Hard Shift from 1st to 2nd

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Actually, it's not your idle setting (you didn't say if you meant idle speed or idle mixture when you say "setting", but I digress)- because you're not at idle when it shifts from first to second. My guess is your kickdown linkage isn't properly adjusted after you removed and replaced the carburetor.
I adjusted both speed and mixture. My apologies. Shade-tree mechanic in training, here. Lol