Just checked the new rule book. They are allowed along with foreign and commercial manufactured rifles that meet spec. From a quick look it looks like the carbine rules changed to this new ruling. I’ll stick with my M1 even though it is a rewelded it is a beauty and shoots better than me. The option of 7.62x54 looks like a nice option.
$1900, plus I think $40 shipping. And the 12 rifle limit does not apply to these.
Now if I could get mine to fire lead loads and not lead plate the gas system.
OPPS that is 7.62x51 NATO, I had been thinking of my Finnish M39 earlier. It is just as accurate as my '03 and has a strange windage adjustment. Sorry
They are still importing original M1’s.