Reising M50

[darrylta]

It's not a Colt but interesting,
I purchased this Reising M50 full auto, 45 caliber, from the Pittsburg PD.
It came with the original case and mags.
-Darryl




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[smkummer]

I like Reisings and have shot the heck out of mine. Mine too is a early model with a 10,XXX serial number. I don't believe you can wear out a barrel shooting cast lead bullets and I am guessing I have fired 10-15,000 rounds through mine. I have had every issue with mine except of a broken compensator fin. So my suggestion to you (if your going to fire it some) is: 1. Immediatly replace the one piece bumber plug with the later 2 piece (my one piece unit broke). 2. Make sure your firing pin is short enough to be a "floating firing pin". That is remove metal from the rear of the pin so when the pin is flush with the rear of the bolt it is flush with the front of the bolt (I have broken many pins before I discovered this fact). Buy a later action bar ( I cracked my original blued bar). Even though the gun will probably run faster, install a Wolf gun spring kit or at least the action spring (you really don't want to be using a 70 year old spring and have the beast beat itself up). Keep it lubed, clean the compensator and enjoy the fire breathing beast. I like the Christie 30 (I load 32 rounds) magazines but do notice that the action bar rubs on some of the mags. For this reason I either lube the inside of the action bar or lightly touch some oil on that area of the magazine.

[Malysh]

Very nice. That's something we don't see every day.

[darrylta]

Good advice,
I've already done most of your suggestions and went with a Christe firing pin.
I have to admit that the Reising is a little disappointing when compared to the
durability of a Thompson or BAR. The Reising is fraught with stamped parts and does
require tuning from time to time. The Tommy's and for that matter any firearm that
has machined steel internal components is far superior in my view.
Thanks,
Darryl

I like Reisings and have shot the heck out of mine. Mine too is a early model with a 10,XXX serial number. I don't believe you can wear out a barrel shooting cast lead bullets and I am guessing I have fired 10-15,000 rounds through mine. I have had every issue with mine except of a broken compensator fin. So my suggestion to you (if your going to fire it some) is: 1. Immediatly replace the one piece bumber plug with the later 2 piece (my one piece unit broke). 2. Make sure your firing pin is short enough to be a "floating firing pin". That is remove metal from the rear of the pin so when the pin is flush with the rear of the bolt it is flush with the front of the bolt (I have broken many pins before I discovered this fact). Buy a later action bar ( I cracked my original blued bar). Even though the gun will probably run faster, install a Wolf gun spring kit or at least the action spring (you really don't want to be using a 70 year old spring and have the beast beat itself up). Keep it lubed, clean the compensator and enjoy the fire breathing beast. I like the Christie 30 (I load 32 rounds) magazines but do notice that the action bar rubs on some of the mags. For this reason I either lube the inside of the action bar or lightly touch some oil on that area of the magazine.

[Oyeboten]

How 'bout some more images of the Reising?

I have a lovely 1920s Reising .22 Automatic Pistol, but I know nothing about these Carbines in .45 ACP.

[smkummer]

I believed the reising gets praise on its weight savings, accurate semi auto fire and cost advantage. Sure it used more stamped parts than a Thompson but the govt. was not going to keep making 28 Thompsons anymore. Of course both weapons lost to the M3 grease gun for govt. use. The Thompson sure holds steady on full auto fire but hauling that much weight around gets old fast.

[darrylta]

How 'bout some more images of the Reising?

I have a lovely 1920s Reising .22 Automatic Pistol, but I know nothing about these Carbines in .45 ACP.

The M50 is a select fire, full auto weapon, which saw mostly stateside duty during and after WWII.
It performed very well out of the mud and sand seen in full out war in the Pacific.
-Darryl

[darrylta]

I believed the reising gets praise on its weight savings, accurate semi auto fire and cost advantage. Sure it used more stamped parts than a Thompson but the govt. was not going to keep making 28 Thompsons anymore. Of course both weapons lost to the M3 grease gun for govt. use. The Thompson sure holds steady on full auto fire but hauling that much weight around gets old fast.

Your right, the Government continually seeked to cheapen the benchmark that Colt established with the original.
First with the 1928 Savage then the 28 Bridgeport ---28A1----M1 and finally the M1A1.
For close range fighting the Thompson was the weapon of choice.
Reminds me of how the brass pushed for the M1 carbine to take the place of the 1911, It didn't work either.
My 2 cents,
Darryl

[darrylta]

How 'bout some more images of the Reising?

I have a lovely 1920s Reising .22 Automatic Pistol, but I know nothing about these Carbines in .45 ACP.

Sure,



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I've since added the correct Reising sling swivels on it.


-Darryl

[guy sajer]

My first Class 3 was an M50 . Bought it back around 1988 for $200 . Back then the 20 rd mags were like hens teeth and costly . $50 was a lot of dough for me . Mine was very accurate and reliable with my lead reloads and any other load . Never had a breakage . Sold it a couple years later when I found a Savage M1 for $1300 .

My reading on these lead me to believe it was a great smg for home guard / defense plant / police type usage . Not well though of by the Marines in the Pacific .