Dean Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 My M2 conversion kit just transferred to my dealer. Looking for a host. Are the auto ordnance or inland (new manufacture) better. Not looking for a beat up WW II or 70s commercial gun. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riflejunky Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Are the auto ordnance or inlands built to mil spec? I would think if the conversion parts are military then having them set up in a vintage military host would be more desirable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaRenegade86 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 If I were going to use my M2 kit in a commercial Carbine, I'd get a nice Plainfield or a Fulton Armory. I've heard that the AO guns are lousy and that the Inland Manufacturing guns are hit or miss. I do like the looks of the Advisor, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 hours ago, MontanaRenegade86 said: If I were going to use my M2 kit in a commercial Carbine, I'd get a nice Plainfield or a Fulton Armory. I've heard that the AO guns are lousy and that the Inland Manufacturing guns are hit or miss. I do like the looks of the Advisor, though. Yeah I just looked on gunbroker and found some Plainfield's in the $600 range. Question on the stock modification. Is it better to buy an M2 stock or just have my dealer modify the existing stock? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x50plt Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 It's better to buy an M2 stock, they are thicker in the areas where they need to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickStand Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Personally, I would just buy an older USGI M1 carbine. As for a stock, you can easily modify an M1 carbine stock. However, the M2 carbine stock have a pot belly and are a little heavier. Here’s my Frankenstein M2 carbine (Registered trigger housing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 That is the look I am going for but with wooden stock. May have the 18" barrel just cut and threaded. Mine is a registered trigger housing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Now that is an M2 PDW!!! I'd like to run a mag or two out of that to see how jumpy it is. SEALs used M2's setup like that in Vietnam to clear hooches and they liked them for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 If I have a m1 carbine cut down to 12 or 14 inch barrel do i have to SBR in with the registered kit? Also if the cut down rifle is removed from the stock is it still considered a SBR without the kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 As long as the kit stays in the receiver then its not an SBR-its a machine gun. However if you take the kit out of the receiver then it can not go back into a rifle type stock as then it would be an SBR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickStand Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 I went ahead and registered my M1 carbine as an SBR. I’ve got a couple M1 carbine hosts and it was the best option to move it from the cut down one. I’ll post a video of mine running soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJX Posted August 30, 2022 Report Share Posted August 30, 2022 I have a Plainfield and it works very well. Been thinking about SBRing it also. I would appreciate any input on barrel length. Can’t decide between 12 and 14 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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