I don’t think anyone here ever said that the thought of putting an adjustable sight on the carbine was something that only occurred to people years after the carbine was standardized. Obviously...
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I don’t think anyone here ever said that the thought of putting an adjustable sight on the carbine was something that only occurred to people years after the carbine was standardized. Obviously...
You have still not provided any information whatsoever about why, if the desire for an adjustable sight was so clear and urgent, it took years to get one standardized and put into use. Cripes,...
I said "the adjustable sight clamor resulted from the carbine being really used as a 'light rifle', and not just a pistol substitute for support troops".
As I noted, the original specifications...
I'm the one who is rolling my eyes. I asked WHY it took years to standardize something that trivial, and nothing in your post sheds any light whatsoever on that question. If you don't know the...
Well, if the Reader's Digest account is written by Col. Rene L. Studler, who would know more than anyone about the rationale for the carbine and its justification, I think it is worth considering. ...
I did. (1) The memo is dated more than TWO YEARS after the original circular of October 1, 1940, which stated that "Windage adjustment is not required." (2) If Winchester could turn out a working...
I really can't understand the argument about this. It is perfectly possible to do something for multiple reasons, and it is abundantly clear from all sources that the carbine was to provide an...
The memo of November 3, 1942 says that "at the time the Carbine ... was standardized Ordnance Committee action contained a recommendation that development of an adjustable rear sight be continued." ...
[QUOTE=BrianQ;56771]We’ll be standing by for the document that says the M1 Carbine was developed out of a result of the ineffectiveness of the pistol to produce casualties in WWI. [QUOTE]
OK, see...
Not on me as I am at work, but check out the introductory chapters of War Baby and you will find the references. You don't justify development of a new weapon based on some dufus officer's idea of...
Not exactly. The later, formal justification for the carbine specifically referenced the inadequacy of the pistol, as shown by statistical surveys of German casualties after the end of WW I, and the...
From what I've read it sounds like the adjustable sight clamor resulted from the carbine being really used as a "light rifle", and not just a pistol substitute for support troops. For use at longer...
On the adjustable sight, I guess I would say, "why not"? Cost difference was surely trivial (the stamped adjustable sight may actually have been cheaper than the machined leaf sight for all I know)....
Sportsman's Guide has S & B available for order at $19.47 ($18.50 if you are a member of their Buyer's Club) a box, supposedly available for delivery July 20. ...
My 1,740,xxx Rock-Ola has same sight on Rock-Ola (undated) barrel (for what little this information is worth).
I got one from Sportsman's Guide a couple years ago. Same thing Numrich was selling. Excellent quality, made in Italy. After dyeing the leather and painting the rivets it looks great. (You could...
Correct, it is for the 1919A4. I have a later version of the same. This might be attractive to a 1919A4 collector -- you could post it at 1919a4.com: Beltfed Fun for 1919 Enthusiasts - 1919a4.com...
I got mine from Fulton Armory, not ebay. It is well designed, well made, and functions perfectly (with no thread chasing required).
It's worth the $100. You won't regret it.
Relo to Arizona. Here the humidity in my safes hovers at 32% with no dehumidification.
Photos of the stock I got from Numrich -- think it was in 1981. It appeared unused, with only tiny handling scratches. Last year I put one of those CMP S'G' carbines in it....
So maybe this marking pattern was something unique to new (or new old stock) stocks used as replacements on rebuild. Just a guess. Probably wrong.
That's the one. Had a picture of a Mounty on the bottle, and people called it "Mounty p_ss."
About thirty years ago I got an apparently unused OI M1 Carbine stock from Numrich. It had the RIA/EB rebuild stamp, the little flaming bomb behind the recoil plate recess, and no stamps on the...
Never tried it for a rear sight, but I don't see why epoxy would not work, assuming you remove and re-install the sight to get a good bond. Would use slow-setting epoxy to ensure you can get the...