M1 Carbine Bolt & Magazine Disassembly & Reassembly !!!

I completely disassemble the bolt on this historic carbine. It is a heck of a job to do at a table with no vise. lol. What fun would it be to do it any other way. I love a challenge and this is a tough job to do without the specialty tool made to do this bolt and secondly a vise at a work bench would make it a lot easier also. I at least this helps someone who needs to know the process of disassembly and we also tackle the magazine and change the spring in it. In the next video of this series, we will reassemble the carbine into working condition and hopefully end it at the range with a nice shoot. I thank everyone for watching and subscribing. This would be a boring video for someone not interested in taking their bolt down but it is a job I have to do to change the weak extractor spring. Thanks again and God Bless.

[@ChromeFreak123]

I am thinking of redoing several videos with this one being one of them. Thanks.

[@Bomb817]

This video was a great help. I had to replace the extractor and had no idea how to go about it. After getting the parts in the mail, this project took about 15 minutes. Thanks!!!

[@leftyaa12]

love these m1 carbine vids. thanks for this one!!

[@ChromeFreak123]

Great job bro and thank you for sharing that with me. This is the reason I make videos and it feels good to hear it helped you. Enjoy your beautiful carbine brother. : )

[@ssikkema4222]

Great weapon!!! i use the special tool to disassemble. Nice to see you can do it without special tools

[@kabsky61]

thanks bro for showing me the right things to do with m1 calbine bolt ....more power!

[@ChromeFreak123]

The next Carbine I get in the shop, I will make a new video. I recently sold my IBM and sold the Plainfield awhile back. I am just going a different direction with my collection and stream lining. Thanks. : )

[@ArtisanTony]

Great series on the M1.

[@kabsky61]

thanks again im looking forward to see your new vid on howto pullout the rearsight of an M1 calbine.....

[@ChromeFreak123]

@shutdown856 Thank you, I think it w3ill be boring if you are not wanting to work on a M! but who knows, sometimes people love to watch these type of videos. Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@ChromeFreak123]

They become a lot easier the more you do it but I will confess, I usually use the takedown tool, it makes it a piece of cake. I did it this way in the video to help those without tools. Thanks.

[@ChromeFreak123]

@waterairsunplant If you are talking about the raised portion of the circular bolt face, the answer is no, the round will sit inside the circular bolt face under the extractor. The firing pin should just clear the bolt face not the raised circular section. If it strike the round to deep it will penetrate the primer completely and cause gases to be blown backward and then you have real issues and dangerous ones. I hope this helps.

[@ChromeFreak123]

@Bandanabandito1 I am pretty much a part time gunsmith, more an armorer but soon to be certified by a few different major gun makers. I changed out all the springs because they were worn out and it works great. I do need to change a couple of magazine springs though. The headspace is perfect. Go and no go gauges make checking headspace a breeze. Thanks brother, it is appreciated. : )

[@stonewalker9132]

Thanks for the video, and you are a very skilled person to be able to do this without the proper tools! Your explanations were very helpful, but the camera wasn't zoomed in enough to see the detail to which you were referring most of the time. If you do more videos, maybe try to have two perspectives, one for the workspace and one for the real small detail. Anyways, great vid again, thanks! It was very helpful when I was replacing the extractor.

[@shutdown856]

Great vid

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Awesome. Thanks for doing this.

[@ChromeFreak123]

I will do that video when I can get some time. Thanks. : )

[@ChromeFreak123]

You are welcome. Its a tough go but once you have done it, it will be easier the next go round. : )

[@kabsky61]

nice video bro hopefully you can show us next time on how to pull out the real sight...thanks a lot.....

[@LymanZerga1]

that is really cool, thanks

[@Ruger22Rambo]

Nice video man. Even though I doubt I'll ever be lucky enough to own an M1 it's cool to see how one can be taken apart.

[@benjamindorko2182]

Do you own an M1 Carbine?

[@Ruger22Rambo]

@@benjamindorko2182 No Ben I don't own an M1 Carbinw unfortunately

[@benjamindorko2182]

@@Ruger22Rambo Dang 😔 just curious because it's been 11 years. I hope you get one eventually!!

[@ChromeFreak123]

@jeffshootsstuff I am sorry, I did not see your comment until today. I appreciate it and I love doing these videos.

[@ChromeFreak123]

@Stonewalker I have a few videos I want to redo and I will keep this one in mind. Thank you. I do have a little better camera now. : )

[@tyrone3006]

So this is very informative and exactly what I'm needing but when you edited out the part where you were struggling to put the spring on the ejector, you edit out the part where you put the plunger back into the bolt, showing the orientation of plunger's 90º and 45º angles to the bolt.

[@ChromeFreak123]

@kabsky61 I am very happy you got something out of the video. It means a lot to me to let me know. If you have any requests, please let me know. Thanks again.

[@ChromeFreak123]

it can be difficult. if you can't do it, maybe you can order the Carbine bolt tool that will help you bigtime.

[@dwightk3992]

Error code 404: I pressed on all of the things and pushed the extractor lip as hard as I can, pressed on the circle hole thing and just left frustrated Thank you for the attempt to teach dummies like me, but imma look for a tool

[@Roamingdoc]

Thank you for the video! With tension on small drivers, I wonder how many go thru the skin ;^) I have the tool and EVEN then it is hard... take care.

[@ChromeFreak123]

I do not want to put prices in the comment section because they are there forever. I will however do it at a reasonable price. If you PM me or call the shop at 561-865-5426, I will be more than happy to discuss it with you. Thanks.

[@waterairsunplant]

should the tip of the firing pin clear the circular portion on the bolt that faces the primer on the cartridge? My M1 will not fire and I think the bolt may be the problem.

[@ww321]

I lost 2 of those little keeper plungers when the screwdriver slipped off. It's together now and will stay that way for a while. :)

[@ChromeFreak123]

You sound like my Wife, lol. I do ramble, sorry but its who I am. : )

[@ChromeFreak123]

@Roamingdoc It is tough that is for sure. Thanks. : )

[@ChromeFreak123]

Thanks bro. : )

[@Bandanabandito1]

@waterairsunplant did you check for a broken firing pin? that may be your problem. if not id take it to a gunsmith and get its headspace checked.

[@ChromeFreak123]

Thank you for watching. : )

[@rodolfomolina6593]

Just picked up a m1 and my bolt is similar but different it has a spring on the firing pin and does not move freely does anyone know what kind of bolt that is called

[@ChromeFreak123]

@videofreakmanic123 Thank You. : )

[@ChromeFreak123]

lol, Thanks bro... : )

[@freeobo85261]

Chromefreak123- Thank you for the info on the bolt brake down. Can you tell me if you know where I may find replacement springs for my magazine, I have taken out the spring in the past and stretched it out some and after a little battle to put it back the magazine had lots of pushing power, how ever I think the time has come for me to replace it, so if you know where I may purchase the spring I will be so pleased, if not thank you anyhow for the info.

[@RealDapperDude]

The spring can be incorrectly replaced, either up side down, or backwards, or both. Your video isn't clear about the orientation.

[@michaelsarkisian1047]

Why don't you just get a a carbine bolt tool

[@ChromeFreak123]

I do talk to much. : )

[@davidoconnor5417]

You may as well not be on video because no one can see what you are doing.

[@kamrandil4299]

Too much extraneous talking. Just get to it, Sir. Thank you for the video, but you're sort of wasting my time while I'm listening to you tell us how you're doing this without tools, how you don't need the tool, how you're trying to help us, how you... how you......jeez. After a long rant, you say, "ok, let's do this..." and then you go on another long ramble about how long or short of a time it normally takes you. Good Lord.

[@lutman59]

Decent video. But dude..... please stay on point. You ramble too much. Get to the subject matter and stay on it.

[@ChromeFreak123]

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[@lutman59]

Dude - you talk too much. Less gabbing and more "get down to business".