As it is, I've put about 10 rounds through it, and it's in deep storage now, along with some other odd stuff that I'm not comfortable shooting.This post will be an overview leading into a 2nd post on the Universal Firearms carbines having a serial number with an X prefix. Would I shoot it much? Nope! It would just be a "for emergency use only" gun that I didn't mind banging around. It's fine for taking out a fox or coyote, or for putting down a crippled road-hit deer from close range. If I wanted something to put behind the seat of the pickup truck, that would be it. Even though it looks like hell and has a less-than-stellar reputation, the thing shoots very well, is reliable, and has been safe (so far). He left it in his basement, it got "sweaty," it rusted, and he took a green scrubber pad to it. I do have a really pitiful-looking Universal that was my Father-In-Law's rifle. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a Plainfield. The guy didn't want the pistol, but wanted the rifle for his wife to shoot, and he was amazed that I had a NIB (perfect) M1 carbine copy from the '70s. I only have one now, but the last one that I got rid of went in trade for one of the nicest pistols that I have in my collection. I used to have a few Plainfields that I bought NIB for $75 each. I wouldn't hop on it unless it's like new, but if it is, you can hold it and probably get more for it not too far down the road. Even though it's at the low end of collector values, if it's essentially a new rifle, $300 isn't really a bad price (but $250 would be better). Now, with all that said, if I were you I'd go look at the rifle. If you don't care about collector value, and want a non-GI look-alike to shoot, keep an eye out for a Plainfield.If you are looking for a rifle that has long-term collector value, keep looking for a GI model. Of all the non-military copied of this rifle, the Universals are generally thought to be the worst.I'm going to give you a different answer at the end of this response, but let me first agree with some folks here:
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