M1 Carbine In .223 ?
A question to settle a debate.
Was the M1 Carbine ever chambered in .223 commercially or for military evaluation?
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.<BR>
Was the M1 Carbine ever chambered in .223 commercially or for military evaluation?
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.<BR>
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M1 Carbine was never chambered for .223. Closes thing was the 5.7mm MMJ, developed by Melvin Johnson after W W II.
This was the 30 Carbine necked down ti .22 Caliber.
Johnson was the Developer of the Johnson Semiauto 30-06 Rifle used in small numbers by the Marines during the War.
After the War this Rifle bacame famous/infamous because it was the Rifle used by the CIA to arm the invaders of the Bay Of Pigs.0 -
I mentioned the Johnson 5.7 version but this fellow was emphatic that he used a .223 in the early 1960's when in the army.......maybe he was pulling my leg.
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.<BR>0 -
The overall length of the loaded .223 Military round is 2.260. Whereas the length of the .30 carbine is 1.650, thats almost 5 / 8 ths of a inch difference. I don't see any way of feeding a .223 through a M1 Carbine without major surgery. 0 -
I do not doubt ruffe-snow at all. The carbine was never chambered originally for anything but the intended round. Years ago, Baine and Davis in San Gabriel, California---wildcatted the carbine to something like the 5.7mm. gunpaq, you won your bet. 101 0 -
Besides the question of length, the .223 operates at a much higher chamber pressure then does the .30 MI cartridge. Even if you could get the .223 in the chamber and fire it you would wind up with the bolt lodged between your eyes. 0 -
Not in a carbine, but a Mini-14 is just as handy. If they could just get it so it shot more accurately. 0
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