Gun show carbine

[C5M1]

I purchased an M 1 carbine several years ago at a gun show and didn't notice the cracked reciever until disassembly. Barrel and other parts seem to be in excellent condition. I can't seem to find a replacement reciever for it. Any suggestions where to acquire one? Or should I just sell the parts and chalk it up.

[Johnny P]

If you want to keep a Carbine you would be better off to find another one, and sell the other one for parts. It's something like having a slide for a GI .45 and looking for a receiver. There were far more slides than receivers.

[Gun Smoke]

IF you could even find a suitable receiver it would probably cost as much as you spent on the carbine plus you would have to pay a gunsmith to swap the barrel and check for headspace.

Personally I would keep the defective carbine till I bought another one. You may prefer some of the parts from the first gun. Then sell the parts you don't need or want.

[C5M1]

Disappointing news but thank you for your replies. Think I'll go a ahead and keep it with the Hope's of stumbling on another at some point, maybe use it for a trade. Carbine and a 455 Webley were always on my want list along with a few others. Tough to buy new toys on a fixed income.

Best regards, dennis

[lyman]

what do you currently have that is cracked??



try riverbank


http://www.riverbankarmory.com/parts1.html

or try Gunbroker,

[Tuna]

Post some photos of the cracked receiver if you can please. It might be able to be saved.

[C5M1]

Try to get a pic or two up tomorrow.
The recoil spring housing is worn through also.

[JimF]

Try to get a pic or two up tomorrow.
The recoil spring housing is worn through also.

Woah, there . . . . .

The only receiver I’ve ever seen with a worn thru spring housing, was on a commercial carbine.

It was a CHEAP sand casting (Alpine, I think) receiver, with all parts GI.

The spring, being very hard, had worn thru the deep hole of the receiver, and was visible in several places!

Bottom line? . . . .JUNK!!

[Tuna]

Sorry Jim but USGI M1 carbines were made and accepted with recoil spring deep drilled holes having run out spots on them. Please post photos including the spring holes.

[JimF]

Sorry Jim but USGI M1 carbines were made and accepted with recoil spring deep drilled holes having run out spots on them. Please post photos including the spring holes.

I can’t post any pics ‘cause the Alpine I saw belonged to a fellow worker . . . .MANY YEARS AGO. (About 1965-66, I think!)

I was looking for a M1 RIFLE at the time, and he told me he had one he would sell me.

After work, I went to his house and he shows me this POS M1 CARBINE! (It was then I realized he did not know the difference!)

Not wanting to embarrass him, I asked to field strip it . . . .then spotted the area where the spring had worn thru the cast receiver in two or three spots.

I thanked him for showing it to me, returned it, and went home disappointed.

Never saw such a disaster as that SAND CASTING again!