[Orlando]

Never said nicer, but yes mine looks just as good and I could sell I for more than I paid if I wanted

[gunnut2]

This is a G.I carbine a '43 Inland with all Inland parts.

[Orlando]

Sorry, misunderstood your post

[Acropolis]

Took the gun to the indoor range today. Bottom line is that all the corrections have resulted in a dang fine shooter with several different loads at 25 yards. 17/8 inch group measuring between the widest bullet holes. The deflection was dead on and elevation with the flip sight on 100 yards put the holes in the center of the target. My loads of 14 grains of Win 296 behind Rainier 110 gr round nose were just fine, albeit I haven't cleaned it yet. The range had some 1943 government issue rounds which shot just fine. To me they were slightly to the left, but to another shooters, they were dead on. I have one fix to make and that is to keep the front band assembly bolt from loosening. I have a solution and will try it this weekend. Get ProMag 15 rnd magazines so the bolt remains open after the last round.
A nice gun so far.
If you want to know the corrections I made, let me know. None were difficult and require no gun smithing. Sight adjustment takes a vise, brass punch and a good ball peen hammer.

[Montana_Mauser]

I've used an M1 Carbine before and it rocked. I wish I had one so bad. They're so handy... a great varmint gun, good for something to pack up and take with you in tight space, and a really attractive and appealing weapon with a lot of history. Good, I would think, for teaching younger kids who need to graduate from the .22 but still need something light.