I got my Winchester M1 carbine from CMP back a couple of weeks ago - and when I got home tonite the box with the sling and oiler were sitting outside my door.
So I went to the surplusrifle.com site to make sure I put the sling on correctly:
http://www.surplusrifle.com/m1carbine/slinginstallation/index.asp
and I am left to wonder if there is some sort of trick to this. On the buttstock end I wrap the sling around the oiler and try to put the oiler with the sling wrapped around it back into the slot - and sucker just doesn't want to go in there.
How tight of a fit is this supposed to be? I could probably force it in there - but the thing will be in there so tight I will never be able to get it out again.
So I went to the surplusrifle.com site to make sure I put the sling on correctly:
http://www.surplusrifle.com/m1carbine/slinginstallation/index.asp
and I am left to wonder if there is some sort of trick to this. On the buttstock end I wrap the sling around the oiler and try to put the oiler with the sling wrapped around it back into the slot - and sucker just doesn't want to go in there.
How tight of a fit is this supposed to be? I could probably force it in there - but the thing will be in there so tight I will never be able to get it out again.