Springfield Armory Inc. M1 Carbine

[imarangemaster]

Very Nice! How does it shoot? Built up SA carbines have a certain appeal to me.

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[Faulkner]

Very Nice! How does it shoot? Built up SA carbines have a certain appeal to me.

Shoots very well. With all unused USGI parts, including the barrel, it shoots like it just came off the assembly line, which in essence, it did.

I have another Springfield, Inc, reciever that I built up and put a new in the wrap USGI Winchester barrel on it that I bought at a gunshow back in 1995 for $60.00. That Winchester marked barrel is now probably worth more than the whole rest of the carbine.

[userids]

nice springfield, I would love to have one

[Smokehouse69]

nice springfield, I would love to have one

I would to, it's a carbine you can shoot as much as you want and not worry about wearing out a collector's item.

[Levi]

I too built up Carbines from New SA Receivers. They are Forged Steel and Excellent quality.
I purchased 2 receivers back around 2001/2. Back then you could get alot or parts on epay. I purchased 2 awesome SA take off barrels from people restoring carbines. Nice Crossed cannons stamps and dated SA 5-52 or close to that date. I prefered used/installed as opposed to new...these indexed perfectly and headspaced perfectly with no additional work...just screwed them on...this was a critical step, and determined if I was to continue. all was great so...

Then I then bought SA M2 Trigger housings, SA milled rear sights, SA stocks....built 2 awesome SA carbines....Was alot of fun finding all the parts. a few if the parts were not New Old Stock, so I learned how to parkerize and parked a few parts. Any part that is marked, is marked SA.
I saw my first built-up SA carbine, other than my two, in Asheville NC just a few weeks ago. I wanted it, but the seller did not know who built it. Since I did not have my head space gauges with me.. I passed ($795.00).

If you have the opportunity to get one...Do it....A super shooer you'll really enjoy playing with.

[Levi]

Here's a picture of one of them....before adding the SA milled rear sight.
I parked the round bolt!

[frankderrico]

Nice rifle there Levi, you did good.....Frank

[userids]

nice rifle!

[byronroland]

I am new and learning. This is only my second day and 5 post.

In any event, were these SA receivers completely interchangeable with mil spec? Have to assume so due to the remarks about using mil parts and building complete gun?

I have never seen one of these, when were they produced?

[imarangemaster]

I am new and learning. This is only my second day and 5 post.

In any event, were these SA receivers completely interchangeable with mil spec? Have to assume so due to the remarks about using mil parts and building complete gun?

I have never seen one of these, when were they produced?

Springfield Armory, Inc.

Answers to your questions....