New AO M1 carbine 1st range report

[ulflyer]

Mine has gone through 700 rounds of Prvi, Armscor and Aguila ammo so far without a hitch if using the factory mag, but it hates the KCI mags; just hates them. I bought 4 and can't get through more than 4 or 5 rounds off at a time without trouble. And they wobble around in the magwell like crazy. Not a good fit.

How well do GI mags fit? If you haven't tried one, they are readily avail with a little search and run about $25 or so.

PS: GI Carbine owners on the CMP.com forum think highly of KCI mags. You might want to offer them for sale there.

[Riverkilt]

Range report on my new .30 M1 Carbine from Auto Ordinance.
Ran 75 rounds of Sellier & Bellot through. Had the original mag and four Korean mags.

Best part was the sights were right on out of the box. Dead on shooting. Had one oversize round that stuck on the way in to the chamber. Got it out. Had 2 failure to fire's. Attribute all to the Czechoslovakian ammo which was "on sale." You can have any two of price, quality, or service.

So, most pleased with the initial results at the range.

[SIGWolf]

Were you shooting at 50 yards from a rest of off the shoulder? I'm not much of a rifle gun, but it seems that 4" at 50 yards from a rest even with iron sights is a large group. I'm not criticizing your shooting, just wondering about how accurate the rifle is, what it is capable of doing. I've looked at and wanted one of these, but haven't yet bought one.

[Riverkilt]

Not sure you're addressing me since I didn't mention group size. But, just in case. I was shooting freehand with a sling, standing up, from various locations, shooting at different objects - some were targets - at ranges from about ten yards to 100 yards. Was also shooting at a 3" ball that someone left. No bench, no sandbags, just standing and shooting. So no target patterns. Just when I aimed at something I hit it short range, mid range, long range. Most pleased with that.

And, to clarify, this is a rural range, not fancy. The rifle range I was on is just a long bulldozed out trench with berms on either side and target holders here and there. No range officer. Just me and the M1. Hope that helps

[Bawanna]

Sounds like my kind of range, my rifle, my pony and me! I'm partial to being alone when I shoots.

[Riverkilt]

Just back from another stand at the local gun club range. Ran 75 more rounds (last of the Sellier & Bellot Czech ammo thank God!) through the M1 with the usual failure to fire and another one too big for the chamber. Other than that I'm in love with this carbine!....I can't miss with this gem. Shooting freehand standing with sling. Put up a bunch of targets from 25 to 50 yards and dead on with them every time. Very very pleased. Looking forward to another stand at the range with the American Eagle .30 caliber ammo I found this week.

And, last night puttered around and secured the handguard properly...was loose and crooked. Now straight and firm.

[b4uqzme]

^^^^^ +1. It's uncanny how easy it is to shoot the AO M1 rifle freehand with open sights.

[TheTman]

My brother has an army issue M1 carbine he was thinking about selling back in 2012. I forget who made it, but was one of the normal manufacturers of Army issued M1's. Might have been Universal, but I can't say for sure. It's in pretty good condition, and he shoots it once in awhile. Maybe some minor dings in the stock is about all that's wrong with it. It shoots fine, and I think he has 2 30 round mags. I know he has at least 1 for it. Comes with the sling and stock mouned ammo patches as seen in the photo.
If interested, Send me a PM with an offer and I'll see what he says. Here is a crappy pic I took of it:
M1army.jpg

[Don F]

Just back from another stand at the local gun club range. Ran 75 more rounds (last of the Sellier & Bellot Czech ammo thank God!) through the M1 with the usual failure to fire and another one too big for the chamber. Other than that I'm in love with this carbine!....I can't miss with this gem. Shooting freehand standing with sling. Put up a bunch of targets from 25 to 50 yards and dead on with them every time. Very very pleased. Looking forward to another stand at the range with the American Eagle .30 caliber ammo I found this week.

And, last night puttered around and secured the handguard properly...was loose and crooked. Now straight and firm.

I have had really good luck with Winchester 110g FMJ, PPU 110g FMJ, PPU 110g JSP, Aguila 110g FMJ and GI ball ammunition.

[Captain O]

Thanks b4--nice quotation in your signature, BTW. I'm pretty happy with it, think I'll keep shooting, oiling, cleaning and see what transpires :-)

I just ordered four Keepshooting magazines. (At nearly $16.00 each + $9.00 shipping, I hope that they're worth it). Are they?