As a rangemaster at a PD in washington state, I fired one of the first Glock 17s (a factory rep LEO sample) in the country in about 1983 or 1984. I always have been a fan of wood and steel firearms, though retro ARs break through that preference, however.įunny thing is, poly framed pistols are just fine with me, though. You did a dang nice job of matching up the colors.įWIW, my nephew the jarhead, who did multiple tours in Iraq, tells me the Mk 262 load worked quite well for him over there.Ī PMC (private military contractor) I met said M855 was dismal past 75 yards when it came to making enemy combatants "neutralized". I stained it with Minwax red chestnut to match my stock, since it was different than most, being a redish tiger stripe (that's retro, isn't it?) I got this one for $69 from Mark at Gunville: It is walnut, where most originals were birch. Numrich had them for $39, but has been out of stock. Originals sell on Ebay for over $100-$150. Where did you get the wood hand guard? In the, um, interests of Science, of course. You're gonna screw around and talk me into one of those contraptions if you don't be quiet about them. It really is too much fun to walk through the woods shooting, taking off hand pot shots at dirt clods and pine cones. It is truly an M1 Carbine with a hard on, especially shooting MK262 Mod1 77 grainers. This Mini has replaced the M1 Carbine as my house weapon and favorite long gun. That's one reason I settled with the new 582 series, that has additional benefits of consistent accuracy because of the new sights and heavier barrel. I even fired an AC556K full-auto Mini with a short barrel and a folding stock at a rangemaster school one time. With the post and wing front sight, they are more accurate than the early Minis with the mile high, unprotected front sight. I REALLY love the GBs, (wish I had yours) but in California, they are a felony because of the flash hider. I just alway wished they had a little more thump. I even carried an M1 carbine as my trunk weapon much of my LEO career, and had used it as my primary home and farm weapon. My Postal Inspector cousin's M1 carbine (he used asa truck weapon in the 70ds, 80s, and 90s) was the first centerfire rifle I ever fired at about 10 years old. The M1 Carbine has been my favorite long arm since I was a tiny kid, since my dad talked about using one on Iwo Jima. I added a wood handguard (like they used to have) to loose the lawyer designed fiberglass monstrosity Ruger now uses. I love my M1 Carbine with a hard on! I shoot MK262 Mod1 77 grain ammo, and it still thumps at 300 yards with almost 900 ft lbs ME. It shoots 2 - 2.5 MOA with irons, and doesn't wander zero anymore like the whippy barreled ones did. M1 carbine/AR15 style post and wing front sight, sturdy ghost ring rear, heavier stepped and tapered barrel (same diameter as the mini-30 barrel). I sold them because I loved the idea, but was disappointed in the execution of the idea. I had a 180 series, and a 185 series, and the were both cold bore weapons, with terrible sights.
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