LMLarsen
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I have a National Ordnance carbine that I was bequeathed by a friend, and it can't fire more than twice without jamming. I know NatOrds aren't thought of very highly, but I hate to just leave it in my locker…
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I removed mine, cleaned it, and I didn't re-stake it. It worked loose and I had to re-tighten it. I used some Loctite on it the second time and so far it's held. That was part of the rebuild including stock, springs and bolt.
Personally, I want to know if everything is as it should be. That was part of the armory's inspection and refurbish.
Personally, I want to know if everything is as it should be. That was part of the armory's inspection and refurbish.
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AJ
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If it uses surplus parts, it may be worth more to part it out.
DWalt
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You might try to get another bolt to see if that helps.
I have two (2) carbines. one is original and the other has been barreled to 5.7 Johnson. AKA .22 Spitfire. take a 1950fps bullet and jazz it up to 3200fps. just as effective as a 223 and would have been a great jungle rifle.
Super Uncle had his head where it should not have been If he hadn't we would have gone into Vietnam with enough rifles and ammo to prevent "Black" rifles from making such headway.
Super Uncle had his head where it should not have been If he hadn't we would have gone into Vietnam with enough rifles and ammo to prevent "Black" rifles from making such headway.
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AJ
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Guess so. Then clean it up and hang it on the wall to remember him by. If you really want to shoot it, then start with the bolt and change out parts until it functions properly.
AJ
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A friend just bought an Irwin Pederson........... I collected for quite a while and never saw one in the wild!
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AJ
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That gives him all of the manufacturers. Not many can say that.
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One of some. Underwood-Eliott-Fisher. Lent to Germany after the war for police work. It is stamped "Bavarian Forestry Police". I shoot cast lead bullets in mine with ZERO trouble. It's BS about clogging a gas port on a gas rifle with lead bullets. Pressure is too high for that to happen. I shot oodles of cast lead bullets through a Ruger semi-auto .44 mag Deerstalker rifle. I shoot lots of cast bullets in my carbines and Garands. Garand smokes like a muzzle loader with cast bullets. Guess it's the lube.
Enjoy your carbine. You are holding a piece of history.
Sho would like to see that I-P mentioned above. Bet it would bring a wheelbarrow full of $$$.
Enjoy your carbine. You are holding a piece of history.
Sho would like to see that I-P mentioned above. Bet it would bring a wheelbarrow full of $$$.
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I don't normally shoot lead in mine but I loaded a dozen just to see what would happen. They shoot fine. If I didn't have so many FMJ bullets on hand I would just shoot coated lead.
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Here you are. About 30 years ago had one of each except IBM. IIRC used to pay around $100.00 for them.
DWalt
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Around 50 years ago, I was casting 120 grain lead .308 bullets and shooting them in my carbine. I wasn't shooting thousands, maybe hundreds, but I had no carbine problems resulting from their use.
.357magger
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I too have a Standard Products Carbine, circa 1944. It bears an Underwood barrel, which is also correct for a late 1944 production SP. Everything else is SP and correct per Reich's book (which is an EXCELLENT resource by the way). Finish is excellent. Bore is excellent. Runs like a scalded dog with both FMJ and SPs.
Obviously it has undergone the de rigueur post war/Korean War refit, but the armorers curiously left the earlier push button safety and flat bolt intact. If it ain't broke...
I think this one sat in some Veterans closet for awhile before one of his heirs sold it to one of my favorite pawnshops. Just my opinion but I don't think it's seen much post war use. One of my favorite rifles. If you own one, you know what I'm talking about.
Obviously it has undergone the de rigueur post war/Korean War refit, but the armorers curiously left the earlier push button safety and flat bolt intact. If it ain't broke...
I think this one sat in some Veterans closet for awhile before one of his heirs sold it to one of my favorite pawnshops. Just my opinion but I don't think it's seen much post war use. One of my favorite rifles. If you own one, you know what I'm talking about.
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my 1943 Std Prod is/was a hoot to shoot, haven't taken it to the range in many years..
as far as I can tell it is in original condition... no bayonet lug, flat top, push button.. etc bought from an estate of a friend's father. All the goodies too... Friend remembered shooting it as a kid, but not much... no one in the family wanted it... I just said sold when it was offered...
as far as I can tell it is in original condition... no bayonet lug, flat top, push button.. etc bought from an estate of a friend's father. All the goodies too... Friend remembered shooting it as a kid, but not much... no one in the family wanted it... I just said sold when it was offered...
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DWalt
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I have seen only a few of the genuine WWII unconverted Carbines. One was bought by a friend at an estate sale around 15 years ago for several hundred dollars. I tried to buy it from him at a handsome profit but with no luck. It was a Saginaw. The other was a bringback from WWII by a friend of my father's. The latter was the first Carbine I ever fired, back in the late 1950s. I clearly remember that it had the L-shaped two position rear sight and no bayonet stud. I have seen a few others at gun shows over the years.
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