Hello, I have been following this thread for a few days now and decided to register so that I could share my experience with my Inland Manufacturing Rifle. I purchased my M1A1icon Paratrooper model off of gunbroker.com a few weeks ago. I as many others am less than content with this company's version of the M1 carbine. I mistakenly prematurely sold my Auto Ordnance M1A1 right before I received this one as I was sure it must be of better quality, albeit there wasnt much to complain about with my particular Auto Ordnance M1.

Now for the issues: as another mentioned in this thread the finish on the stock sweats off onto my hand and is also not very durable. i found that just after a few times of collapsing the stock the butt plate scratched the dark finish right off, showing raw Walnut, which is cosmetic i know but annoying.

Secondly the barrel band does not fit correctly. the hoop that is bent over the sling swivel sticks to far back and prevents the barrel band from sitting flush with the stock and handguard while simoltaneously not allowing the retaining clip to snap into place (it came from the factory like this!). It would also seem that the barrel band is not into spec as far as wraping around the stock. there is a gap on the left side (looking from the muzzle) between the band and the stock. this in turn makes it difficult to get the screw to engage and also forces the band to warp when tightening. ive not had a real USGI M1 carbine but isnt the barrel band supposed to be able to clamp all the way together making both ends meet using the screw? this one does not...

The upper handguard seems to not be cut deep enough as others have stated elsewhere it prevents a full sight picture, something I had no trouble with on the Auto Ordnance.

I have not shot it yet so I cant give a report on function, but i did load a full 15 round magazine to test feeding and chambering. with the magazine fullly seated, I cannot bring the action all the way to the rear to chamber the first round... it binds up about half way and even with a decent amount of force cannot be made to complete the full rearward motion, which for me is a huge problem. Even with only 14 rounds it sometimes locks up. I tried this with the factory magazine and KCI South Korean mags, which again worked flawlessly in the Auto Ordnance. The serial # on mine is is mid 600s. With that said when i do take it to the range I expect to have the same tempermant issues that sleeplessanshadow had.

I will follow up once i give it a little range time