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The pistol caliber carbine thread in the Preparedness section jogged my memory on this. From time to time, I find the SBRed version of the Auto-Ordnance Thompson tempting.* Looks neat-o. Price isn't anywhere near that of transferable. Ammo and magazines are available.
The problem? Auto-Ordnance. My experience them is limited to two firearms. One was good, albeit totally impractical (Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum), other than blasting away at the home range. It was fun, but didn't really fit any niche, and I sold it last year. The other was their M1 Carbine offering. It was, how do I put this, one of the biggest piles of goat excrement I ever had the displeasure of owning. It would not run for anything; two trips back to the factory, thorough cleanings, tried every type of ammo I could lay hands on (domestic and foreign), tried different magazines, tried a spring kit ... nothing could make it cycle through (literally) a single magazine. (The sporterized carbine I picked up last month was made like 80 years ago, during wartime conditions, and has yet to have a single malfunction with anything, ammo or mags, I've stuffed into it. Go figure.)
Anyone own and/or extensively play with one of this? Worth a go or forget it? Other options or not really? (Considering a real, transferable one is not a no-go, but MG research/shopping is in a different vein at the present.)
Thanks much!
* These.
The problem? Auto-Ordnance. My experience them is limited to two firearms. One was good, albeit totally impractical (Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum), other than blasting away at the home range. It was fun, but didn't really fit any niche, and I sold it last year. The other was their M1 Carbine offering. It was, how do I put this, one of the biggest piles of goat excrement I ever had the displeasure of owning. It would not run for anything; two trips back to the factory, thorough cleanings, tried every type of ammo I could lay hands on (domestic and foreign), tried different magazines, tried a spring kit ... nothing could make it cycle through (literally) a single magazine. (The sporterized carbine I picked up last month was made like 80 years ago, during wartime conditions, and has yet to have a single malfunction with anything, ammo or mags, I've stuffed into it. Go figure.)
Anyone own and/or extensively play with one of this? Worth a go or forget it? Other options or not really? (Considering a real, transferable one is not a no-go, but MG research/shopping is in a different vein at the present.)
Thanks much!
* These.