M1 Carbine: Milsurp or new Auto Ord?

For the OP. It's all going to depend on what you're looking for. I looked and the AO and there was certainly nothing wrong with it. If you just like the platform and want it in NR then you'll save yourself some coin going that route unless a used NR USGI pops up for a reasonable price. That being said and not to repeat whats already been said about USGI build quality, there's something nostalgic about having a piece if history to shoot.


cornelunc said:
How about the restricted M1 Israeli sulprus polymer stock quality?
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Quality of the gun over all or the stock itself?

The stock is just a Chote folder. Nothing too special but fun as hell to use. The folding stock had a little wiggle on mine but it wasn't going anywhere.

Slipnslide said:
Anybody have an idea what it would cost to make one NR? My local store has a few of the surplus ones with the plasticy looking stocks but there restricted.
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Nick from Vulcan redid an Israeli surplus for me earlier this year. I had sourced my own barrel but no matter how you slice it you're looking at about $300 for one if you can find one. I seem to recall seeing one on the EE recently. It adds up from there with the cost of the actual swap plus reblueing (new NR barrels come in the white) plus a stock if you need one. In the end I spent more than I originally intended to but man was the workmanship fantastic and the gun is a head turner. I'll pm you with some more details.

maxman1 said:
Why are wood M1 Carbine stocks imposdible to find?
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Last I checked Boyds will ship to Canada if you want to risk it with all that is going on right now. I had the option of a Boyds or USGI when I redid mine, maybe he's still got some left?
 
jody_v said:
Given all the recent crap going on with the ban and no one knowing what else is on their radar, most people are probably more apt to hang onto to any semi that's NR, as its likely not in Uncle Bilie's database.
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I have passively been searching for a long time. Nice guns are always wildly overpriced or sold by the time I find them. I bought an AO paratrooper but it took some work and parts to get it running, certain mags still just don't work 100% because I can't get them to sit high enough.
 
cornelunc said:
My question was for both: Israeli M1 quality and polymer stock also.
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It may vary from gun to gun but the ones I saw certainly hasn't been babied. I grabbed a national postal meter that ended up being the dirtiest gun I've laid hands on. Grime and carbon were so caked on that it was actually hard to tell what was metal or not. For it not being cleaned for who knows how many years and it's age I was still happy with its condition.
 
Fo myself the history of the USGI version made it a no brainer. I wanted an actual period carbine so waited until I found one at a good price. Probably nothing wrong with the reproductions for range fun but there's something about holding and firing a rifle with some history to it.
 
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