Project completed: M1 carbine

dirty gary · Mar 5, 2012

Great job, results are worth the effort. I've had a few military M-1s over the years. Recently purchased a new Auto Ordinance/Thompson. The finish and machine work is outstanding, and the stock is beautiful. Took a while to scrounge up a few thousand pcs of brass, loaded a bunch and have been enjoying it every trip to the range.

Marshall 357 · Mar 5, 2012

Very nice job...I have always wanted one .....

jimmyj · Mar 5, 2012

A lot of my fellow LEOs carried M-1 Carbines in the early 1960s as a NRA member one could purchase one from DCM for $20.00 plus $2.00 for S/H.
As a further note NRA members could purchase Model 1911/1911A1s for $17.00 and Model 1903/1903A3 for $14.50.

Faulkner · Mar 31, 2014

The primary weak point with the .30 M1 carbine is the ammo. Once you transition from standard military ball to soft nose and/or hollow point bullets it really enhances it's effectiveness.

NE450No2 · Mar 31, 2014

CorBon makes an M1 Carbine load with the Barnes DPX bullet, that is supposed to be a very good defensive choice.

shouldazagged · Mar 31, 2014

Faulkner, you're a man of many talents.

ACP230 · Mar 31, 2014

Anyone know about the Plainfield M1 Carbines?
I see them for sale now and then. Don't know much about them except
that they were not military issue.

moe smith · Mar 31, 2014

My father still has the M1 Carbine he carried in the Battle of the Bulge (where he earned his Purple Heart). I'll never hold a firearm with more soul.

LouisianaJoe · Apr 1, 2014

Marlin also made barrels. I have a Standard Products with a Marlin barrel and it is very accurate.

Bkreutz · Apr 1, 2014

Mine is a 44 Winchester and is probably my favorite rifle to shoot (fun wise

). We used to issue Carbines to the Montagnards and I had the task to be the instructor a few times. That was "interesting" to say the least.

Jessie · Apr 1, 2014

I understand the Germans really liked captured m1s and really prized the M2 version.

HOUSTON RICK · Apr 1, 2014

I wish that I had the skill to do that. Congratulations it is a "beaut".

goldenlight · Apr 1, 2014

I have a photograph of my father in WWII, holding an M1 Carbine. He was a heavy machine operator for the IX Engineer Command, and working behind, but close to the front, he was issued an M1 Carbine.

Like so many veterans, he almost never talked about the time he spent in the war, so I don't know if he ever shot that M1 at the enemy. My best guess would be that he didn't. His job was building landing strips in newly freed territory, to bring supplies in, and take the wounded out.

The M1 Carbine was a very successful design, with a very short lead up, between concept and production. I'm sure a LOT of soldiers were happy to have them, compared to the Colt 45ACP's they probably would have been issued, if the M1 wasn't available.

I've always wanted to own a nice 'shooter grade' M1 Carbine, but I lack the knowledge to know if I would be buying a 'good one', or not.

I wouldn't mind paying a fair price. I need to find somebody like the OP, to buy his 'project gun' from.

Beemerguy53 · Apr 1, 2014

goldenlight said:
I have a photograph of my father in WWII, holding an M1 Carbine. He was a heavy machine operator for the IX Engineer Command, and working behind, but close to the front, he was issued an M1 Carbine.

Like so many veterans, he almost never talked about the time he spent in the war, so I don't know if he ever shot that M1 at the enemy. My best guess would be that he didn't. His job was building landing strips in newly freed territory, to bring supplies in, and take the wounded out.

The M1 Carbine was a very successful design, with a very short lead up, between concept and production. I'm sure a LOT of soldiers were happy to have them, compared to the Colt 45ACP's they probably would have been issued, if the M1 wasn't available.

I've always wanted to own a nice 'shooter grade' M1 Carbine, but I lack the knowledge to know if I would be buying a 'good one', or not.

I wouldn't mind paying a fair price. I need to find somebody like the OP, to buy his 'project gun' from.

Prices for original M1 Carbines, like everything else associated with WWII, have been rising steadily over the past few years. There are a couple of other options you might want to consider...

Fulton Armory manufactures complete Carbines from scratch. You can check them out at Fulton Armory | M1 Carbine Rifles

And Miltech restores original Carbines... M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, 1903 Springfield, Miltech Firearms Sales Restoration and Service

Good luck to you!

gaucho1 · Apr 1, 2014

ACP230 said:
Anyone know about the Plainfield M1 Carbines?
I see them for sale now and then. Don't know much about them except
that they were not military issue.

It is a learning curve. IMO, the commercial M1s do not compare to the
military, but some are pretty good and some are to be avoided.

The early models seem to be closest to the military, they vary as they
departed from GI parts over time.

Good info. here M1CarbineForum - Powered by ForumCo.com - The Forum Company

http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbines.html Good info on commercial carbines

LostintheOzone · Apr 1, 2014

BUFF said:
Take an M-1 Carbine to the range and everybody wants to shoot up your ammo!

I wish someone had made and successfully marketed an M-1 Carbine in .357 Magnum. They could have sold a grundle of them.

I'm with you on that. The 357 was actually created before WW2 and I always wondered why the gov't didn't just spec a rimless 357 carbine. Someone made the comment that the 357 wasn't used because of material shortages and less mag capacity. That sounds plausible.

Recently I was in the market for a carbine. I wanted something without polymer and rails in a pistol (straight wall) caliber. Nothing much out there except old M1 carbines so that's what I ended up with, a 45 Inland. Found it right here on this on this forum. I bought a set of dies and started cranking out ammo.

Someday, someone will wake up and build a self loading carbine using a rimless 357. Reloaders will be all over it.

JJ_BPK · Apr 1, 2014

LostintheOzone said:
Someday, someone will wake up and build a self loading carbine using a rimless 357. Reloaders will be all over it.

Actually, It's here already. MechTech makes a non-ffl upper that can be mated to a Glock or 1911 lower, in a bunch of calibers, including 38super & 357sig. Other calibers: 45ACP, 10mm, 9mm, 40 Smith & Wesson, & 460 Roland.

MechTech - 1911

wbraswell · Apr 1, 2014

Jessie, I don't think the Germans ever got to see an M2. The M2, and M3 came along after WWII. Great job, Faulkner.

reddogge · Apr 1, 2014

I was lucky to pick up a WW2 Inland years ago with all correct parts in very good shape. I paid $300 for it. What a deal. A friend wants it and is just driving me crazy to buy it but I won't sell.

LostintheOzone · Apr 1, 2014

JJ_BPK said:
Actually, It's here already. MechTech makes a non-ffl upper that can be mated to a Glock or 1911 lower, in a bunch of calibers, including 38super & 357sig. Other calibers: 45ACP, 10mm, 9mm, 40 Smith & Wesson, & 460 Roland.

MechTech - 1911

I was just looking around and found where a barrel/upper maker has mated a 357 barrel to an AR receiver. Because the brass is not commercially available he cuts 223 brass down and makes it straight walled using a 357 sizing die. I still think a utility carbine using something like an AR upper designed around a mag specifically for a rimless 357 would be show stopper.

Oh well, I have my M1. Back to work.

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