while at my local sporting goods store, i spied a m1 carbine behind the counter. i asked the guy about it and looked it over. looked to be in good shape, the stock was clean, action felt smooth. he told me it wasn't a military carbine but a universal carbine. on the breach it said the manufacturer and location. i spaced on the manufacturers name but remembered the location as new jersey. i looked some stuff up on the web and found it was plainfield armory in dunellen. does anyone know about the quality of these carbines and availability/interchangability of parts with usgi stuff? he wanted $499 for it. said it was his own gun. after reading all of the posts here i felt the urge to get one of these for myself, however cmp is out of my reach. thanks.
brian
brian