M1 So you have a rebuild ?

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Typically we don't swap out recoil plates when we probably don't know how to hang a carbine in the action in the first place. Its more important for it to hang right than it is to be 'correct'. Here's how you do it; put the action into the stock by hanging the receiver tang under the recoil plate lip. Recoil plate to be firmly attached, not loose. Action at this time should be hanging high in the stock, barrel well above barrel channel. Smack the buttplate of the stock to 'settle' the action; it will go lower and lower until the barrel settles just barely above the wood in the channel at the same time as the whole assembly makes a different sound on the last strike. At this point you should be able to put the hand guard on and slide the barrel band into position without pushing down the barrel. This is a 'text book' assembly that you probably won't find on one carbine out of a thousand today. If the barrel ends up too high or if it falls into the barrel channel right away, the recoil plate and receiver tang need to be fitted to each other. You never want to force the barrel down into position so the band can be installed. The band barrel clamp will hold a 'loose' fit barrel up off the wood, but the action will move around when shooting. Its much better when everything is naturally in the right place.