greyling22
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I think I may need the M1 Carbine Gas Cylinder Tool Set, as seen here https://www.standardpartsllc.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=126
Does anybody have one they would loan me? I will pay shipping both ways.
Here is the deal: I shoot lead through my inland m1 carbine, I know it's not designed for it and lead and gas guns don't go real well together blah blah blah. After a while I began having ejection issues, so I popped it all apart, broke the gas piston nut loose from the staking and removed and cleaned it and the piston, cleaned out the lead from the gas port and cylinder, then put it all back together and it worked great.
A few years go by, and I begin to have ejection issues again. I pull it all apart, clean out the lead deposits, and put it back together, paying careful attention to not crossthreading the piston nut and.......... I crossthreaded it. So I backed it out and tried again and the threads on the nut are just bunged up. The threads inside the gas cylinder look fine (whew) So I got to thinking that maybe the original staking may be part of the crossthreading issue, because at no point ever has it been easy to move that nut in or out. I was thinking try and clean up the threads in the cylinder, buy a new piston nut, and give it another go. The only way I know of to clean up those threads is to use the tool I linked above, and I would sure rather borrow or rent one than buy one. They are spendy. Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Do I just need to try a new nut and forget attempting to clean up the threads of any possible issues?
Attached are poor quality phone pictures, and there is an ultimak scout rail bolted on the barrel, so that is what looks funny.
Does anybody have one they would loan me? I will pay shipping both ways.
Here is the deal: I shoot lead through my inland m1 carbine, I know it's not designed for it and lead and gas guns don't go real well together blah blah blah. After a while I began having ejection issues, so I popped it all apart, broke the gas piston nut loose from the staking and removed and cleaned it and the piston, cleaned out the lead from the gas port and cylinder, then put it all back together and it worked great.
A few years go by, and I begin to have ejection issues again. I pull it all apart, clean out the lead deposits, and put it back together, paying careful attention to not crossthreading the piston nut and.......... I crossthreaded it. So I backed it out and tried again and the threads on the nut are just bunged up. The threads inside the gas cylinder look fine (whew) So I got to thinking that maybe the original staking may be part of the crossthreading issue, because at no point ever has it been easy to move that nut in or out. I was thinking try and clean up the threads in the cylinder, buy a new piston nut, and give it another go. The only way I know of to clean up those threads is to use the tool I linked above, and I would sure rather borrow or rent one than buy one. They are spendy. Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Do I just need to try a new nut and forget attempting to clean up the threads of any possible issues?
Attached are poor quality phone pictures, and there is an ultimak scout rail bolted on the barrel, so that is what looks funny.