I'm always had a thing for nostalgic firearms however finding ammunition for historic guns isn't always the easiest, and another caliber is the last thing I need. I've shot several M1 carbines over the last few years and it's a terrific little gun with a great balance low recoil. It also happens to be the firearm my grandfather lugged across Europe.
When I saw Citadel's 22LR version online I was like wow that is neat, however I didn't really need another 22. Earlier this year Citadel previewed the 9mm version at the Shot show and I was like wow this is exactly what I've been looking for. Simple, classic, and chambered in 9mm. The rifle also utilizes beretta 92 style mags. Which are very close in dimension to 226 mags so I see a dremel tool in my future to make a sweet rifle pistol combo.
Overall I was impressed with the build quality of the gun. There is a good amount of steel in the receiver, bolt, and sights. Other parts like the bayonet lug and trigger guard are plastic. I haven't fully disassembled it yet and my only complaint so far is Citadel did a poor job packing the rifle and the magazines shifted and nicked the stock up. I'll contact Citadel and see what they offer to do.
I ran 150 rounds through the gun this afternoon right after I cleaned the barrel with frog lube and sprayed the whole gun down with Ballistol. During the site in I had to tighten the rear sight with a 5/16" hex key. Once the rear sight was properly tightened I was able to successfully get the rifle sighted in an produced the group pictured below at 25y. The gun cycled perfectly on the WWB 115g ammunition.
When I saw Citadel's 22LR version online I was like wow that is neat, however I didn't really need another 22. Earlier this year Citadel previewed the 9mm version at the Shot show and I was like wow this is exactly what I've been looking for. Simple, classic, and chambered in 9mm. The rifle also utilizes beretta 92 style mags. Which are very close in dimension to 226 mags so I see a dremel tool in my future to make a sweet rifle pistol combo.
Overall I was impressed with the build quality of the gun. There is a good amount of steel in the receiver, bolt, and sights. Other parts like the bayonet lug and trigger guard are plastic. I haven't fully disassembled it yet and my only complaint so far is Citadel did a poor job packing the rifle and the magazines shifted and nicked the stock up. I'll contact Citadel and see what they offer to do.
I ran 150 rounds through the gun this afternoon right after I cleaned the barrel with frog lube and sprayed the whole gun down with Ballistol. During the site in I had to tighten the rear sight with a 5/16" hex key. Once the rear sight was properly tightened I was able to successfully get the rifle sighted in an produced the group pictured below at 25y. The gun cycled perfectly on the WWB 115g ammunition.
