"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I have always wanted an M1, for some reason. Don't know why, other than the history of it, and it looks like it would be a neat rifle have in my collection.
Excellent news on the ammo front. Been cruising Bulkammo.com, Lucky Gunner etc. Seems .308 is in decent supply and steel 762x39 is now available(I couldn't find any 762x39 anywhere yesterday), I saw some Lake City 762 for $315(500). It would be a good time to be in the business. Still no 15 cent 9mm, but that will return.
I got to shoot it once. Not as much recoil as I had expected. My dad once had a Remington 700 30.06 deer rifle, and it nearly knocked my 13-year-old self on my ass.
I wasn't aware soldiers could bring their combat weapon home with them.
That was shut down sometime during Vietnam, when the bean counters started infiltrating the military. But, yeah, back in the day ......
THe M1 Carbine is a fine weapon, and the cartidge is quite easy to reload. Their only flaw is the occasional stove piped case, when the extractor doesn't seem to let go as quickly as it should.
Auto-Ordnance still manufactures the M1 Carbine as a reproduction. But you will want to replace the flip sight with an adjustable sight (available on eBay). Reproduction magazines are available, 10 15, and 30 rounds, but quality does vary.
If you are feeling adventurous, you can bid for a surplus M1 carbine with the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Those still come in, generally as returns from foreign nations (Philipines, Korea, etc). Some are refurbished, some are not.
Fun fact: there was also an M2 Carbine. The only difference from the M1 was that the M2 could be fired on full auto.
The amazing thing to me is the number of companies that actually manufactured the M1 Carbine, including some that, to the best of my knowledge, had no history of making firearms, including Singer (sewing machines) and Rock-Ola (jukeboxes).
I really like the paratrooper model, with the folding stock.
Many industries adapted to the war effort -- often on orders from the feds. International Harverster, for example, built M1 Garand rifles. Lord knows we needed a whole lot of things built in a hurry, back in Dubya Dubya Two. I once handled a 1911 .45 pistol manufactured by Singer.
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My buddy (now passed, sadly) began his firearms collection with his paratrooper grandfather's M1 carbine Gramps carried in Korea.
(I wasn't aware soldiers could bring their combat weapon home with them.)
I have always wanted an M1, for some reason. Don't know why, other than the history of it, and it looks like it would be a neat rifle have in my collection.
Excellent news on the ammo front. Been cruising Bulkammo.com, Lucky Gunner etc. Seems .308 is in decent supply and steel 762x39 is now available(I couldn't find any 762x39 anywhere yesterday), I saw some Lake City 762 for $315(500). It would be a good time to be in the business. Still no 15 cent 9mm, but that will return.
That 1200 round case of Norinco 762x39 that I got for $100 2 months ago seems like a really good deal now.
Spiny: That rifle's a real treasure.
ck: Looks like your foresight, plus constant searching, is paying off.
I got to shoot it once. Not as much recoil as I had expected. My dad once had a Remington 700 30.06 deer rifle, and it nearly knocked my 13-year-old self on my ass.
I wasn't aware soldiers could bring their combat weapon home with them.
That was shut down sometime during Vietnam, when the bean counters started infiltrating the military. But, yeah, back in the day ......
THe M1 Carbine is a fine weapon, and the cartidge is quite easy to reload. Their only flaw is the occasional stove piped case, when the extractor doesn't seem to let go as quickly as it should.
Auto-Ordnance still manufactures the M1 Carbine as a reproduction. But you will want to replace the flip sight with an adjustable sight (available on eBay). Reproduction magazines are available, 10 15, and 30 rounds, but quality does vary.
If you are feeling adventurous, you can bid for a surplus M1 carbine with the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Those still come in, generally as returns from foreign nations (Philipines, Korea, etc). Some are refurbished, some are not.
Fun fact: there was also an M2 Carbine. The only difference from the M1 was that the M2 could be fired on full auto.
How do I know all this? I like to read.
The amazing thing to me is the number of companies that actually manufactured the M1 Carbine, including some that, to the best of my knowledge, had no history of making firearms, including Singer (sewing machines) and Rock-Ola (jukeboxes).
I really like the paratrooper model, with the folding stock.
Many industries adapted to the war effort -- often on orders from the feds. International Harverster, for example, built M1 Garand rifles. Lord knows we needed a whole lot of things built in a hurry, back in Dubya Dubya Two. I once handled a 1911 .45 pistol manufactured by Singer.
And you can see the same sort of thinking today, just on a voluntary basis.
Folding stocks are cool, but I prefer solid wood or plastic. That sort that makes a thunking sound when deployed against heads, IYKWIMAITTYD.
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