M2 Trigger Housing

[3154tm]

Hi all, new member here. this looks to be a great forum with lots of good info.

after researching and looking for a long time i bought a registered trigger group to convert my M1. i got it back in november so it'll be in ATF jail for quite awhile longer. this is my 5th stamp so i should be used to waiting but i'm not. it always seems to take forever. oh well, good things come to those who wait.

this is the host i plan to use, it's a 1944 Inland:

http://i61.tinypic.com/1zgxnhv.jpg

[dalbert]

3154tm,

 

Welcome to the board!

 

Congratulations on your acquisition, and we look forward to your participation here on the board.

 

An M1 Carbine was the first firearm I ever purchased, and I'd still like to add an M2 to the collection.

 

David Albert

dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

[jim c 351]

3154tm,

Nice looking carbine. Is it an early or late 1944??

Jim C

[3154tm]

jim,

minor brain fart, the barrel was stamped 10-44 but the receiver has a 6.246 million number so maybe Feb of 1945 ?(Ruth)

of course the gun is a mix master and may have been re-arsenaled more than once so no telling what's original.

this is my first carbine and only bought it to host my trigger pack. but i'm beginning to like this little rifle so much i may try and find an iver-johnson or similar and save this one from the abuse of full auto.

any info or insight would be appreciated.

frank

[jim c 351]

Frank.

I think that your barrel/receiver combo are probably correct and original.

I have a carbine with a 2-45 barrel and it has a 6,9xx,xxx serial number and also a hand stamped 1.

To avoid abusing your carbine start reloading moderate loads as I have listed elsewhere on this forum. Don't do mindless mag dumps and allow the gun to cool between mags.

Naturally a mixmaster gun is what you want. It would be foolish to take an all matching gun and install a M2 kit.

Best of luck

Jim C

[3154tm]

jim,

i don't reload, i know, i should. can you recommend an off the shelf brand ammo and specification that would meet those requirements and still cycle in FA? with my other FA toys hotter is usually better.

frank

[jim c 351]

Frank,

My personal opinion is that the carbine, and the Reising, are not guns to be abused. They are more likely to break or wear out parts than other guns. I knew a shooter back in the early 90's who had a M2 kit. He would shoot his carbine until the barrel was totally shot out then buy another and go at it again. He would sell the junk carbine at a show to a newby. At that time you could buy a carbine for $200.00 and they were common at shows. Not so today.

There is no off the shelf ammo that travels at 1600 fps and is loaded with a plated lead bullet. (not a jacketed bullet).

If a person wants to do mindless mag dumps, just to hear the gun fire and watch dirt fly, then I recommend an Uzi or a MAC10.

At my WALMART and gun stores any carbine ammo is rather hard to find, another factor in favor of a 9m/m gun.

Jim C

[3154tm]

jim,

i have no intention of abusing my carbine though i would expect it to hold up to the occasional mag or two of full auto. it's also why i mentioned finding a commercial host. for what little use this will see i can't justify getting into reloading just for 30 carbine. perhaps i can convince someone with a special recipe to reload for me.

for mag dumps i have a SWD M11/nine and a SWD M11a1 with 5 uppers including 9mm, 380acp, 22lr and soon 5.56/.223 that will hold up to about as much abuse as you can throw at them. parts are cheap, they're easy to repair and will last indefinitely if you don't run over them with a tank. it's hard to beat a 70 rnd suomi drum for extended fun. i have a fairly decent stock of 9mm that hopefully will last until the current hoarding is over. and things do seem to be getting better. i bought a 1200 rnd spam can of Herters 9mm from cabela's recently just because it was cheap.

[jim c 351]

Frank,

I think you have the right idea.

Jim C

[3154tm]

i managed to get my M1 to M2 conversion up and running. what a hoot!. still looking for a good early commercial.