INLAND 30 CALIBER CARBINE

I got my first M1 Carbine in 1957. I still have it and still shoot it. The only thing I ever had to do to it was to rebuild the bolt (new extractor and ejector springs) about a year ago after ejection started to get iffy. It's still as good as it was when it first left Inland. Even after having fired hundreds of M16s, I never warmed up to them, do not own an AR, and probably never will. But I will always have that carbine so long as I am breathing.
 
Killed my first deer with a Winchester my uncle Charlie Little brought back after the war . He left it and his Luger with my grandfather till pap died then he got them back from my dad and sold both . Wish I had the M1 more for sentimental reasons than anything else but I did also enjoy shooting it .

Eddie
 
Watchdog said:
"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.



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



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.
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Well see... my whole thing is M1 carbines are hard to come across and afford for many people. They ARE a solid little defensive rifle choice, but they are no longer affordable, and that's due to people who will stop at nothing to fill their safes with as many of them as humanly possible.

No, I don't get it I guess. But you're old an I'm young so obviously on this board you win. But that won't keep me from speaking my mind. I never personally insulted or was mean to anyone when I posted that, but I feel as an American I have the right to say these things on a public gun forum.

At the end of the day they're a machine. Just like an AR-15. No point in getting so upset and hung up on sentimentality. I'm not saying they're not good little guns (they are) and to say they've got some special bond with the men who used them during WW2? Sure, I agree with that. The same bond people in the military today might have with an M4 carbine (my case) applies as well.

I collect old guns, too. One of my oldest is an 1847 dated M1842 Aston's .54 caliber smoothbore percussion horse pistol. It's a favorite of mine, but I don't think anyone would hesitate to say it's not ideal for some purposes these days and that's all I'm saying about the M1 carbine. Just hear me out on this, and please don't be mean to me.
 
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These old military rifles still have their place. I have an IBM that does not jam and does everything I need a defensive rifle to do as far as weight goes I don't think it weighs anymore than an AR15 granted it doesn't have the range of an AR but at 100 yards it will do. I once was invited to a gun range by a friend of mine. I knew they had a 300 yard range I took my Remington 02-A3 to try out as I hadn't shot it that far, he brought his AR 15. He was shooting at the 300 yard steel silhouette target getting no hits off the bench. I stepped up to the line leaned up against the post took a few shots made some sight adjustments and was soon making hits with no problem. Old guns will still get the job done.
 
I love the M1 Carbine. One of my favorite rifles. :D
It light, compact, effective out to about 150 yards AND its .30 caliber. ;)

I have two. First up is an Inland just like Uncle Sam issued 'em. Here it is with a few friends.
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If you're ever read the Zombie Survival Guide, you know that they recommend the M1 Carbine as the perfect zombie killer. Some years back I picked up a rather challenged Standard Products rifle and turned it into this thing. :eek:

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I have been kicking around the idea of buying one of the new manufacture Inland .30 M1 carbines, anyone here had any experience with the new ones?
 
The M-1 Carbine is outstanding. I have examples by Inland, Saginaw and Postal Meter. Got my first one back in '93, a really nice Inland, for $275. When I see the prices on them now I wish I had bought a lot more of them. I also wish I had bought even more of the in the wrap GI mags for 75 cents than I did (and I bought a bunch of them). All my M-1's, even the Blue Sky marked Saginaw, have run flawlessly. I wouldn't hesitate to trust my life to the M-1.

I remember back in the '90s dealers had beat to death ROK surplus carbines for $50 a piece. A great deal if you didn't mind the absence of luxuries like, say, rifling. Fast forward to 2010 and I saw a dealer trying to get $1,000 for one of those ROK guns.
 
silentflyer said:
I have been kicking around the idea of buying one of the new manufacture Inland .30 M1 carbines, anyone here had any experience with the new ones?
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None of the modern M1 carbines yet good reviews. The new inland has gotten quite a few bad ones. Go to YouTube and see.

For me, the point of owning one is the history. When I hold my Springfield M1 Garand, I can feel the history. Made in 1943. Where has it gone and what has it done? I think if the hundreds of GI's that have held it. It has also been flawless. My 1955 HRA looks like it was never even issued. It does have new wood, though. I have been kicking around the idea of selling the HRA to fund a GI Carbine, but I also like the idea of alternating between the two garands to keep the round count low, although I only shoot them once a year for maybe 100 rounds each. Then a careful clean and back into the safe it goes. I do take them out often to admire. Funny, I never take the AR out to admire.
 
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Saw them used by ARVN troops but did notice that they seemed range limited but the volume of fire was impressive. Mine works well,if it was all I had the zombies wouldn't scare me. Personally I prefer Garands or M14 for a little more punch.
 
vonn said:
Saw them used by ARVN troops but did notice that they seemed range limited but the volume of fire was impressive. Mine works well,if it was all I had the zombies wouldn't scare me. Personally I prefer Garands or M14 for a little more punch.
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Those Garands must have looked HUGE in those little Vietnamese hands!
 
kbm6893 said:
None of the modern M1 carbines yet good reviews. The new inland has gotten quite a few bad ones. Go to YouTube and see.

Funny, I never take the AR out to admire.
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Doesn't IMI make a M-1 carbine..... seems I remember them being imported a few years back ...... IIRC about $600??????

Seem to remember good reviews.................
 
Story I got (so it could be wrong) was Auto Ordnance (Kahr Arms) bought the carbine business from IMI.
 
I'm thinking an M-2 carbine and a drum magazine would be a fine combination. For those interested in rate and volume of fire. Something the pistol grip stocked rifles have that the AR will never have is a certain point ability. You can throw them up and blast off a few rounds point shooting and have a very good effect. That 2.5" difference between sights and bore sure does cause a problem with trajectory too.
 
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