hawg
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When I turned 18, I bought a UNIVERSAL M1 Carbine.
I was SO EXCITED
I didn't realize this was not a true Military M1 carbine design until I got it home.
My friend named it "BANG BANG JAM"
" are you taking BANG BANG JAM with us camping this weekend"
the Op-rod was stamped sheet metal, the trigger housing seemed to be made from melted down HOTWHEELS cars.
Later, I traded it for a Mini-14, added a CHOATE folding stock, and CHOATE M16A1 style flash suppressor.
I sold that when I joined the Army.
Edit - pic from google, note the stamped sheet metal Op-Rod / charging handle
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Dad bought mine new in 1969. It ran FMJ fine. Even the 30 round mags worked great as long as you kept your hands off of them while shooting. Soft points didn't feed well. I got it when dad died in 02 and polished the feed ramp. Now it feeds anything. I shot the snot out of it when I was a kid. If it breaks tomorrow it was still probably the best 99.00 he ever spent gun wise.
The worst one I had was a 1916 Spanish Mauser. It shot really wide at 50 yards.