Help with Broken Bolt Damaged Receiver M1 Carbine

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Jeff, that does not look good. Bolts are easy to come by, but the receiver scares me. Is there also damage on the RH side ? See white arrow on this image. If you have a gunsmith there that you trust, take it to him to be checked over. If you don't have someone there, call Floyd or Robin at the "Old Mill" in The Dalles. Were you shooting name brand ammo, and do you have any of it left? If you have some left, check it closely for case length and overall length. I've had some that you could actually see the difference without even measuring it. The bolt didn't close fully on it, and luckily the safety feature built into the carbine kept the hammer from contacting the firing pin. Bolts can and do fail, and what you see is typical of what can happen. Sorry it happened to your new carbine! - Bob