Poser M1 Carbine (I have no shame)

[dredd]

I didn't know these stocks & parts existed until one of you Enablers posted up about them awhile back.

I love the M1 Carbine. I have two, but wish I had at least one more.

Yes! As you can see, I dropped about $200 on a silly $100 10/22

I had an extra one laying around, so I figured I may as well buy it a new dress and hat. LOL

I have spent more money on dumber things over the years, so what the heck.

For some reason, this just puts a smile on my face.

 

[Rodfac]

That's about the neatest sub-caliber I've seen in a dog's age....well done sir. I too, really like the Carbine and often wished it had a .22 version, commercial of course. But have never considered revamping a 10/22.

How'd you accomplish it? Did the substitute stock fit correctly and were all the necessary parts included?

And of course, HOW'S IT SHOOT? Thanks for posting....this is a project I could really get interested in; if it shoots as well as it looks...ie. Accurate and reliable...also where'd the mag come from? 10/22? Best regards, Rod

 

[Monac]

That's a very nice gun, dredd, and I would like to have one too. Are they in stores, or internet-order only?

 

[dredd]

It was all drop-in and screw/bolt on.
You have to drift out the factory sights if you want to go full M1 sights.
Piece of cake.

Brownells had everything.

It is / will be as reliable as before.
As for accuracy, I bet it "appears" to be less.
The replacement sights have the M1 sight picture instead of the factory.
The factory sights are much more "refined".

I just finished it tonight, so I have not fired it yet.

 

[dredd]

I forgot to mention.... It uses the regular 10/22 Mags.

Everything I did was cosmetic.

 

[JmacD]

Oh boy… I’m one of the weird ones that never has cared for the 10/22… till now… I may need to do just that to one…

 

[22250Rem]

That is ultra cool and the first time I've seen a 10/22 done up like that. I had one of the Plainfield Machine Co. M-1 carbines back in the 1990's and I miss it. I also have an unmodified 10/22 in the safe, but so far I have been able to resist going down the 10/22 modification path. If I ever did that, I'd probably go the M-1 Carbine route.

 

[dredd]

E. Arthur Brown Co. has all of the components as well.

 

[LoonWulf]

Speaking of eabco

Dummy M1 Carbine Mag Conversion for Ruger 10/22 (Mag Not Included)

authentic m1 carbine style base glues onto 10 round 10/22 magazine (mag not included). Dummy mag, 331-020, m1 carbine mag, glue to 10 round mag, mock magazine, dummy.

eabco.com

For that.....extra touch..... And less fiddly magazine removal.

 

[Monac]

It was all drop-in and screw/bolt on.
You have to drift out the factory sights if you want to go full M1 sights.
Piece of cake.

Brownells had everything.

It is / will be as reliable as before.
As for accuracy, I bet it "appears" to be less.
The replacement sights have the M1 sight picture instead of the factory.
The factory sights are much more "refined".

I just finished it tonight, so I have not fired it yet.

Thanks, dredd! That means I would have to take the parts to a gunsmith, because that is way out of my league for doing myself. I think I currently have at least two pistols that exist as parts in cigar boxes because I can't get them back together.

PS - Schrank's Smoke N' Gun shop in Waukegan, Illinois used to sell cigar boxes for just a quarter, so I have a bunch of them. even though I don't smoke. I guess they have gone out of business, after 50+ years. Too bad, you never knew what you were going to see there.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Looks great!

'Bout as close as you can get to a .22 Carbine, except maybe one of the old potmetal Ermas.

 

[dredd]

Thanks, dredd! That means I would have to take the parts to a gunsmith, because that is way out of my league for doing myself. I think I currently have at least two pistols that exist as parts in cigar boxes because I can't get them back together.

PS - Schrank's Smoke N' Gun shop in Waukegan, Illinois used to sell cigar boxes for just a quarter, so I have a bunch of them. even though I don't smoke. I guess they have gone out of business, after 50+ years. Too bad, you never knew what you were going to see there.

I understand.

You could also just drop it in the stock set and run the factory sights.
They give you an extra hand guard that is cut out. It sits right over the factory rear sight.

 

[CapnMac]

except maybe one of the old potmetal Ermas.

Saw a Chiappa at the gun show a week ago, they wanted US$600 for the thing

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Saw a Chiappa at the gun show a week ago, they wanted US$600 for the thing

Almost entirely polymer too- yuck.

 

[Show Me]

Shot so many 22 in the 60's they gag me. That's one nifty rifle. No doubt. Looks good and real. Like a veggie burger. No, really I didn't know they existed.

 

[CapnMac]

Almost entirely polymer too- yuck.

But, it was so "tactical" in black and chrome . . .

I was tempted by a mixmaster Underwood at the show, but, my (mostly) Saginaw fills my "late WWII" niche already, even if the US$1250 was a nice price for it in its condition (very nice).

 

[luv2safari]

Ohhh MAN!

OP, you are causing me problems. I love what you did.

Problem: My 10/22 is one of the early ones with a good quality walnut stock that I will keep on the gun. I guess I need to keep on lookout for a 10/22 beater now.

 

[rabid wombat]

Ruger through TALO….

Ruger® 10/22® Carbine Autoloading Rifle Model 21102

ruger.com

Ruger® 10/22® Carbine Autoloading Rifle Model 21138

ruger.com

 

[dh1633pm]

I had a 10/22 that looked like a M1 Carbine. I gave it to my son. He still has it. Made a fake mag using epoxy, a 10/22 mag, and a Cabrine Mag. Worked. It worked just like any other 10/22.

 

[Howland937]

Oh boy… I’m one of the weird ones that never has cared for the 10/22… till now… I may need to do just that to one…

About the only way I'd really want another 10/22 either.

 

[dredd]

Ohhh MAN!

OP, you are causing me problems. I love what you did.

Problem: My 10/22 is one of the early ones with a good quality walnut stock that I will keep on the gun. I guess I need to keep on lookout for a 10/22 beater now.

I agree 100% on leaving the old 10/22 alone. I have my first one from about 1981. Nice wood, all metal parts etc.
No way I am going to monkey with it.

I picked this one up used and cheap. It is probably only about 5 years old. I didn't lose any sleep over gutting it.

 

[Big_Al]

Marlin made a 22 that looked like a m1 carbine

 

[PapaG]

Great looking "assault weapon" under Illinois rules. I'd love to build one up but the wooden hand guard DQs it here in the bloated billionaire bully's feifdom.
About half the cool new stuff I see I can't have here. Until, or if, SCOTUS over rules PICA.

 

[mokin]

Cool little rifle dredd. Twenty-twos are too much fun. Thirty Carbine ammunition goes for almost a buck a round.

 

[EIB0879]

I love it.