r/M1Rifles

So I recently picked up a Winchester M1 Carbine from AIM and got it out to the range. She shoots a foot and a half high at 50 yards. So bad that most rounds just go over the target. Yes, the rear sight is set to the lowest “1” setting. I tried replacing the rear sight with a NOS type 2 “HI” marked rear.(Old sight was bent due to improper removal) No help. POI stayed the same. I took some calipers and measured the front sight blade and it’s .003 below my Inland M1 that shoots POA POI. So not enough to make a difference. Ammo used was Winchester white box.

My question is, do y’all think this crown is causing it to shoot high? There is a small burr on the lower part. And do you think it’s worth re-crowning?

I got this CMP rifle last year and because of work and family, I am just getting around to actually having the time to use it.

I have not taken it out of the case since I did the transfer.

Until now, I have only owned my race guns for Cowboy Action Shooting, and a few AR-15s and AR-9s I assembled.

Before I shoot this, I would like some advice on how to maintain it.

I apologize in advance if this was already covered in a FAQ or previous thread.

1. Wood and Oil -- I know it has to be stripped to make sure the oil does not get on and/or between the metal and wood. Does this need any major oiling before use?

For maintaining it, I have no idea what oil was used. Will starting with BLO be fine? I have been reading about there will be multiple coats and wipe downs and 24 waiting periods.

Does the wood look like it needs to be immediately oiled before I consider any range time with it?

2. Do I have to remove all the wood everytime I have to re-oil it? "Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, and once a year for life."

3. Grease the sliding parts and oil the rotating parts? I have Valvoline Moly-Fortified Gray Full Synthetic Grease for my ARs. Can I use this as my grease?

4. Just an FYI, I bought PPU (Prvi Partizan) 150-grain FMJ "For M1 Garand Rifle." to use in this and the Remington 03-A3 I just bought, so I am aware of not stressing out the op rod.

Thank you in advance.

I can't seem to find online what this bullet caliber this is or how much it's worth

1941 Springfield - 400k Serial

Originally the wood was stain black with what I can only assume was motor oil. After steaming out the old oil and some finishing with unrefined Flaxseed oil, the stock revealed this beautiful color and pattern.

1977 Browning Hi Power

Bought new by my great uncle in 1979 after being told by his uncle that he “needed protection from crazies“ out on camping and fishing trips. I got it the hard way, but while he was downsizing before he passed. It was rarely shot and is quite special to me, I love Hi Powers and shoot it very well.

I'm new to M1 grands and I have several rounds like this. Any ideas what might be the issues, rifle will not cycle and round gets stuck in chamber

Can anyone point me in the right direction on a M1 carbine? Are these good examples of m1s and is the (top) inland arsenal refinished? The bottom is a quality hardware both are 1,200.

I bought an M1D recently that had this scope attached to it, the M1D itself has been confirmed to be legitimate, so I was wondering if the mount was too, or it's a high quality fake like the scope.

1 BM 59

2 M14

3 M1 carbine

4 M1 garand

5 ruger mini14

Chat GPT is trying to tell me this is from 1953/1954 but it looks like it faintly reads “43” in the last two photos.

This came in today! An original correct WWII era M1 Garand! This one is an April 1945 build. All the drawing parts seem correct for this rifle, the stock has some nice inspector stamps, no rebuild marks, chamber in the white, and just seems as issued. It was sold through the CMP as a correct grade. The tag says 2012 but it looks like they didn’t go into stores until 2017 maybe based on old CMP forum posts I found. They were all Feb-April 1945 production rifles and all seemed to have that white rack number added to the butt stock. The FOIA I did for it showed that it did get sent to the CMP December 2011, so the timeframe adds up. I added a late WWII canvas sling to it as well. Overall I’m super happy with this one!

Found this in my bore, have no idea how it got there. How bad is this?

Fired from M1 in 308. In thousands of rounds I’ve fired from countless chamberings I’ve never encountered this. Very interesting to me. Does anyone know? Doesn’t rub off.

I know none of this are an M1 but hoping to add one soon. I set out on a mission to collect one of every major wwii power’s primary rifle and sidearm. Once I get my M1 Garand that mission will be complete. Though I still plan to add some odds and ends (m1 carbine, Tt-33, victory revolver, type 94 hopefully an svt-40 and a G43 some day)

So some of y'all may remember that about a week ago I posted a photo of a drum mag for the M1 carbine that I had ordered and it came in a few days ago and I waited till today to test it while i live streamed on rumble, loaded up with Wolf 110 grain steelcase, and all 50 rounds went straight through non-stop.