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Old July 18, 2016, 05:54 AM   #26
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I just picked up a Plainfield made in the 60's.
It's assembled from GI parts.

There are differences from the GI. No Bayonet lug is the tip off.

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Old July 18, 2016, 04:01 PM   #27
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You can get a .30 cal commercial carbine for $400 any day of the week...
I'm interested in this, too.
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Old July 18, 2016, 08:51 PM   #28
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You can get a .30 cal commercial carbine for $400 any day of the week.
So I don't have to worry about where I put that ammo can of .30 carbine.
Once I've shot the center-fire version a few times I don't get a lot of joy out of random shooting at the range. Much cheaper .22s out of a scaled copy does the job just as well for me.

I'd also find it hard to trust a range in the lane next to me with a GI carbine. In the case of my .22 copies I am much less worried and in the case of my carbine copy might come out ahead if they drop or steal it.
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Old April 18, 2022, 05:38 AM   #29
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Recently I took my Citadel M1-22 carbine to the range for some trigger time. I haven’t shot it much in the last few years.

Using standard velocity .22 it would not feed the last round out of the magazine if the magazine was loaded with 10 rounds. Using CCI mini mags, it was 100%.
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Old April 19, 2022, 01:09 PM   #30
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Seems like a guy can get a .22 LR version of darn near any popular platform made over the last hundred years or so.
Not a fan of fussy eaters among my .22's. The 10/22 platform is hard to beat in that respect. Hard enough to find any .22 never mind specific brands for fussy eaters.
I was disappointed in Ruger .22 pistols, my Mk. 2 went away replaced with a Mk. 3. Once I ridded it of the loaded chamber indicator it has settled down. It's getting a hammer bushing and a fluff and buff today, then perhaps a range trip. My Mk. 2 was the better and more accurate gun.
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Old April 20, 2022, 11:53 AM   #31
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I was almost a fan of the Ruger 10/22 M1 Carbine copy but the picatinny scope rail really turns me off. I ended up replacing the cheezmo plastic barrel band on my standard 10/22 with a nice one from Pike and added a Williams receiver sight kit. I know it's not an M1 but it sure is a nice little rifle in it's own right and resembles the M1, kinda like the profile of my MkII standard model and the Luger. Sexy on the cheap!
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