New M1 Carbine

[95ssimpala]

Has anyone shot the Auto-ordinance M1 carbine? I want a shooter more than a collector’s item and a grand for a Fulton Armory rebuild is a little much. Shopping around most of the decent GI carbine I’ve seen run around the same price as a new one. I’ve read mixed reviews of other Auto-ordinance products before they were taken over by Khar and none on the carbine. I would like to know about accuracy, reliability, and GI parts interchangeability.

[hiredhand]

Yep! You revived it! From 2005! :-)

[Joe 6-pack]

"1. The metal hand guard is ugly and I would probably replace it with a proper wood one. Wood=good most of the time "

Try a picattiny rail...

"2. Yes, proper rifle thirties are much more potent and effective ballisticly than the .30 carbine..."

Don't sell the little round short before you've read this.

You can get nice looking M1A1 stocks at cheaperthandirt.com for less than $200. They've got some pretty good reviews....but like I stated above, seem to fit the original/surplus carbines a lot better than the Auto-Ord/Kahrs.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not me, I blame the dude at #70. Of course, I went overboard.

[hiredhand]

Not me, I blame the dude at #70. Of course, I went overboard.

Uh oh...I take it he dissed your M1? :-)

[Tijeras_Slim]

M1? Too modern, probably my Handy Rifle in .32-20. :)

[hiredhand]

M1? Too modern, probably my Handy Rifle in .32-20. :)

HA! My friend (a gunsmith) has an ORIGINAL Winchester Model 1894 lever action rifle...made IN (or very close to!) 1894!

I asked him what it shot and he said, "Uh...I dunno!" So I looked at the barrel and there stamped in it was .30 WCF. We sat down at the computer and had to look it up.

.30 WCF turned out to be what we now call the .30-30 Winchester! :-)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Some gun guys you are. :)

[Mat_Helm]

Post #52 is your best reply, but specifically the Auto Ordinance is not that great a purchase. It has a cast Chinese receiver and some GI parts and some new parts. For the prices that I have seen near $700 it is not worth the money. For that price you can find a used GI issue rifle if you look long and hard enough. Obtain a CMP M1 Garand if you can or a CMP M1 .30 carbine if they offer them again.

I had an acquaintance that had a licensed and fully auto M2 version of the M1 carbine that was fun to shot. If you buy an M1 carbine avoid the larger capacity magazines as they tend to jam a lot, and the 15 or 20 round magazines are best.

The .30 carbine is a great round for close in combat with the ability to carry lots of light ammunition and ballistics similar to a .357 mag and better, but will not go through 8 walls of your house and into the neighbors kitchen. It was designed to be used in place of the 1911 .45 handgun by officers, tankers, engineers, etc... and was never meant to be used as a front line battle rifle except for Army paratroopers and some USMC units in jungle fighting. Many USMC carried the rifle in Korea. The little 110 grain bullet is heavy enough and will take down anyone with a few well placed shots. It is a handy self defense gun , accurate, extremely reliable, fun to shoot and easy to obtain ammo anywhere at reasonable cost and easy to reload being a straight wall case.

[Mat_Helm]

Wow, just noticed the original post was from 2005. Never mind if you read this and already purchased an Auto Ordinance. LOL

[hiredhand]

Some gun guys you are. :)

Yeah.. :-) Me and him had a real "duh-huh" moment with that one! :-)

[ExSoldier]

I was wondering where this came from! :~}

[Joe 6-pack]

You’ve got my vote for the voice of sanity on this thread.

[hiredhand]

It's like the undead thread! :-)

[MileHi]

It’s like deja vue all over again!

[MHGinTN]

Yeah, me too! I've started working on the little carbies as home defense weapons. Goosin' them up with pistol grip and red dot or laser assist. I'm getting to be rather adept at 'fixin' the failures of the crappy Universals.

On a side note: I happened upon a nice Rock-Ola the other day while buying a broken Universal in need of a bolt rebuild. Got both for six hundred and the only thing the Rocky needed was a new home! I'm putting a Rock-Ola bolt in it anyway, but the Underwood trigger housing will stay.