M1 Carbine magazine

[Shooter88]

Hello all. I have a 10 round Pro Mag magazine for my M1 Carbine, but it does not feed very well...at least I hope its just the magazine. Does anyone have any experience with this brand? In the meantime I'm going to check out Midway and see what they carry.

 

[Bertfish]

I have 20 round Promags for my M1. Never recall having an issue.

 

[smdub]

No experience w the M1 promags but check out keepshooting.com for mags. I have their 30rd ones and they work great. Or go to Chantilly this weekend and pick up some USGI 15s.
http://www.keepshooting.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?application=M1+Carbine&q=magazine

 

[Sev89]

Or go to Chantilly this weekend and pick up some USGI 15s.
http://www.keepshooting.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?application=M1+Carbine&q=magazine

^This. Do your carbine a big ol' favor and get some GI mags for it

 

[Shooter88]

Well I tried 3 different magazines at the range last weekend. It failed to feed almost every round out of each magazine. I do not think the bolt is closing fast enough which makes me think its a worn recoil spring. I think that is what I will try next.

 

[retafshooter]

M1 Carbine magazine mods

This little video I did a couple of years ago May or May Not help you:

https://vimeo.com/87425074

 

[Shooter88]

This little video I did a couple of years ago May or May Not help you:

https://vimeo.com/87425074

Great information thanks. I'll check mine later tonight and see if the catch is flush with the mags I have.

 

[smdub]

This little video I did a couple of years ago May or May Not help you

If real USGI mags don't fit you should fix the gun and not every mag. Something is wrong. Of course the aftermarket repos may have to be adjusted but only after you verify USGI mags fit correctly.

 

[mopar92]

I can fix your magazine issues. Take that Pro Mag and lay flat perpendicular on the table. Measure the feed lips woth a micrometer first loaded and unloaded. After its unloaded, light the piece of paper you wrote the measurements down on on fire. Take large hammer and smash unloaded magazine.

Buy some USGI magazines and make sure they seat and lock the bolt back. Some older USGI guns had a revised magazine catch for use with extended magazines for FA fire.
Use quality ammo and enjoy rifle with USGI magazines.

 

[habanerchaser]

I was thinking about getting the Chiappia 9mm M1 remake and using my 92 30 round mags but the real deal looks so much cooler. It makes the Chiaapia look like a pellet gun.

 

[nmyers]

It's best to stick to USGI 15 rd mags. Yes, 30 rd USGI mags usually work well, but they are made of Unobtainium. I have a couple of Seymour Products 30 rd mags (marked SEY), but they are extremely difficult to find today.

Neal

 

[Jerry M]

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[teratos]

I have bought some of the Korean 15 round mags, and they work fine.

 

[mopar92]

I have bought some of the Korean 15 round mags, and they work fine.

Korea kept a bunch of our (USA's) M1 carbines and likely patterned them after USGI mags and needed them to work due to constant threats so they're good stuff.

But I have yet to see a reliable Pro-Mag product line (not just the anecdotal mine works fine after adjusting the feed lips and replacing all the parts)

I think Korea is where Keepshooting sourced their mags from but not 100%.

 

[obiii]

Check out the forums.thecmp.org/index.php
They sell mags for the M1 Carbine all the time, some at affordable prices. I just picked up 3 15 round Korean mags for $28.00 including shipping.
Good luck.
OB

 

[Yingpin]

I picked about 15 or 20 up years ago from a member of the CMP. They were USGI packed in grease. I cleaned them and boxed them but only pulled out 3 for my carbine.

I don't remember what I paid for them and do not know what they go for today.

 

[Bolts Rock]

It's best to stick to USGI 15 rd mags. Yes, 30 rd USGI mags usually work well, but they are made of Unobtainium. I have a couple of Seymour Products 30 rd mags (marked SEY), but they are extremely difficult to find today.

Neal

30 round USGI are very common at shows down here.

 

[jetlagged]

I have bought some of the Korean 15 round mags, and they work fine.

+1. I picked up a few Korean 15 round mags a number of a years ago when I first got my Carbine and although I haven't used them a ton I had had zero issues so far.

 

[BigDaddy]

If the distance from the nubs to the feed lips is too short, it will not feed reliably. If too long, the mag won't seat.