Plainfield M1 Carbine

[Da40CalGlock27]

Hello there, Please reply if you have heard anything about a Plainfield M1 Carbine .30 caliber whether it be good or bad all i know is it's a WW11 M1 Clone (one of the first clones made from my understanding like Auto Ordnance) I am wondering because there is one in a gun store (dealer of mine) on shelf for $250.00 and I was thinking about it as a rifle Partner to my Glock27 .40 Thanks all!!

 

[Slamfire]

My club has a M1 carbine match, once a year, and it is my recollection that the Plainfield carbines shot better than the USGI, probably due to barrel quality.

Two hundred fifty is a good price assuming good condition.

Don't forget the magazines!

This is an interesting link:

http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_plainfield.html

 

[Da40CalGlock27]

I seen that online a while ago actually, haha i thought i was the only one looking at these! anyhoo The one in my Gunshop is all Black which version is that do you know? I am either dumb or blind because i dont see the black one on their site or either its not on there but that wouldn't make any sense ??:banghead:

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

Very interesting reading, thanks for posting the link. I am amazed on a daily basis as to how much knowledge I do not possess!

 

[jcwit]

I have a U.S. GI version made by Siganaw Gear that I keep in my collection. Also have a Plainfield one that is my shooter, good rifle, many many thousands of cast rounds have gone thru it over the years, many years of fun shooting with it. $250.00 if in good or better condition should be a great buy. I replaced the civilian stock and hand guard with orginal GI Issue, made it better looking IMO.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I'd gladly pay 250 for a Plainfield built carbine. I've yet to see one offer any trouble when using GI parts, so there's that.

A couple that I've had were built with those wonderful Vietnam-era chrome lined contract barrels.

 

[RGPM1A]

I have a Plainfield M1 Carbine and it is a very reliable and accurate rifle. I think $250 would be a very good price if the gun is in reasonable mechanical condition.

A photo of mine is attached.

 

[BCCL]

I had a Plainsfield M1 back in the early 90's, IIRC, they were made by Iver Johnson and were a "step up" from a normal Iver Johnson quality.

I have many times wished I had not sold mine, it was accurate and reliable and just flat out fun to shoot.

I would buy another one in good condition at the right price without hesitation.

 

[Gordon]

Plainfield M1 s built and so labeled in Dunellen NJ, were made up with machined parts from the middle 1950s using GI parts except for the stock, trigger, receiver and barrel. The earlier ones, say before 1966, were usually excellent though rough around the edges. The middle 60s export ones were very good generally. After Iver Johnson bought the company and the two years prior quality became spotty . I lived close to the plant as a boy and my dad knew machinists that worked there in the 50s and early 60s. They did real quality work then but there were constant dramas with finances and material suppliers as I remember them bitching over beers. I have a very good one that has Inland stock and almost all other parts, a nice piece of work that works very well.

 

[Da40CalGlock27]

If any of you have one and you have a camcorder please film it while shooting im very desperate to get this little gun (although alot of people think the .30 carbine is way underpowered it is = to a .357 magnum)

 

[kaferhaus]

You'd never buy one for close to $250 down this way... the least I've seen one sell for in the past several years is $350

 

[sarge83]

For a Plainfield in good condition, sure $250 would work for me. As long as it's not a universal.

Go for it!

 

[ball3006]

Great price on the Plainfield. The early Universal rifles are good ones, the ones with the GI bolt carrier. The later models with the stamped steel bolt carrier are mostly junk. I have an early rifle and it shoots like a dream....chris3

 

[Da40CalGlock27]

Im confused now, SORRY how do you tell the difference between the early and old ones and dude above you said the early ones are junk and you say the early ones are the best??

 

[ball3006]

Where did I say...

the early rifles are junk? To tell the difference between the two Universal rifles, is the early rifles use a GI bolt carrier where the later rifles have a stamped steel bolt carrier that has a square hole in the top of it. chris3

 

[mtrmn]

Just buy it before somebody else does in all this panic.....then you can ask questions or sell it for double the price on gunbroke.

 

[Dr_2_B]

Forgive the pedestrian warning here but do verify it's a 30 cal rather than a 22.

Hope it works for you. Roll Tide.

 

[1911 guy]

I worked on one for a friend a few months ago. Researched it at the time and general concensus was that they're a good little rifle. For 250, you really can't go wrong if you're in the market for a carbine. I'd hop on it before someone else gets the same idea.