When I see listings like this I........

[frankderrico]

Didn't the CMP have Plainfield B/R for sale a while back? That would mean that they got back Plainfield's from the U.S. Army. I know not a lot but I thought they had a few. Regards.....Frank

[carwashchris]

It was a converted Quality Hardware, and still on the high side IMHO. There are 3 converted GI's in FL for 6495. but they look beat.

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Chris

[carwashchris]

Ya Jim ! The buy it now price, the way it's marketed it sounds like he's selling a WWII Paratrooper M2, which we all know is NOT true. For the unspecting buyer, ??? that's what makes me CRINGE ! He always seems to do well with these auctions, I'm guessing 7K. Chris

If you are talking about the buy now at $9,500 that could seem high for a Plainfield. Personally I would only want a GI M2. But it's currently only at $905 with NO reserve. And appears to be transferable. Someone looking for an M2 will have a dollar value in mind and bid accordingly.

A seller can ask for whatever they want, that doesn't mean a person has to bid on it, or that they will get that price.

[manteo97]

"If the receiver were to break (more likely with a cast commercial receiver than a USGI receiver), the owner is left with an expensive paperweight."

I have to take exception to this comment, as there is little evidence to support M1 carbine commercial cast Cr-Mo steel receivers being inferior to USGI forged ones. Casting technology has improved since the late 1960's, and if they are dimensionally correct, and meet the hardness MIL-SPEC, then there is no problem. That being said, Plainfield receivers are forgings, not castings. However, I have re-barrelled 4 Plainfield receivers in the past year, and found them all to be below the Rc 38-45 USGI MIL-SPEC. They were all on the low end of the Rc scale, more like Rb 98-102, which is what USGI barrels are. I would not trust a Plainfield that had been converted to fire full auto. Receivers this soft probably won't crack ,but they could warp, or wear at significant points. I have encountered both Winchester and Rock-Ola receivers that were cracked.

[twh]

The ones the CMP got back came back with the South American carbines that were returned to the Army. The theory was that they had been purchased commercially to supplement the ones they got through the MAP program and not supplied by the US government.

[ChipS]

I thought Planfield receivers were castings, and of acceptable but marginal quality. If they are forged steel then I was probably in error referring to it as a POS - and the current price supports this. I do question the strength of the M1A stock to withstand full auto fire, but maybe the buyer has no intention of firing it mounted in the M1A stock - I wouldn't. I notice that many,many of these original, unmodified M1A stocks are split in the recoil plate and magazine well areas and I know jackhammer full-auto fire will place much more stress on these weak points. I guess it boils down to how much money you can aford to throw away on toys. It seems like an expensive gamble on short odds to me, but that's JMHO.

[USGI]

Pretty much all a guy would ever want to know regarding the Plainfields, including the full history and info on the cast receivers is on Jim Mock's website. You guys should visit that site to get the complete story - very interesting. I'll see if I can figure out a couple of links to post later. - Bob

Here's the link: http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_plainfield.html

There are (5) parts to this article. The 1st part (history) starts on the page linked to. There's a place near the top of the page where you can click to see the other (4) parts. Those links are listed again near the very bottom of the first page.

[emmagee1917]

Thanks for posting that , USGI.
I was always under the impression that my carbine was a very early one due to only the reciever and barrel being commercial. I now looks to be a '72-'74 ish " prime time " barreled reciever with USGI parts added to it by someone after production. I would like to thank the unknown builder , he made a sweet shooting carbine that is my " knock about " gun , keeping my originals saved for only range trips.
Chris

[carwashchris]

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[painter777]

I see he has sold quite a few AK47 full auto sets, with plenty more for sale.
Some Pistols with silencers.

Clicking on His feedback shows many full auto parts kits they've sold:
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Also seeing some parts he has up for sale/auction that I don't want around.

How about a M2 Enforcer?
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