INLAND 30 CALIBER CARBINE

[Toyman]

I bought this at Las Vegas Antique Arms show and added the mag pouch and sling. I purchased 500 rounds of commercial ammo at the show and the next week found another 150 rounds of commercial ammo the next weekend at another show.
The first police department I was on issued each officer a 30 carbine and liked the way it handled.

 

[sigp220.45]

Oh, man - that is a sweet setup.

I think the vast majority of life's problems that require gunfire can be handled most capably by an M1 carbine and some 15 round mags.

Congratulations!

 

[Toyman]

Another vendor at the Antique Arms show had new GI Inland magazines with some sort of red protective coating so I bought 4 of them.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Oh, man - that is a sweet setup.

I think the vast majority of life's problems that require gunfire can be handled most capably by an M1 carbine and some 15 round mags.

Congratulations!

SWEEEeeeeeet................

Ya, bigger, badder and newer doesn't always mean better!!

Wish I'd bought a couple in the 70/80s...... some 15/30 round mags and a case..... or two...... of soft point ammo.

I've got a Beretta CX4 for the same purpose..... LOL my oldest's 10/22 is set up with a M-1 stock..

 

[shell627]

Another vendor at the Antique Arms show had new GI Inland magazines with some sort of red protective coating so I bought 4 of them.

I remember a gun back around 1990 the 15 round mags in the red wrapper were 75 cents apiece.Wish I had bought them all.By the way I love your carbine.

 

[Watchdog]

I bought this at Las Vegas Antique Arms show and added the mag pouch and sling. I purchased 500 rounds of commercial ammo at the show and the next week found another 150 rounds of commercial ammo the next weekend at another show.
The first police department I was on issued each officer a 30 carbine and liked the at it handled.

I love this. And I envy you because...well, see, we don't have shows like that around here where you can buy things like this...the rifle or the magazines. Now, if I wanted my glasses cleaned with some miracle solution, or if I needed some made-in-Thailand "survival gear", I'd know just where to go. But if I wanted something like your carbine, reckon I'd have to get out there where you are.

Congratulations on your purchases.

 

[JayFramer]

The M1 is a good rifle for its time but these days, you can get a quality AR-15 with a red dot sight, flashlight, and sling for less than even a repro jamomatic M1.

The old guns, the ones that actually run well consistently and that were made RIGHT, are now collector's items and are priced to match. By the tens of thousands, they are tucked away in the dark safes of the collectors, never to see another day at the range or use as a defensive gun.

The era of the M1 carbine is sadly over. The modern lightweight AR-15 carbine is better in every conceivable way.

 

[Wee Hooker]

Love the M1 Carbine. Handy little rifle that carries plenty of umph within 100 yds or so with the right bullet. I use to have an early model Inland Blue Sky Import. Traded it off for a letter model Winchester (with the adjustable rear sight and bayonet lug). Both were allot of fun at our vintage military match's.
I still remember 35 years ago Woolworths department store had piles of M1 carbines stuffed in trashcans marked at $79/ea. Wish I had invested the entire 401K pension in them back then.

 

[Muley Gil]

"The modern lightweight AR-15 carbine is better in every conceivable way."

I agree the 5.56 cartridge is better, but I hadn't seen a LIGHT WEIGHT AR in quite sometime. By the time someone hangs a flashlight, a red dot, a forward pistol grip, etc, the "handy" little rifle weighs more than a M1 Garand.

 

[kbm6893]

The M1 is a good rifle for its time but these days, you can get a quality AR-15 with a red dot sight, flashlight, and sling for less than even a repro jamomatic M1.

The old guns, the ones that actually run well consistently and that were made RIGHT, are now collector's items and are priced to match. By the tens of thousands, they are tucked away in the dark safes of the collectors, never to see another day at the range or use as a defensive gun.

The era of the M1 carbine is sadly over. The modern lightweight AR-15 carbine is better in every conceivable way.

I have 2 CMP Garands. Missed the last CMP carbines. I wouldn't buy a repro M1 Carbine, but even the real deal can be bad for less than $1000. Sure, AR's are cheaper, since everybody makes one, but I'd gladly trade my AR for an M1 Carbine. The M1 will do everything a person needs done.

 

[30-30remchester]

I killed my first deer with a 30 carbine when I was 11 years old. A small mule deer buck at 100 yards using Winchester commercial 110 grain hollow points. One heart shot and the bullet stopped in the heart with a broadside shot. About out of gas by the time it got there apparently.

 

[Toyman]

Jay you are a product of your generation as I am of mine. Yes the 30 carbine will not hold 1 MOA at 100 yards but as long as it hold minute of body at 100 yards it will get the job done.

 

[forrestinmathews]

Jim Cirillo wrote that the 110 grain soft point was great at one shot stops. They were firing them out of cut down carbines IIRC. The truth that those who have killed things come to find out is that certain bullets at a certain velocity are highly effective. The case can be made for most any caliber. When you find the right bullet and drive it just fast enough magic happens. Folks are trying to go too fast, too far with too many bullets. Just take one and drive it well and you're going to end up with meat on the ground.

 

[rwsmith]

There are a lot of rifiles.....

.....that were good for their time. The Mosin Nagant, SKS, Mauser 98, 1903 Springfield, Lee Enfields, Arisaka. The Luger wasn't even a very good pistol, but I'd like to have any of these.

 

[Alpo]

Inland. REAL Inland (you said antique show) or new-made Inland?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

The M1 is a good rifle for its time but these days, you can get a quality AR-15 with a red dot sight, flashlight, and sling for less than even a repro jamomatic M1.

The old guns, the ones that actually run well consistently and that were made RIGHT, are now collector's items and are priced to match. By the tens of thousands, they are tucked away in the dark safes of the collectors, never to see another day at the range or use as a defensive gun.

The era of the M1 carbine is sadly over. The modern lightweight AR-15 carbine is better in every conceivable way.

Beg to differ.......My IBM/Quality Hardware & Underwood get shot regularly and often ride in the truck or on the tractor. They have never failed to go bang. Fun guns with a lot of history. I agree the more modern version is an AR........The "tinker toy" of rifles as you can make zillions of combinations with it.

 

[Watchdog]

The M1 is a good rifle for its time but these days, you can get a quality AR-15 with a red dot sight, flashlight, and sling for less than even a repro jamomatic M1.

"Quality" ARs are a dime a dozen, just like polymer pistols. Those of us who appreciate, collect, and buy vintage firearms aren't looking for The Next Big Tacticool Thing to trick out and brag to our buddies about. I'll suggest that we have a mindset that you will never fully comprehend.

The old guns, the ones that actually run well consistently and that were made RIGHT, are now collector's items and are priced to match. By the tens of thousands, they are tucked away in the dark safes of the collectors, never to see another day at the range or use as a defensive gun.

And you know this because...? Seriously, where do you get this stuff?

The era of the M1 carbine is sadly over.

From a military standpoint, you may be right. But for veterans who owe their life to the rifle (a sadly diminishing number of veterans), the era of the M1 Carbine will never end.

You really might want to give some thought to how you word your comments before you hit that "Submit Reply" button.

 

[forrestinmathews]

If an AR is so great, how come there are so many aftermarket parts? I guess it was too difficult to just make it right the first time...
The only thing wrong with an M-1 Carbine, is that it doesn't have the same safety it's bigger brother does. Finger need never leave the trigger guard.

 

[sheepdawg]

Who needs an M1 carbine or an AR when you have an AK. Won't jam, accurate enough, shoots a better round, so simple even a caveman could take it apart.

 

[Muley Gil]

I started in LE at a small East Alabama sheriff's office. The chief deputy carried an M2 carbine in his patrol car. Being a gun buff, I wound up as the department armorer, so one day he asked me to clean it up for him.

Well, I HAD to make sure it worked. The third shot I fired in full auto was at a 45 degree angle. As we all know, it was more effective in semi auto fire.