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simpsonc9
I have a Rockola M1 Carbine with the barrel stamped.

NDERW 000
2-44

Can't find any reference to it.

Thanks
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  • simpsonc9
    I am in the market for an original WWII carbine. Before I buy, I need to get an education. Can anyone recommend a book or two? Is there good info available on the net somewhere? Any info will be greatly appreciated.

    Vic D
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  • bama55
    Chad,

    Welcome to the boards.

    Is the carbine new or used?
    Could be the ejector or extractor, dirty/pitted chamber, fouled gas piston or gas port in the barrel or a few other things.


    Don't send flowers when I die. Send money now, I can buy more ammo.

    Edited by - bama55 on 12/15/2002 18:51:42
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  • john w
    Sounds loke your gas piston is carbon stuck. Dissemble from stock and spray piston chamber well with carb cleaner and blow dry. If you have the piston wrench take off the piston nut(this will have a stake holding it in so be carefull) and make sure your gas hole and piston are clean. Restake the tightened nut and see if this helps. Check your extractor to make sure it pulls out the empty case also.
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  • mark christian
    The National Ordance brand were considered one of the better commercial carbine knock-offs as they used mostly GI parts. You mention a thorough cleaning of the bolt. Did that include a complete diassembly of the bolt? Most feeding and ejection problems for M1 carbines can usually be traced to either of two things; a bad magazine- the 30 round mags are prone to cause trouble and the commercial magazines have a very bad reputation- so stick with GI 15 round magazines (recommended to me years ago by men who actually used the weapon in combat).

    The next item to address is the bolt itself. National use surplus parts so any bolt in your carbine (is it flat top or round?) could have fired many thousands of rounds before National got ahold of it and long before you ever saw the gun. You could have a bad extractor, extractor plunger, or the plunger spring. Any of these will cause failures if the are worn out of spec. The ejector and ejector spring are also always suspect. It is amazing how a trouble prone carbine can be brought back to life by the replacement of these small parts.

    Although the bolt itself is usually not prone to wearing out when used for semi auto fire, it is often easier to simply swap out the entire assembly with a complete new unit (a military expedient), rather than disassemble the old bolt- which requires the use of a special tool- unless you are a glutton for punishment! Since your carbine is a commercial copy there is always the chance that the receiver is out of spec and may have never functioned quite right from the start. This is not all that common with National Ordance carbines, but it can and does happen. There are GI gauges to check the specifications and wear of the receiver and other components but they are expensive and well out of the reach of the average hobbiest. My suggestion is to try a new magazine and overhaul the bolt. Good luck Chad and I hope this helps.

    Mark T. Christian
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