limited experience with my 2 M1 carbines.

Since I have other guns that I use for home defense or could use for home defense, I don't have to...

Just a word of caution, be sure to fire at least 2 magazines of the softpoints through any magazines you plan to use in self defense. Preferably more. I know it can get expensive, but consider the...

Thanks,

I couldn't sell the rice peep sight if I wanted to because the standard rear sight has been removed. Besides, I like sighting through the peep sight better than I would a standard Krag...

Thanks, Guys. If I measure from the closed bolt to the end of the barrel it is about 21.25".

As I said, I was happy to buy it because I always wanted a Krag and this one was affordable. I think...

I picked this up at a gun show some time ago. I always wanted a Krag and finding one that was butchered, I mean sporterized, made it affordable.

Someone had slapped a recoil pad on it and added...

Thanks guys. Could I simply use paint thinner?

I just remembered I used paint thinner to remove cosmoline from something or other a long time ago.

thanks again for the indo.

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I bought a batch of New In wrapprer magazines and removed the wrappers only to find that the mags are gummed up with residue of the preservative--both inside the mags and out.

What is the...

You may indeed be correct.

When I post here I am just reflecting my experience based on two M1 Carbines that I own--one I bought from a friend and the other that I bought from the CMP.

I'm...

At this point if I had to use either of my M1 carbines for home defense I would rely on FMJ rounds in magazines that have proven trouble free. Even though some soft points have only malfunctioned...

I want to point out that the round illustrated--the older Remington 110 grain SPs with lots of lead exposed represents the most extreme case of feeding problems.

The newer Remington SPs that...

First, all of my magazines are 15 rounders.

While the feeding issue happens more dramatically with the Koren Mags, I have also had issues with US GI surplus mags--just not as dramatically as with...

No, I have not tried polishing the feed ramp for several reasons.

First, I don't know what I am doing, and am afraid of messing something up.

Second, I am concerned about altering a historic...

Wow, I have been away for too long.

I have not found that any of the softpoints or hollowpoints function reliably in either of my 2 carbines--an underwood & a NPM. I've tried the Remington, the...

Thanks for noticing that. I think that is a case that I had laying around from my other carbine which has not experienced extraction problems as of yet.

Can a regular gunsmith do this?

I had...

I did not take the bolt apart since I did not have the tool. I did let it soak in some hoppes number 9 in an ultrasonic cleaner.

Wow, thanks guys!

Great links, Painter.

I have heard that I would be better off buying the real GI bolt disassembly tool as it works better than the repro. Any thoughts on this?

Below is a...

In firing the NPM Carbine that I got from the CMP the last time, I encounted several extraction issues with three brands of ammo, including Remington Softpoint and Winchester and Privi Partisan ball....

Thanks, Guys,

I tried firing some mor egroups and ultimately put both carbines back in the stocks that I originally bouth them in. The NPM seems to shoot tighter groups and a but lower in the...

I'm not making any unreversible changes to the gun. The most I would do is change stocks, though that doesn't look like it would help.

The thing that threw me off is that my first carbine, an...

I guess I am spoiled because the first carbine that I bought a few months ago from a friend was dead on at 50 yards--which is the max distance at the indoor range where I shoot it. Its regular M1...