Opinions Needed on Possible Rifle Purchase..1st Gen Universal M1 Carbine

Hi All,

Would like your opinions on a Universal M1 Carbine I have my eye on.

First off Let's not have the thread hijacked by the old firing out of battery argument the universals are known to maybe have.

The one I am looking at is in the 37XXX S/N range which means it was a first generation Universal. Mostly true M1 parts, in fact likely almost all true GI M1 Parts with that low a serial number. (Correct me if you think I might be in error) Best info is its the 2nd gen that had the out of battery and other issues.

Based on what I can tell looking at gunvalues and gunripoff (I mean gunbrk ). The price point is very reasonable in the $450 range. And is a private sale.
From the picts I have it looks to be in great shape. (May try to post them in a bit. Need to transfer!)

SO, 1. The first gen with true M1 parts likely didn't have the out of battery issues, right? (A yes or no is sufficient! Like i said no need to rehash the argument.)
2. Price sound about right?
3. Other thoughts or considerations?

I'm looking at this for an armed forces shoot the range I belong to does every year a couple of times.
Considering its hard to touch the real GI M1's these days without a bunch of cash figured this would be a possible compromise.

Looking forward to your replies.

OK Picts.....

BTW its the one on the top in the first photo....

Thanks Jackal,
What do you think about the price?

Little bit of both. The club sponsors it so not something official.
Still waiting for some info back from other club members. Still somewhat new to the club.

Thanks for the info.
Good info CoalTrain, Will check the link for more info.
Ambi, I am one of those that would prefer a non-hot load anyway! The specs are there for a reason though it always seems someone has to be pushing the limits.