you won't believe

[5440fight]

wow, now I've seen everything...

Had a buddy with a car with the same problem. He used to joke that his car was a 1996/1998 model. Hope you find a reasonable fix, it's a pretty gun.

 

[bushwhacker]

Most barrels have a right hand twist rifling. Most Lee Enfields are left hand twist. I would be willing to make a small wager, that is what some numb nut used to extend the M1 carbine barrel. I have heard of a local gunsmith machinist making extensions for M1 barrels, but he matched up the rifling where the barrel joined, supposedly used Sten barrels for extension. Was this sold to you as a supposedly new gun?

 

[Gibbs505]

Now, that is the first that I have ever heard of this one!

 

[22lr]

Can't take pictures - too late and camera wouldn't focus anyway, I tried! Itsa "smoothbore" extension now. And aparently thats exactly what was the problem, not barrel wear or anything. 303 isn't big enough I guess, bullet was "touching" at very least.

Barry from Bits of Pieces got me old beat up 308 barrel for my little re-barreling project. I couldn't locate any M1 Carbine barrels and those are way too labour intensive to machine from scratch. Found few barrels in states but no one will ever ship anything across the border anymore, thats it, so much for a free trade.

By the way, my "kinky" Carbine came to me from another CGNer, off EE forum. Thanx bud!

Whenever anybody says "Well its not my gun...I sell it for a buddy of a buddy of mine... I never had a chance to shoot it since I bought it..." or anyhting to that effect - take it as scam artists signature. Nothing less. From now on I only buy something if owner swears by his piece or at least honestly tells me what is the problem.

 

[gallen270]

this was done to a few M1 Carbines, usually using old .303 barrels but the gunsmiths that did it usually bored out the barrel to be oversize and basically make the last little bit a smoothbore.... to make the minimum 18.5" barrel length.

If the job is done properly it actually looks real nice... but if it is done worng well I guess you know what that looks like too.

P.S.
The CFC does not recognize a "smoothbore" extension as a "legal" way to increase barrel length, they measure the barrel length to where the rifling ends which is why you do not see much of it going on anymore.

why dont they recognize the extension? as long as its permanent whats the problem? by that standard wouldnt all non-rifled shotguns be a zero inch barrel?

im new at this, but wow, these laws are ridiculous

 

[Ripstop]

why dont they recognize the extension? as long as its permanent whats the problem? by that standard wouldnt all non-rifled shotguns be a zero inch barrel?

im new at this, but wow, these laws are ridiculous

Don't try to make sense out of any of this. That would lead to circular thinking and brain damage. For proof, I offer up liberals.

 

[45ACPKING]

ROFL my @ss off .... Ripstop.... that has got to be the quote of the week... well done Sir

 

[josquin]

ROFL my @ss off .... Ripstop.... that has got to be the quote of the week... well done Sir

x2. Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't it Allan Rock who had .25 and .32 cal. handguns prohibited on the basis that "they are used by the criminal element"? I thought the modern Canadian criminal was armed with a 9mm.

Stuart

 

[jethunter]

Can't take pictures - too late and camera wouldn't focus anyway, I tried! Itsa "smoothbore" extension now. And aparently thats exactly what was the problem, not barrel wear or anything. 303 isn't big enough I guess, bullet was "touching" at very least.

Barry from Bits of Pieces got me old beat up 308 barrel for my little re-barreling project. I couldn't locate any M1 Carbine barrels and those are way too labour intensive to machine from scratch. Found few barrels in states but no one will ever ship anything across the border anymore, thats it, so much for a free trade.

By the way, my "kinky" Carbine came to me from another CGNer, off EE forum. Thanx bud!

Whenever anybody says "Well its not my gun...I sell it for a buddy of a buddy of mine... I never had a chance to shoot it since I bought it..." or anyhting to that effect - take it as scam artists signature. Nothing less. From now on I only buy something if owner swears by his piece or at least honestly tells me what is the problem.

Care to say who the CGNer was who sold this POS to you? At least enter NEGATIVE feedback for him. It doesn't matter if he's selling his own or someone else's garbage - he made the sale and he deserves the negative feedback.