M1 Carbine-All WWII Original?

[dbuffington]

Gun Scrubber or brake cleaner won't hurt the metal finish on your Carbine, but take the metal out of the wood.

Is there a trick to loosening the front barrel band screw with marring it? It's very oddly shaped. (I've heard that's to fit a .30 carbine cartridge. Is that an urban legend?)

Thanks!
Dave

[mannparks]

dbuf,you did good,i think my eyes see a cannon cartouch ,right side
h--hemphill co

[dbuffington]

Dave, that's a beautiful little gun, congrats on your purchase.

Many thanks! I was lucky

Now, speaking of lucky, here's the really good news ... It functions perfectly, and in some casual short-range plinking, it seems to group quite well.

I'm really, really, really tempted to put a scope mount on it. That way, I could seriously test its accuracy. (IMHO, most guns are accurate, just hobbled by bad sights, bad ammo and bad technique.)

However, I suspect some folks here would string me up for modifying a USGI original gun

Thanks!
Dave

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dbuf,you did good,i think my eyes see a cannon cartouch ,right side

Two or three inches forward of the oiler? I've looked and looked and looked at that, and I can't tell if it's there (or if I'm seeing the face of Elvis on a pumpkin).

In either case, what would that indicate?

Thanks!
Dave

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Use a screwdriver of the correct size. There are many good sets out there.

Is there a trick to loosening the front barrel band screw with marring it? It's very oddly shaped. (I've heard that's to fit a .30 carbine cartridge. Is that an urban legend?)

Thanks!
Dave

[Bruce McAskill]

The use of a carbine cartridge case to undo the screw is true. Designed that way so a screw driver was not needed to help do maintenance.

Now IF you should even think of putting a scope on it you will be hung by your feet and lowered into a pit of hungry gators.

[mannparks]

[I'm really, really, really tempted to put a scope mount on it]

naww, i don't like that idea.---charles

[dbuffington]

Now IF you should even think of putting a scope on it you will be hung by your feet and lowered into a pit of hungry gators.

Eeek!

Thanks!
Dave

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BTW, here's my new toy in action. My wingman, Drew, is at the trigger ...

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

It was designed to use a cratridge case, IN THE FIELD. They didn't care about marring the screw during a war.

If you are worried about marring the screw on the band, you might consider buying a good screwdriver tip set. Using the correct size tip will keep you from putting marks on the head of the screw.

But hey, who cares. You can find replacement band screws all over the place, right?

[Johnny Peppers]

The band screws are normally upset on the end where they won't come all the way out. You can force them out, but stand a chance of buggering the threads in the band. There is really no need to take it all the way out anyway.

[ABPOS]

You could get one of those barrel mounting rails that don't hurt anything put a red dot or scout scope on it. I wouldn't alter anything on the rifle itself. That would be a HUGE shame. It's your rifle, but it just doesn't seem very wise. You might be able to find a bunged up receiver somewhere if you want to build one up for that. When I bought mine, some guy drilled and tapped the side and I didn't know it. And I didn't know enough to raise a stink with the seller back then. But it probably makes mine not worth anything. I'm kind of irritated about it in the end though.