first carbine unboxing

[Matt_X]

Definately seems to be worth the effort to trying to replicate the FTF and from there see which of the causes or are the most likely.

I recently saw some late WW2 era dummy rounds for sale on-line, either as whole box or in groups of 10 cartidges. Let me know if you want to look through for the website.

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[ssgross]

Definately seems to be worth the effort to trying to replicate the FTF

On my list for the weekend. I don't feel like wasting rounds taking them apart to make dummies...so I was going to remove the firing pin instead. Found this neat little trick.

My NPM only has one notch? Guess I need to read up more on the variations. Fun Fun!

[DaveHH]

Matt: I love to read about people working out problems. Great job.

First, I would have to say that any magazine tolerances are probably aimed toward the loose side. If the magazine doesn't fit the weapon it is useless. My personal experiences are that the 30 rd mags are barely ok unless you have the late model mag release. Which I don't. Fully loaded with about 28 rounds, they weigh a lot and the whole thing depends on two tiny nibs of an extremely crappy design. The magazine is the Achilles heel of the carbine, that's probably why they made tens of millions of them. They are a wear item. I have a few genuine AI and SEY Mags and I just don't use them anymore. Fully loaded they remove the lightness and handiness of the carbine, like putting a stock pouch on one. They just naturally flop around, look cool but we are not at war with them. The 15s are so much better for any number of reasons. The carbines are amazing weapons, their design is wonderful but when they made them into machine guns they took away their best attributes.

Look at the magazines for an M14 or M16, much stronger and a much better release system. The M14 has a mag release like an AK plus you can recharge an empty magazine while is is in the rifle with stripper clips. Had the carbine been developed as an automatic from the start, the magazines would have probably been much different.