ASG Plastic Co2 M1 Carbine

Though not incorrect for WWII, the bayonet lug was introduced very very late war. Over here in the US, we just slip on a real M1 Carbine Type 2 barrel band.

well i have one and it chrono's about 340 , i managed to get hold of the early wood body as well but it needs sanding down and staining so it does not look so bad lol

but they fire well and can normally get 2 mags out of a co2 bulb , but mags are pricey and only 15 shots each , so great for limited ww2 but not great if you want to take on a open day etc

I've just ordered one of these from SoF. Fancied it for my WW2 US loadout. Hoping it will be worth the money and will use it as a DMR on my airsoft site.

The plastic stocks are ok if viewed from a mile and a half. Any less than this and they are truly horrid
After seeing Chris's M1 I bought two wood stocks for mine (one para and one full) and got busy with a Dremel.

A couple of careful hours later and mine were transformed, tho' I plan to strip one and get busy with some tung oil.

It is not a difficult job if you go slow n steady. I did need to be a bit creative to make the top piece stay put, but again, not difficult.

There are a few for sale on Facebook at the moment on the WW2 re-enactors market place.

Ps. Add a smear of grease to the nozzle when you get it. It helps. (Its written in the manual to do so)

Oh, and despite being CO2, they don't like cold weather, preferring to vent all of the gas on the first shot.

Just taken delivery of mine today... actually its OK, the plastic does make the weapon feel a bit light but the blowback works a treat. Had it 4 hours and I've already cut the bayonet lug off! Also super-glued the stock which has given it a bit more solidity. Anyway if anyone has a wooden stock for sale let me know, I'll take one at a reasonable price!

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Do you know if it's a fairly easy fit in terms of putting it all together? I only ask because my woodworking skills started and finished at about year 7!

cheers

Martin

Anyone know if the Marushin green gas M1 carbines are any good? Lots of sites don't like CO2 guns.

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Do you know if it's a fairly easy fit in terms of putting it all together? I only ask because my woodworking skills started and finished at about year 7!

cheers

Martin

You will need a Dremel with sanding wheel attachments. If you take your time and keep trying to fit the gun into the stock you will be ok. It will take less than 2hrs to do even if extremely careful snd slow. The top cover has a small metal ring that needs a bit of fettling as there us a screw in the way of it fitting straight in. I added a tiny screw to the underside of the top cover to stop it moving side to side.
I went on to sand mine down completely and refinish it with Tung oil. That took about 2hrs and has transformed the gun to a thing of beauty.

Anyone know if the Marushin green gas M1 carbines are any good? Lots of sites don't like CO2 guns.

The old NBB guns were great, they're just really hard to find. The blowback ones have a habit of exploding though.

Anyone know if the Marushin green gas M1 carbines are any good? Lots of sites don't like CO2 guns.

The old NBB guns were great, they're just really hard to find. The blowback ones have a habit of exploding though.

I concur to this, m2 carbines with full auto break easy and there are no spares made by marushin thier old M1 Carbines were a bit more solid, they had the correct staight mag too. (They were a pump / bolt action) had 8mm (common) and 6mm (rare) both not really skirmishable again spares impossible to find.

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Do you know if it's a fairly easy fit in terms of putting it all together? I only ask because my woodworking skills started and finished at about year 7!

cheers

Martin

You will need a Dremel with sanding wheel attachments. If you take your time and keep trying to fit the gun into the stock you will be ok. It will take less than 2hrs to do even if extremely careful snd slow. The top cover has a small metal ring that needs a bit of fettling as there us a screw in the way of it fitting straight in. I added a tiny screw to the underside of the top cover to stop it moving side to side.
I went on to sand mine down completely and refinish it with Tung oil. That took about 2hrs and has transformed the gun to a thing of beauty.

Thanks for that, it's very helpful... can I ask, will the recoil plate supplied with my ASG Marushin fit on an original stock or will I need an original. I only ask because on looking at images on google the originals appear to be of a different design then the one I have and the screw on mine is also much smaller than those on the original which appears to go right though the stock into a nut beneath.

thanks again

Yes, it will fit. You will need a wood screw to fit to the wood stock rather than the ASG captive nut. You may also need to fettle the stock a little to deepen the screw recess as the ASG plate has a deep countersink whereas the real one is shallower. I have just compared mine and to be fair, the ASG plate looks better than the real one I have that is extremely worn.

Thanks for that Tin, looks like it's a go'er then! Of course you might know that the local B&Q are right out of Dremels!

Sorry to keep bothering you with all my questions Tin but how easy was fitting the trigger/mag assembly part to the M1 stock...? I ask because I notice that the shape of the Marushin version is somewhat different to that on the real steel, it certain appears that a section needs cutting away, is that correct?

Also I notice you suggested using a Dremel with a sanding wheel? Will that particular tool assist in the removing of the various bits of wood required for a fit or am I missing something there!?

I have my stock coming in the post and hope to fit it together over the weekend....

cheers again

Martin

I had to remove just a little from the front of the stock at the front of the mag well. Yes the sanding wheels are all that you need but you May get through two or three.

Tell you what. I will post some pics tomorrow of the inside of my stock for reference.

Off out now so can't do tonight.

I had to remove just a little from the front of the stock at the front of the mag well. Yes the sanding wheels are all that you need but you May get through two or three.

Tell you what. I will post some pics tomorrow of the inside of my stock for reference.

Off out now so can't do tonight.

That would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

My replacement stocks came with some metalwork, so I didn't have to fettle the rear plate that holds the action in the stock. I did have to file down the small metal lug on the rear of the action. This was obvious in what was needed.

The pics below are a little hard to understand, but if you compare with what you have, you should see the difference. The sanded areas are lighter in the pics and you can see the effect of using a small diameter sanding wheel.

So the left side of the stock needed a fair bit to be removed....

Then the right side near to the rear...

And the right side to the front....

The front of the mag well.....

And from the underside.....

And finally I trimmed the small metal collar and bent it a little to fit above the screw in the front of the action. Note the tiny screw I have added to help stop lateral movement....

Hope they help

Thanks for the pictures Tin, they are really helpful and I dare say I'll manage a make a decent fist of mine once it arrives... I'll try and put a pucture up once it's done!