I guess I'll have to do a series of pics on it mainly showing the differences between this 'Afghanistan Era' jacket and the WWII ones. We all know what a flight jacket looks like. All of the...
Type: Posts; User: INLAND44; Excluded Forums: Milsurp Knowledge Libraries (READ ONLY)
I guess I'll have to do a series of pics on it mainly showing the differences between this 'Afghanistan Era' jacket and the WWII ones. We all know what a flight jacket looks like. All of the...
Turns out it would have to be 1998 or later since the DSCP did not have that exact name until 1998. That doesn't diminish its appeal to me since its still a U.S. issue and I bought it to wear,...
Hey, I found an interesting USGI A2. Its a modern one, probably 1980s to 2000 or so, by Avirex, goatskin, 'hand warmer' pockets, dark tan cotton liner and has the military labeling in it along with a...
If you have a nice carbine, you should not do anything to it that is not in the original manuals - no Loctite, no shims. You don't want to peen on the receiver, so the only thing you can reasonably...
I don't like to do anything that a period armorer wouldn't do, in an effort to keep the carbine correct. Maybe that's not an issue with this one, but for this problem I would take the sight out,...
'Carved Eagle on Shield or Dove with Tail Feathers Spread ?'
Reminds me of the 'Ruptured Duck' from 1945. This was a pin or 'medal' that returning soldiers could wear on their uniform until they...
Another thing that will significantly affect function is if you are not using the special mag catch for the 30-rd mag.
Anyway, that's a very late Inland. I wouldn't be surprised if it was either a 'hand-stamp' on the M'1' or actually marked 'M2', in which case it probably no longer exists.
Bottom line, the open market sets prices/values. 'Its worth what someone will pay for it.' Whether you like the price trends or not, at this moment, that's what's happening. If things settle down...
Its a special case with this situation, because you don't want to change the receiver so as not to mess up the perfect fit it has in the other stock, plus the fact that the M1A1q recoil plate is...
Now that you see what it needs, try to figure how you can modify the recoil plate accordingly, usually by peening/bending. You want to make the same kind of repairs the armorers would have done.
Its all about the recoil plate. There is some fitting to be done on the M1A1 stock. Very few carbines these days are actually set up correctly in this respect, with the plate holding the action too...
Looks like somebody succeeded in sanding off the Ordnance crossed-cannons on the stock. It definitely is an interesting carbine but as already established, is not in factory condition or service...
Okay, is it an Inland barrel? What's the barrel date? If the barrel goes with the receiver, the bayo lug would have been installed by the military during an upgrade/overhaul. If the finish is...
In light of all the info generously provided, I guess the question for you would be, is your M1A1 an Inland of the proper SN range to have been provided with the bayonet lug? Most of the 'M1A1s' are...
There are probably two very important cleaning tips with the M1 Carbine; do not clean from the muzzle, and do clean with the barrel upside down (gas piston high) so oil, etc., can't get into the gas...
That is a beautiful stock. Possibly the handguard was modified by some prior owner. You should have only about 1/16" fore/aft movement in the hand guard and little to no vertical movement. The barrel...
Found my picture:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2020/03/dfJQDzG-1.jpg
The 100 yard sighting target is huge, with an acceptable area 16" wide x 12' high. The aiming point is at the centerline on the lower edge of this area. With the rear sight on '1-1.5', and aiming at...
'100 magazines for each carbine. That would be like 260,000,000 magazines.'
100 magazines each for 6 million M1 Carbines is 600,000,000. Either way its a lot of magazines, of which maybe...
Yes, the SN in the barrel channel was done in Israel. All it means is, that's the stock it wore when they got it and it was good enough to use, so they marked it to stay with the carbine. It could be...
While it can be done, it would be pointless. First, the stocks dipped in hot oil were brand new stocks with a 'distressed' surface from the machining operations which would soak up the hot oil (hot...
I guess you meant 'auto-loading' because the M2 is select-fire. Otherwise one would have to think you are confused by the terms semi-auto and auto.
The carbine struck me as typical of today's...
A totally revamped carbine including refinished/stained stock. May be 'correct' but is no way original.
I don't know. I have gotten confused. All I can say is you're shooting low so you need to lower the sight blade to get that muzzle up. If you do this with the rear sight on 1, everything will be...