I have two. One is original and the other is converted to 5.7 Johnson (.22 Spitfire). Lovely little critter getter it takes a nice firearm shooting a .30cal round leaving the barrel at about 1950 FPS and necking it down to .22cal leaving the barrel at about 3200 FPS. Bullets are expensive so I don't shoot it much.

I have two USGI carbines...an Underwood and an Inland. Got them a few years back when the CMP was selling them. Love them both




The Underwood has a Universal Winding receiver...



Also have a Universal civilian M1 carbine

I like the M1 carbine. I think they werent popular with civilians because many states did not allow them used for big game.

I had a number of them over the years. I converted one of them to 357 Auto Mag. Dont worry, it was far from a collector's piece.

My Uncle came up on Normandy. He made it all the way through the war. When I asked him about the M1 Carbine, he said the guys using it did fine in the fighting. He was stuck with a BAR.

I like to watch the old WWII combat films. I have noticed a number of SS troops carrying the M1 Carbine.

About 7 or 8 years ago, bought this mostly '44 Inland at a gun show. I load for it, and it is just a blast to shoot, and share with other shooters at my ranges. Paid $600, but they sell for more now. Of course, a post war rebuild, I think then to DCM, is a "transitional" rifle, push button safety, no bayonet lug. I now have the proper sling and oiler on it. SF VET


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War areas are awash in weapons. As an Advisor, had all sorts of firearms to play with. Here, an M2 with the 'trooper stock. All M2's were made by Inland, and did not leave there with the paratrooper stocks, so this one was put together later, by who knows whom. Here, not in any web gear, just target shooting down by the river. I never took it out with me.

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They were to replace the .45 acp for rear echelon troops. Which oftentimes were not able to use the .45 effectively.

That had an uncle that was actually there and witnessed this.
Neither one of mine is going anywhere anytime soon.

Love the M1 Carbine. Grew up around them. First firearm I ever shot was an M1 Carbine at 6 years old. Well... my dad helped me hold it and I pulled the trigger.

I now have that Carbine, a Quality HMC (with the Rock Ola barrel) and also the Underwood that I've had for 40 years now.

I've poured a lot of rounds through the Carbine, at home when I was growing up, at our old family place, on ranges, and hunting. Have always handloaded .30 Carbine. Have used it to take all manner of small game and critters, but it was only a few years back that I took my first deer with a Carbine. It clobbered him at 49 steps.

I think more highly of the M1 Carbine and its cartridge than I do any AR 15. If the Carbine doesn't satisfy on power and range then I'll reach right past the AR 15 and pickup something substantial, like the M1 or M1A.

Quality HMC (top), Underwood (bottom)

I bought one from Cabela's, in Buda, Texas, paid 800 for it, has
Winchester receiver, bolt, and barrel, but stock is an M-2, has the
cut-out in stock for selector switch* It shoots excellent, and I
intend to hang onto this one, for quite awhile*

Nearly all of the WWII Carbines had their original stocks replaced with new M2 style stocks during the postwar rebuild program. Along with new safeties, bayonet studs and rear sights.

According to the post war technical manual the flip sight, push safety and barrel band were indeed updated to the latest version post war.

Stocks not so much. Unless a stock was damaged or if the carbine was being converted to full auto M2 configuration, the stock was not replaced post war.

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Were the M2 stocks beefed up for the full auto feature?

Don't know so much about beefed up, but there is a cut out for the full auto lever on the left side by the chamber.

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Stocks made specifically for the M2 have AJ's aforementioned lever cutout on the left side, and were "potbellied" in profile. Meaning a slight curve downward and thicker than previous stocks.

But IIRC, the "potbelly" predates the M2 and there are numerous examples of such without the lever cutout.

So the answer is "kind of " imo. 🙂

A good example is in Post #33's pics by wundudnee showing a Potbelly stock in the lower pic.