Got a new (to me) Rimfire

TX M1A Shooter · 2022-10-18T14:22:42-0400

I was at a local Pawn shop last week and noticed this M1 Carbine looking gun. Having a soft spot in my heart for M1 Carbines I asked about it. Turns out it is an Iver Johnson version of the M1 Carbine made in West Germany by Erma-Werke. Price looked right and so I walked out with it. Shoots really nicely and it could become one of my favorite rimfired rifles.
From what I understand the US gave the West German military a bunch of M1 Carbines after the war and these were initially manufactured to be used by the West German military to train in the use of the M1 Carbine, but used 22 long rifle instead of the 30 Carbine as a cost savings measure. Later these were exported around the world and in the US imported by several different companies including Iver Johnson.

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With big brother above...

Jim Horton · 2022-10-18T14:28:50-0400

I've got one of the Erma built ones. Yes, almost a .22 clone of it's "big" brother. Accurate, but prone to jamming, usually because of magazine. I still haven't figured out the formula for continuous jam free firing. Still fun, though.

Jackofalltrades03 · 2022-10-18T15:41:57-0400

Take care of the magazine because they are pretty much unobtainium.

SelectorLock59 · 2022-10-18T15:48:17-0400

Very cool.

boltaction · 2022-10-18T16:49:48-0400

Hello,
Looks like a fun little plinker...

TX M1A Shooter · 2022-10-18T16:56:54-0400

Jackofalltrades03 said:
Take care of the magazine because they are pretty much unobtainium.

Yep, I have a new one on order, but it is a pricey little devil for all that it is.

CHARLIED308 · 2022-10-18T21:44:47-0400

I owned an Iver Johnson M1 Carbine .22 rifle and made the mistake of selling it to a friend. After shooting it, he informed me I will never get it back.

With decent 40g RNL ammunition you should be able to consistently hit 18" steel at 200 yards.

andyh1956 · 2022-10-18T22:23:08-0400

Hey I got one too!
For mine reliability has been to keep it CLEAN & WELL LUBED!

Jim Horton · 2022-10-19T08:01:40-0400

All this talk is making me take mine with me to the range tomorrow.

TX M1A Shooter · 2022-10-19T10:37:00-0400

Jim Horton said:
All this talk is making me take mine with me to the range tomorrow.

It's a beautiful day in SE Texas and I think I'll take mine out and do a little shooting as well.

TX M1A Shooter · 2022-10-19T13:47:53-0400

Great range session with the new M1-22. Shot well, but had an average of one stovepipes per mag. I'll be trying some different ammo to see if that makes any difference next time out. In the meantime, the little gun grouped very well.
50 yard group:

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100 yard group:

Light Recreation Symmetry Circle Pattern

I'm pretty happy with this little carbine.

Jim Horton · 2022-10-19T13:55:25-0400

I tried polishing the feed ramp, playing with feed angles on the old mag, buying a new mag, so far no joy. Other than different ammo I don't know what to do.

TX M1A Shooter · 2022-10-19T14:26:47-0400

Jim Horton said:
I tried polishing the feed ramp, playing with feed angles on the old mag, buying a new mag, so far no joy. Other than different ammo I don't know what to do.

I just ordered a bunch of different 22 LR's to see if I can find one that works well. I'll report back on what I find. Thanks everyone on the kind words.

Jackofalltrades03 · 2022-10-19T15:29:52-0400

Jim Horton said:
I tried polishing the feed ramp, playing with feed angles on the old mag, buying a new mag, so far no joy. Other than different ammo I don't know what to do.

You might want to see if you can find a recoil spring. Especially with older guns that takes care of a lot of ills

CHARLIED308 · 2022-10-19T20:35:23-0400

Some semi-automatic rifles and handguns don't like 36g high speed ammunition, if that is what you are shooting. My Iver Johnson M1-22 ran well on Winchester Wildcat 40g RNL ammunition. Failures to feed were very rare.

Try cleaning out the magazine. Thoroughly clean the rifle and lightly oil the sliding surfaces.

TX M1A Shooter · 2022-10-25T10:43:18-0400

Jim Horton said:
I've got one of the Erma built ones. Yes, almost a .22 clone of it's "big" brother. Accurate, but prone to jamming, usually because of magazine. I still haven't figured out the formula for continuous jam free firing. Still fun, though.

I've been trying different ammo to see if it improves the jamming problem. The CCI Mini Mag 22LR has given almost perfect performance with only one stove pipe out of 5 mags. That combined with a good take down and cleaning seems to have solved most of my issues.

Jim Horton · 2022-10-25T11:14:16-0400

I'll try some. CCI sub sonic target were horrible, Thursday. The feed angle was wrong, too.

m2531gfr · 2022-10-27T18:36:59-0400

I have a rimfire upper for a AR-15. The key to keeping it running is cleaning and lubing. Mine likes the Mini-mags to.

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