LugerForum Discussion Forums - View Single Post

Bill_in_VA · 06-27-2025, 08:36 AM

Good morning, GT.
I have several GI carbines, but have very little experience with the Universals other than one a close friend had. He and I tinkered with it quite a bit but never could get it run 100%.
From what I recall, there wasn’t a lot of parts interchangeability between the two. Slides were totally different and utilized two recoil springs vs the single spring in the USGI guns. Likewise, the bolts wouldn’t interchange. As best I can remember, only a few small internal parts were one-to-one interchangeable.
Try digging around here: http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/forums.html and you ought to get better info. In the end, you might be better off putting on your table at the next show.
My .02

06-27-2025, 08:36 AM	#2
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 389 Thanks: 802 Thanked 582 Times in 210 Posts	Good morning, GT. I have several GI carbines, but have very little experience with the Universals other than one a close friend had. He and I tinkered with it quite a bit but never could get it run 100%. From what I recall, there wasn’t a lot of parts interchangeability between the two. Slides were totally different and utilized two recoil springs vs the single spring in the USGI guns. Likewise, the bolts wouldn’t interchange. As best I can remember, only a few small internal parts were one-to-one interchangeable. Try digging around here: http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/forums.html and you ought to get better info. In the end, you might be better off putting on your table at the next show. My .02 __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."