Can we discuss the reliability of M-1 Carbines?????

[Capt Mil Coll]

Im not saying you do. But when I was a rangemaster I would see FNGs with their M1 Carbines they got from Granpa, or Uncle George that passed, or the local gunshow. They had the habit of trying to close the bolt by hand. They did this even after I told them they had to pull the op-rod back and let it go to advance a round into battery. Instead they seemed to think that they had to hold the op-rod and push it home by hand. Something to think about.

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Im not saying you do. But when I was a rangemaster I would see FNGs with their M1 Carbines they got from Granpa, or Uncle George that passed, or the local gunshow. They had the habit of trying to close the bolt by hand. They did this even after I told them they had to pull the op-rod back and let it go to advance a round into battery. Instead they seemed to think that they had to hold the op-rod and push it home by hand. Something to think about.

No, I let her fly. The problem isn't typically the first round in. Although I'm sure it has been at times. It seemed to be anywhere in the mag.

INLAND44. That probably would be a really good idea. Since I've never had it out. Like I said, I was always afraid of messing it up. As it was on there tight.