Care and cleaning of the M1 Carbine

/ user How to get it apart and cleaned. Lube points and get it back together. And keep it in good working order.

[@Bill-c8e]

I just got one of these. It's a Uniersal, but the man I got if from says he had it 30 years and never shot it. It looks like it's never been shot. I want to do a break down, clean and lube on it before I take it to the range. This was a big help. Doesn't look too tough.

[@kohnbonn9744]

I dont recommend taking the bolt apart unless you have the specific tools. Took me 2 days to get it back together haha.

[@ftdefiance1]

These were out of military service when I served. However I recall western lawman (New Mexico) running these hard. I also saw ROK troops with them. That helped persuade me to also buy the Auto ordinance

[@esquad5406]

This is My A-O in the video.

[@RooftopKY]

I recently got an underwood. I admittedly don't know a whole lot about it. I should bring it next time we meet and let you look it over.

[@esquad5406]

We are looking at may. And having a black powder shoot at the burgin range. It would be a day of black shooting and a chance to make a lot of videos.

[@RooftopKY]

@@esquad5406 sweet. I've got flint-locks and percussion pistols and rifles a plenty

[@esquad5406]

@@RooftopKY I just picked up a universal. We need to do a long play carbine video.

[@herrprepper2070]

I never clean my 1941 Remington M1 Carbine. I just dip the medal parts in a bucket of Kroil, then spray it in brake cleaner and finally, a spray it with Hornady gun lupe. Oh. I also grease the little groove on the side and the thingie that goes back and forth when it shoots. I use weel bearing grease.

[@toyman81]

There you go!

[@Brad-ic4bp]

Glad to hear your Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine is running so well after 20 years. I bought mine 2 years ago, wondering if I should have spent 2.5x the money for a Fulton Armory one. But my gun has run great so far. Just getting ready to disassemble and clean it for the first time, after maybe 250 rounds through it (.30 ammo is tough to find, even online, so I haven't shot it too much).

[@esquad5406]

Keep grease on the raceway's and oprod parts.

[@2ndamendment1776]

If you aren't already using it, AmmoSeek is a helpful tool in finding and acquiring ammo.

[@michaelp4418]

My auto ordinance carbine had the gas piston housing break in half after the first shot I fired through it. I will not be purchasing from auto ordinance again, but I hope yours has better luck than mine

[@classicalhollywood3254]

There’s even now a inland replica It’s not the original Gm inland Buts the company I guess bought the rights to it. They go around 1,100 brand new.

[@ericdraven9064]

Thanks you 😊

[@johnnyvee2560]

i have a universal m1 carbine, how can i tell if it was an early one made from mostly gi parts?

[@esquad5406]

Single guide rod and spring. Trigger group cast in pot meatal. Made the same way as G.I. just cast. Receiver stub ground off and re-lettered as universal. M-2 bolt. Type 2 or 3 op-rod. No cut out in stock and plastic plug for scope mount. Stamped op-rod is a give a way to the 70's The later they went the chincyer they got.

[@DRAGONRIDER385]

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[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

Never take the gas piston out if you dont need to.

[@esquad5406]

All way's take the gas piston out and inspect it. May as well. you have to check the castle nut every time you shoot it.

[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

@@esquad5406 Ya Ya .. 99% of the time it's staked and once its taken out it can be crossed threaded real easy. Yes it need's to be checked for sure. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5LPlYWNr9apoqM

[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

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[@MitchC357]

I don’t see those grease pots anymore

[@esquad5406]

Army surplus warehouse in Lexington k.y. has gozillions of them.

[@Kaktus965]

@@esquad5406 You from around Lexington? I knew you sounded like a good feller 👍🏼

[@MitchC357]

Firsr

[@esquad5406]

Good look'n out man!