dwarven1
Lonely Mountain Arms
I want an IBM M1 Carbine... but there's only a thousand at CMP, and I was worried that I might not get one, as it looks like every armed geek in the country wants one. So when a dealer advertised some, I ordered one, figuring I'd beat the rush.
Well...
The first one came in with the sights staked in, way over to the right. Absolutely no room for windage whatsoever. I wasn't even sure I'd be able to sight it in properly, so I shipped it back and requested that they send me one that didn't have the sights staked. Just got the second one, and the sights - AGAIN!! - are staked in. But there's some room for adjustment, it looks like, unlike the first one.
Oh, and the paperwork somehow got written up as "sights are not aligned properly" and a handwritten note tells me that "we don't have gunsmith's on premises; all I can do is verify that sights are on the gun". (his apostrophe, not mine). Not what I'd asked...
HOWEVER... the action is loose in the stock, and the liner is loose from handguard.
Should I ship it back, AGAIN, and try for a third time to get a gun that doesn't have the sights staked in so that they can't possibly ever get adjusted again (and get a carbine with a properly fitting stock) or should I just give up, keep it and try to build up the stock, re-rivet the liner to the handguard (or maybe just buy a whole new stock - looks like they're only about $50 online or on eBay).
I wouldn't be so annoyed if the sights were at least staked in somewhere near centered...
With shipping, I'm into this for about $620. I'm leaning towards shipping it back and trying to get lucky with the CMP.
Hmm... just saw this on the CMP's website:
And yet... they've been taking orders for Saginaw and National Postal Meter since April and they're not listed as being sold out. Now I'm leaning more towards sending this one back and trying for a CMP one. What do you guys think?
Oh, I should add - the vendor WILL refund the payment and the return shipping. Also, this is my first milsurp that I'm ordering sight unseen... so I really have no idea what to expect. Advice gladly listened to!!!
Well...
The first one came in with the sights staked in, way over to the right. Absolutely no room for windage whatsoever. I wasn't even sure I'd be able to sight it in properly, so I shipped it back and requested that they send me one that didn't have the sights staked. Just got the second one, and the sights - AGAIN!! - are staked in. But there's some room for adjustment, it looks like, unlike the first one.
Oh, and the paperwork somehow got written up as "sights are not aligned properly" and a handwritten note tells me that "we don't have gunsmith's on premises; all I can do is verify that sights are on the gun". (his apostrophe, not mine). Not what I'd asked...
HOWEVER... the action is loose in the stock, and the liner is loose from handguard.
Should I ship it back, AGAIN, and try for a third time to get a gun that doesn't have the sights staked in so that they can't possibly ever get adjusted again (and get a carbine with a properly fitting stock) or should I just give up, keep it and try to build up the stock, re-rivet the liner to the handguard (or maybe just buy a whole new stock - looks like they're only about $50 online or on eBay).
I wouldn't be so annoyed if the sights were at least staked in somewhere near centered...
With shipping, I'm into this for about $620. I'm leaning towards shipping it back and trying to get lucky with the CMP.
Hmm... just saw this on the CMP's website:
All the carbines have late features - such as adjustable sights (heavily staked) with bayonet lug bands and rotary safeties.
And yet... they've been taking orders for Saginaw and National Postal Meter since April and they're not listed as being sold out. Now I'm leaning more towards sending this one back and trying for a CMP one. What do you guys think?
Oh, I should add - the vendor WILL refund the payment and the return shipping. Also, this is my first milsurp that I'm ordering sight unseen... so I really have no idea what to expect. Advice gladly listened to!!!
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