I'm so glad to see few "haters" here.

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   On other sites there are people that tend to "bash" Commercial Carbines. It is all I personally can afford. Perhaps some can be convinced that any functional and accurate Carbine, is a decent Carbine. There shouldn't be any vituperative invectives tossed about when discussing to the M1 Carbine, USGI or otherwise.
While I'll tend to agree that some Carbines are better than others: Fulton and James River (The "New" Rockola) Carbines are the best of "the new breed", there are others that have cast receivers which may not be as refined as the milled-steel type. Many "teething" problems have been experienced by some. Others may experience feeding problems and may not be built to military specifications, or "mil-spec".

There are also some that were poorly manufactured and, sad to say, were truly marginal when originally produced. I am pleased to say that the makers of these arms are no longer among the contemporary crop.

We need to be supportive, and avoid terms such as "junk", unless the arms were so poor that nothing cold be done to make them worthy of either possessing, or fielding.

While it may not be much, it is just my $.02 worth.

Captain O. 