I took possession of my M1 carbine (photos and range report to follow at a later date) and am most pleased with it. I figured out how to take it down and I look forward to putting it through some paces, strapping a Vickers sling to it, and then stoking it with CorBon DPX rounds for use as the standard truck gun.
Prior to this, of course, I need to zero it.
Who out there can give me a virtual tutorial on zeroing this gun? I see how the rear sight works, but without either a manual or recourse to a live expert, I’d be experimenting.
Put it in comments, please, or shoot me an email. Many thanks.
Congrats on your new carbine. You might try either the manufacturer’s website or simply googling the precise model number along with the word “manual.” I am constantly surprised at how many things have their manuals in .pdf form online.
Not to burst your bubble, but if that’s a USGI carbine I would be hesitant to assume it will feed those CorBon DPX JHPs. Mine wouldn’t feed them. At all. FMJ fed fine, I had the occasional failure to feed with some soft points, but the DPX rounds wouldn’t even go into the chamber when manipulating everything manually, much less cycle reliably. Maybe it was just my gun, but I kind of doubt it. Those old USGI guns can be finicky about anything other than FMJ.
Re: your question, I guess I’m not sure what you mean. If you understand how the rear sight works, that’s about all you need to worry about.
Obi-W: It’s a Plainfield, GI-spec, so I suppose I should break down and get the FM.
Mike: Thanks, I said that I “see” how the rear sight works, so my question pertained to how much each adjustment causes the strike of the round to shift at a given range. If I get it right, the rear sight is adjustable for elevation by sliding it up or down the ramp, and for windage by turning the knob. Any and all info would help. Thanks for the gouge on the ammo too.
Blasphemy!
Use an old-school GI sling on it! It was good enough for Willy and Joe!
Gotcha. Unfortunately I can’t remember what the windage increments on the Carbine rear sight work out to be. I do know that if you couldn’t tell, the first increment elevation wise is 100 yards, then 200, then 250, then 300.
Anyone with a Carbine should check out this thread over at the CMP forums. I think you might be particularly interested in the section on shooting a Carbine accurately, making adjustments, etc. Lt Col.
Good luck with getting it zeroed. I had a carbine that I played with, and while I’ll admit it was a fun toy, I never accepted it as a serious weapon. That may be because the military FMJ round is noting more than an underpowered pistol round, and the FMJ caused it to punch right through targets without disapating much energy. Good for plinking and paper punching though.
I trust all Sons of the Institute are flying the colors today in celebrtion of Lee-Jackson Day. (Only in Virgina would it become Lee-Jackson-MLK)
Awesome. I’d like to buy an M1A myself, or maybe an M-14.
mike: thanks, that’s what i was looking for to get started!
Speaking of carbines, there is an interesting article in the February issue of the American Rifleman by Bruce Canfield: “‘Carbine’ Williams: Myth and Reality.”
Awesome, glad to hear it helped. Feel free to ask any other questions; I’m by no means an expert but I’ve had mine for six months so I’m pretty familiar with it.
Oh, and you should really think about getting a USGI one from the CMP…Plainfields are nice and all (and a damn sight better than the sort of but not really USGI spec Universals), but they ain’t the real deal.