[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Universal Carbine

Posted: 11/27/2004 3:59:32 PM EDT

For those who have thought about buying a Universal brand M1 Carbine, the one I saw today kept throwing off the rear sight. The bolt also locked up & it had to be banged to get the live rd out.

If there's a bigger POS out there, I don't know what it would be.

Posted: 11/27/2004 6:08:08 PM EDT

[#1]

my dad has got one

never fired it

Posted: 11/27/2004 6:14:53 PM EDT

[#2]

Those were always bad news, going back many years. They used to tear up brass when they did shoot.
Besides a GI carbine, the Plainfield or Iver Johnson were much better clones, if memory serves me.

Posted: 11/28/2004 5:52:32 PM EDT

[#3]

Friend had one many years ago. Steel was so soft it literally wore itself out in less than 2000 rounds. There was visible peening on most of the parts.

Posted: 11/28/2004 7:41:45 PM EDT

[#4]

I have two of the IJ carbines and one Plainfield. They have mostly U.S. parts on them. All 60s and 70s vintage guns. All work well, no jams with good mags. I tried a couple of the Universal guns. They had the stamped op-rod and two recoil springs under the barrel. They worked o.k. except that the metal showed wear quickly where the rod met the bolt lug. I did not like the bolt hold open latch and the push button safety.

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