My New M1 Carbine!...... Sorta

View · by **Yankee John** on Tue May 14, 2013 6:34 pm

Thanks to Phil from the forum, I was able to trade some ammo for a Ruger 10/22 rifle a couple weeks back.

I put it in a replica M1 carbine stock set. I have been wanting to do this for a long time. The stock set/sling/oiler originally came from Sarco, and the rest (Tech 200 sights, uncut handguard, magazine extensions) came from E. Arthur Brown in Alexandria. Replica case came from Numrich.

It went together quickly, except I couldn't stand the original finish. I stripped it and redid it with BLO (I still have a few coats to put on it).

I love the way it handles and can't wait to get it out to the range and run it!

John

View · by **Thunder71** on Tue May 14, 2013 6:39 pm

Looks great!

View · by **DoxaPar** on Tue May 14, 2013 8:16 pm

Very nice!

View · by **Ty179** on Tue May 14, 2013 9:29 pm

This looks really good! Nice job!

View · by **mn4wheeler** on Wed May 15, 2013 9:20 pm

what a cool project. would love to have one like that myself.

View · by **Snakeman721** on Thu May 16, 2013 1:42 pm

Looks very good! Great job! One question....how/what does that replica box mag work with the Ruger rotary mag? Is it a mag made to fit the Ruger or is it some kind of cosmetic cover?

View · by **2in2out** on Sat May 18, 2013 6:56 am

Great project! I like it a lot!

View · by **Yankee John** on Sun May 19, 2013 12:38 am

Snakeman721 wrote:Looks very good! Great job! One question....how/what does that replica box mag work with the Ruger rotary mag? Is it a mag made to fit the Ruger or is it some kind of cosmetic cover?

The dummy mag extensions are for cosmetics only- It is made specifically to fit the standard Ruger mag. I simply hot glued it to the bottom of of my stock BX-1 10rd magazine. That way, I can remove it from the mag- As hot glue is not as permanent as epoxy or contact glue.

The extension cost almost as much as the 10rd magazine did, But was necessary to complete the M1 look that I was after.

John

View · by **Yankee John** on Sun May 19, 2013 1:12 am

BTW..... At this very moment, I'm watching "Flags of Our Fathers". Lots of M1 carbine shots

John

View · by **Uffdaphil** on Tue May 21, 2013 11:18 am

Wow, John!! I am just blown away by the transformation. I'll have to show my brother the fate of his old closet queen. I have a soft spot for the old carbines. Carried a sawed off M2 for a truck gun in Nam. My dream would be yours in .357/.38 to complement my lever '92. Well done.

View · by **dogan529** on Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:28 pm

Way to go looks great!

View · by **bluto** on Sat Jun 22, 2013 1:05 pm

Wow, beautiful job and now I want one..

View · by **BigDog58** on Sat Jun 22, 2013 4:44 pm

I LOVE my Universal M-1 Shoots great and is fun to reload ammo for. My buddy has a M-2 which I would LOVE to get my hands on. Full Auto select fire

View · by **pj62** on Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:22 pm

Looks sweet! Nice pics! I like the magazine look on it.