Springfield Armory M1 Carbine, Blowback CO2 .177cal BB Rifle

I purchased the Woodstock Carbine. Except for the slightly longer magazine, the carbine is identical to my original US M1 carbine. Once I resolved the magazine issue, I found it to be the most accurate smoothbore airgun I’ve ever had. Off the sandbags it’s shooting less than 1 inch groups at 10 yards The sights are dead on at that distance. I found it still has good accuracy at 15 yards. The bolt recoil gives it an enjoyable solid kick. If you own a real M1, you need to buy this BB reproduction to keep your shooting skills up without spending a fortune on 30 carbine ammo. Lastly, be prepared for having a lot of fun.

The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was the magazine. The magazine sent with the gun would not allow the CO2 cartridge to completely seal. Pyramyd air service was great, they immediately sent me a new magazine and said just keep the old one. Unfortunately, the new magazine was worse than the first. Upon examination, I realized that the threads were covered with the parkarized finish of the magazine, preventing the cap cover to fully seat.The remedy was to simply place some machine oil on the cover’s threads then screw through (tap) the excessive finish.. That completely resolved the problem.

Buy plenty of Co2 cartridges, but don’t let that dissuade you, it’s a small price to pay for such a realistic action. I get 28 full power shots per cartridge. The only BB’s I had on hand were Crosman. It’s worth try other as the fantastic accuracy I achieved may even be surpassed.

looks and feels like the original, a little back heavy to perfection, and satisfying blowback

the synthetic stock could've been made with higher-quality polymers that mimic the wood feel.

out of the box, the accuracy was trash so I had to adjust it a little The mag worked fine for my first 3 mag dumps but then I started experiencing gas leakage and had to order a replacement mag. Overall fine

I own a number of makers and makes of BB / Pellet guns. Including the Springfield Armory series Mil Spec .45 Auto and the break barrel .177 M-1A. The M-1 carbine out of the box- top notch! I upgraded to the wood stock- very happy I did. If your going to get one- get one that feels like an M-1 carbine. I have owned a number of the real McCoys and this one is pretty darn close to the actual. Looks, feel in the action.. it is there. Out of the box- beautiful piece. Finish and function- wow! I was impressed . I actually waited to purchase this one. After looking at many reviews- best purchase so far. Shoots amazing! In BB configuration- how can you go wrong. Plink all day- and not much to pay. It does eat Co2. But for the action you get well worth it. Definitely get yourself a second, third and even fourth spare mag if your serious about enjoying continues fun for an afternoon. I’m in my late 50’s and even a serious shooter and collector can enjoy this gun.

Nothing- when you have done something right. Not much for correction. Great job on this one! I hope they keep coming with others including an M-1 Garand in the same type function. Will Leave that up to the designers. Another topic-another time.

Honestly- for the price difference. Wood is really worth it. Just judge what you want it for and buy accordingly. I have put approximately 500 plus “steel” BB’s thru it in the not quite 30 days since purchased. Can say honestly- has not missed a round- in function or on the target.