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    Has there ever been a successful .30 Carbine AR?

    Hell, they've shoehorned just about any caliber without a rimmed case you can think of into the AR platform, what about .30 Carbine?
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    If the .300blk hadn't happened, that might have been the next big one they would have done at that time.

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    Due to mag compatibility with my M1s I would be in for an upper and mag block if it ever came to fruition.

    ETA: it would also be one more round for practice in addition to 9mm & .22lr.

    Just did some digging. Olympic Arms made an upper with bolt and mag block that had to use a modified mag catch. You can find pics online. Not sure if it was ever a full production model. Most internet lore is stating it was designed for some small foreign military that had a bunch of M1 Carbines they were fazing out, but still had a huge supply of mags and ammo.

    https://www.okshooters.com/threads/o...arbine.226606/
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    I just emailed Macon Armory to see if it's something they could tackle.
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    why would anyone want one? It would be inferior to the 223/9mm variants in every way. 60 years ago, before there was a .22 conversion for the AR and while 30c ammo was a nickel a shot, it might have made some sense, but those days are long gone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    I just emailed Macon Armory to see if it's something they could tackle.
    Here's the reply I got from Macon Armory:

    "I never have, will have to give it some thought as it will require either ringing the bolt pocket or making a blot form blank. Let me ponder :-)

    Rudy"
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    Quote Originally Posted by tellum View Post
    why would anyone want one? It would be inferior to the 223/9mm variants in every way. 60 years ago, before there was a .22 conversion for the AR and while 30c ammo was a nickel a shot, it might have made some sense, but those days are long gone.
    .223 maybe but it would not be inferior to 9mm (ballistically anyway, maybe cost-wise).
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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Here's the reply I got from Macon Armory:

    "I never have, will have to give it some thought as it will require either ringing the bolt pocket or making a blot form blank. Let me ponder :-)

    Rudy"
    Having one of Rudy’s D/I .45 uppers, if he gets a .30 Caliber setup together... it will be good to go or he won’t put it out to market.

    I had one of the bad batch of one piece gas rings that he had, and when I emailed him about the issues I was having, he was on the phone with me as I was walking out of the range. He wants his stuff to run for his customers. He views his uppers similar to his children... his words.

    Rudy is good people.

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    When I had a M1 carbine I wondered if a new designed .30 carbine subgun made sense. Low recoil and greater velocity and range than a 9x19 sub .

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