![]() Hate to be "that guy" who only posts when something breaks, or bad happens but. Since I've been out of the business for a few years now I have no experience with the Fulton Armory or the newer Rock-Ola products. issue specimen (which is really the best way to go) and about the only other civilian version I'd recommend is the Iver Johnson pre-A.M.A.C. ![]() You'll pay at least double for a nice G.I. Now I've answered this question before on other forums, and I don't doubt that this post will be followed by a dozen testimonials to what a fine carbine the Universal is and how "I've had mine for years, fired thousands of rounds through it, and never had an issue." That's great, because like I said, some of them were o.k.-but you have to have handled a lot of them, disassemble it and understand what you're looking at before you get out your wallet. The springs were overly complicated to install and prone to coming loose inside the carbine jamming things up, and as these guns were often used for practice and qualification they became worn and the cheap operating rod liked to detach from the bolt. They were of later manufacturer and Universal had redesigned the recoil system to use an operating rod that was stamped sheet metal rather than a more substantial milled part, and redesigned the recoil system to use two smaller diameter recoil springs rather than the single, larger diameter spring of the G.I. It seemed like I always had one or two in for repairs. When I was in the gunsmithing business one of my customers was a large armored truck company that used the Universal in various capacities. As the years passed and the surplus parts supply began to dry up Universal manufactured their own redesigned parts, and in later years most of the parts were no longer interchangeable with the G.I. The bolt was much harder than the receiver and had eaten/gouged into the left side raceway to the point that it jammed on every shot and was beyond repair. I once had one come in my shop for repair, one of their receivers with a G.I. Plainfield always had a good reputation, but Universal is a mixed bag. parts, which were plentiful at the time, and receivers which they manufactured. Two companies, Plainfield Machine and Universal started assembling them out of surplus G.I. ![]() ![]() There was a period in history when M1 carbines had not been released for sale to the public by the Govt. To address the original question about Universal carbines: My advice is to stay away from it. ![]()
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