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    Receiver might be damaged. Need advice

    Hello all-

    take a look at the metal missing from where the magazine(?) contacts the receiver. One side looks to be ok and the other is all chewed up. Is this still safe?
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    Also the bolt housing roof (for lack of better word) is starting to get grooved. Is this safe?
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    The inside receiver was grooved to start with. The inside of the sides is a bit weird looking but I doubt it will blow up. That part doesn't really do much. But don't rely on us, take it to the guy with the diploma from gunsmithing school and he'll test fire it and make a judgement call. Lets just say I've had worse.
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    The concern I would have is the overall condition of the receiver. The "roughness" or heavy pitting you see indicates that the receiver has had years of neglect. It may have been blasted and reparked at some point which could hide significant damage. I think the you should look at the overall condition of the receiver and see what the "totality of condition" is. I trip to a qualified gunsmith is a good idea or at least an "in person" inspection of one of the old-timers if you live near one.

    Just my two cents worth...

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    trekvana,
    Great pictures and questions. Keep looking at the details. Is this your first carbine?

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    haha yes it is. ever since i got the carbine ive been bit by the carbine-itis bug and have been reading about it in depth. actually its a plainfield carbine that was given to me by a good friend (paratrooper model). i cant afford a USGI carbine

    hopefully the korean carbines and garands will be let loose to the CMPicon at an affordable price.

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    apparently my friend said the carbine has been sitting in his attic for over 20 years (and here in chicago we get all extremes of temps throughout the year). that would explain lots of things.

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    Observation

    I cannot say whether or not your receiver is safe - take it to a qualified gunsmith for a professional opinion. That being said, I think every carbine I own has a similar 'notched' type of mill pattern in the bottom of the bolt lug channel (my terminology) on both sides of the receiver - some pretty ragged looking like yours. I noticed this common milling 'defect' some time ago and assume it is just cosmetic colateral damage that occurs during the standard receiver milling operation, that it apparently does not affect the operation of the finished part and that it was not worth correcting with a more costly/time consuming milling procedure at the time (WWII). JMHO

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