trigger housing broke on my iver johnson

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out doing some shooting today and at the bottom of the mag catch the metal broke off making the mag catch fall off.   its the original trigger housing and made of some ,what seems to me light weight metal.   so my big question is can I replace this with a usgi trigger housing?   I have a 1943 inland and I pulled the trigger housing off it .   its the identical shape minus some extra machining of metal on the sides, and the rear ears that fit in the back slot are a bit thicker.    not much that a bit of slow filing and fitting wouldn't fix.   is this acceptable?   has anyone had to replace this housing on their iver Johnson? seems like it was made of an aluminum alloy.     the carbine guide said that usgi parts would interchange  any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as at this point im holding a usless weapon.
    thanks    peter

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51dodge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Mar 17 2019 Location: arp texas Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote 51dodge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: trigger housing broke on my iver johnson Posted: Jul 21 2019 at 5:41pm
	out doing some shooting today and at the bottom of the mag catch the metal broke off making the mag catch fall off. its the original trigger housing and made of some ,what seems to me light weight metal. so my big question is can I replace this with a usgi trigger housing? I have a 1943 inland and I pulled the trigger housing off it . its the identical shape minus some extra machining of metal on the sides, and the rear ears that fit in the back slot are a bit thicker. not much that a bit of slow filing and fitting wouldn't fix. is this acceptable? has anyone had to replace this housing on their iver Johnson? seems like it was made of an aluminum alloy. the carbine guide said that usgi parts would interchange any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as at this point im holding a usless weapon. thanks peter
	PK

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	PK, Not sure if it will help but page down on the below link to the trigger housings. http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_ij05.html
	Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member

floydthecat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Oct 13 2016 Location: Mississippi Status: Offline Points: 1998	Post Options Post Reply Quote floydthecat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 21 2019 at 6:27pm
	My IJ housing is cast steel. Yes, I have a GI housing in mine now because the tolerances are tighter. The mag-catch and safety fit much better in the GI housing than the stock IJ. Internals are 100% interchangeable. If it was the early aluminum housing. The trigger and hammer pins may need to be replaced with GI pins. If they are just longer, the IJ stock should be cut to accept the longer pins. I am not sure if they were the same diameter? I have a gen-1 Universal that must use the Universal longer pins if the action is in the Universal stock. It kinda boils down to the TH opening in the stock. GI pins are too short and could walk-out of the housing.

51dodge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Mar 17 2019 Location: arp texas Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote 51dodge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 21 2019 at 8:25pm
	that was the first place I went to... appreciate it!!! thanks peter
	PK

51dodge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Mar 17 2019 Location: arp texas Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote 51dodge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 21 2019 at 8:28pm
	just purchased an inland striped trigger housing and all new pins and springs. ill redo everything while im in there. ill keep you posted on the upgrade. thanks peter
	PK

tenOCEE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Knows rear sights! Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: East Tenn Status: Offline Points: 1330	Post Options Post Reply Quote tenOCEE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 22 2019 at 11:22am
	Seems it's more common to see the trigger guard break from an impact.

51dodge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Mar 17 2019 Location: arp texas Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote 51dodge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 22 2019 at 1:04pm
	im thinking the same thing. I just got it back the day before I shot it. a friend borrowed it to shoot some hogs. I spoke to him today about the broken pieces. he cant recall dropping or bumping it on anything. not a problem ive ordered the parts and when im done it will be better then new. peter
	PK

51dodge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Mar 17 2019 Location: arp texas Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote 51dodge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 03 2019 at 4:39pm
	got a nos inland trigger housing, all new spring set, nos hammer release, all new pins. put it all together on my bench after watching a few youtube videos on how to do it. after a very small bit of fitting it slipped right in. first problem was that it wouldn't feed properly, second problem after I fired a couple rounds the firing pin stopped working. I have a bolt disassembly tool which works like a charm. found pieces of primer in the bolt. on further inspection I found the bottom of the bolt bent out of round and the firing pin hole seemed over sized . I took the flat bolt out of my inland, installed it and fired a few rounds. it fed perfect with a nice little dimple on the primer. so I ordered another complete bolt. im going to have the head space checked by my gunsmith when it comes in. im thinking that a over loaded round had to of caused these problems. some one correct me if im wrong. I don't use anything except store bought factory loads. PPU, Sellier&Bellot, Aquila and Monarch. ive never had a problem until I lent it out never again!!!!
	PK

floydthecat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Oct 13 2016 Location: Mississippi Status: Offline Points: 1998	Post Options Post Reply Quote floydthecat Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 03 2019 at 5:56pm
	Pictures may be interesting. It would take a lot of force to bend about anything on a bolt, even a commercial one I would think. For a bolt to get damaged under firing, I’d suspect frame damage. You sure this guy didn’t let it fall off his tail-gate and get ran over by an 18-wheeler?