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    Do you have a Bolt Tool?

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    Quote Originally Posted by painter777 View Post
    Do you have a Bolt Tool?
    Have one on the way. Don't have a sight tool. Would look for someone local that could do it

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    To change the rear sight to a type 1 flip sight may very well bring your carbine back into alignment. Front sights were adjusted to the flip sights and when replaced with an adjustable rear sight the front sights were not replaced so they are off sometimes quite a bit.

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    I've had good luck with Matrix carbine tools:
    https://www.matrixprecisionparts.com/m1-carbine-tools/

    Thinking about your Ejection @45* may be a bound Ejector and Spring.... or worn out tip on it.
    Extractor may have a chip or burr under the lip.
    Stem plunger and spring could be bound up a bit with crud.
    Either way a Bolt Tool is a must IMHO to break down, service/clean and re install.

    Some will also call for a new Op Slide Main Spring.

    I believe as long as you know you have a clean chamber, most times it's the Ejectors tip gone bad. Needing a upgrade to a newer/better style. Or chipped/burr under Extractor lip (can be lightly filed)
    Late Op Slides can also help..... but I'll stop here.

    Charlie-Painter777

    P.S, Make sure you can push the tip of the Ejector in, and feel the spring push back out as you back off. Macro pic of bolt face would help.

    PSS Good link here about Ejectors Etc..........(read All)......
    Carbine Skips Brass Off My Head - CMP Forums
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    Replaced all bolt springs and ejector with new parts. Also, put a type 5 Winchester slide in it. Took it out today and Shot about 250 Rounds. I could not stop. All i took with me. Should have taken more. 1/2 of the rounds were reloads. 1st attempt at 30 carbine. I was very happy with the results. I did have one round Stovepipe. Not quite a stovepipe but close. It did jam. It was a reload.

    At 50 yards hitting target ok. Then went to 100 yards. Could not hit target. Figured out I was hitting Hi. So I aimed for bottom of target and hit the top. Took about 20 rounds to figure out. So I finally got out my reading glasses and looked at the rear sight. I thought I put it all the way forward but it still 1.5 clicks left. So I moved it all the way down (Froward) I believe the 100 yard marker and started to hit target at aim point.

    My brass problem was fixed also, I got almost all my brass back. It hit consistently at about 4:00 position. Put my range bag there and it got at least 1/2 in the opening. The rest I had to pick up.

    Thanks to everyone that helped. This is a great gun and what a blast to shoot.
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    One thing with replacing the rear sight with a flip: Your adjustable sight was staked down and those stake marks are usually well defined, so you will see them and that is fine if you are not passing it off as being original to the gun but just for your own pleasure. I have replaced several of my sights with flips as I prefer them and I like the look and the serial number and maker ID is much easier. I was lucky, most of mine had very shallow stake marks to none at all.

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    If I replace the rear sight it will be just for me. I am not a collector, I just want to shoot the thing. I like the look of the type 1 flip sight. Also would be nice to see the winchester on receiver. now I can just make out the W and R that is it.For all I know it is a W R Receiver. It did come with CMPicon Cert and the sn matches the Cert.

    I think sn put it with a type 2 sight.

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    The guide tool would locate the new rear sight in the same windage position as the old sight, but that's no guarantee the old one was right to start with. After the sight replacement, a carbine would have to be targeted before being finalized. The aperture would be centered and the carbine fired with the base not completely staked but stabile enough to shoot. Then the base may be shifted to correct targeting and finish-staked. It is of no concern if its off to one side or the other as long as its on target. When you encounter a rear sight that requires the aperture to be cranked way over to one side, it means the carbine has not been properly targeted since the sight was installed, which in turn could mean that it was done outside the military or in a foreign country. It could mean other things too, like the barrel was changed, the barrel is bent or the front sight is a little canted. So, when you see a sight like that you know there are some things to check out on that carbine.
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