M-1 Carbines

[Faulkner]

I'm really not being fooled, as I am aware of the effects of inflation. With that being said, I bet there are not too many people with a receipt where their pops bought one in 1965. Not trying to start a debate over which purchase would be the better deal, I was just sharing what I considered to be a neat piece of documentation associated with the gun that I currently own.

I also have one of the 1960's NRA carbines in my collection, a Quality Hardware, but I'm not as fortunate as you to have the paperwork. My grandfather ordered it and set it back and never fired it, it is in absolutely pristine condition. He said that he and several of his friends ordered one at the same time and that all of them appeared like new or newly overhauled.

As the oldest grandson, my grandmother gave it to me several years after my grandfather's passing.

 

[swamprat]

Although I've loaded cast bullets for the M1 carbine, I'm reluctant to shoot a lot of them. When you think about it, minute amounts of lead will get into the floating piston chamber and over time, foul it up. Then it's going to be a b*tch to unstake the retaining nut and un-foul it. Not worth the trouble. BTW, the reason all GI M1 carbine ammo has been non-corrosive from the start is that it's too much trouble to unstake the retaining nut when the floating piston fouls up from corrosion. Same deal with lead bullets. I've shot them; they work great, but you're going to pay the price sooner or later.

Notice the green color? These are not ordinary cast bullets. They are coated with my proprietary coating.....no smoke, no leading. Bayou Bullets

 

[Babalooie]

I have an older IBM M1 Carbine without the bayonet lug. I liked it until the first time I fired it. Then I LOVED it. Great gun.

 

[Big Foot]

Even though most of my experience was with the Garand, carrying the carbine for guard duty and mandatory shooting twice year on our post: just loved it.
Reflecting on the low-recoil and over-all size: purchased an Inland years later and I take it out to the range twice year. No problems for me up to a 100 yds.
What others have said about the cost of purchase today and ammo costs seem artifically produced due to the millions of carbines that were mfgd. Anyway, I think every household ought to have one when "all hell breaks loose" in your neighborhood....

 

[jp zanoya]

I got mine from the CMP a couple of years ago and love it (I replaced the stock with their new walnut version).
The late Chuck Karwan wrote an excellent article about the carbine a while back in GUNS magazine. He mentioned that in his experience as a LEO, he had never had to shoot anyone twice with it.
Does anyone here have any experience with the new KAHR made clones?

 

[Dvan34]

My favorite was the M-1 Garand. You hit something, it was hit. Only downside were the 8 round capacity clips.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Got my hands on one around 1968 and they were a lot of fun to shoot out to 200 yards.
If you tried to "Lob" one of the GI Ball ammo loads out to 300 yards with
the poor iron sights on the weapon and there was a twelve mph wind at the time
the odds of a hit in the first five rounds were slim to none, until you got the
"Kentucky windage" down pat.

As noted, I am another believer in no "Soft lead" bullets down the barrel with
the gas operation system that is used..... but what do I know?

 

[timjake]

10 year old thread back from the dead...

 

[Lt JL]

mine is #1,088,976. Almost all Winchester. More carbines were made than Garands in WWII. It's not a main battle rifle, it's a PDW. Think of it as a .357 magnum with a really long barrel. At the relatively closer ranges in the Pacific, the Marines loved them.

 

[DWalt]

I love it when ancient zombie threads return to life. I have never been a fan of the AR design, would rather have an M1 Carbine instead, especially if loaded with expanding bullets. My "nasty" load uses the Speer Plinker bullets. Regarding effectiveness, ask Bugsy Siegel about that. Many years ago I worked with a retired USMC Colonel who had been through both the Pacific Island campaign and Korea. He thought the Carbine was a dandy weapon, said that everyone he ever hit using his carbine went down and stayed down.

 

[ditrina]

THE ZOMBIE LIVES!!!! hehehehehe

 

[LostintheOzone]

I have always wanted a M-1, but I too bought a Mini-14 because .223 ammo is easier to find. Iam not a big fan of the small .223 but with 2, 40 round mags filled with Hollow Points I think it will get the job done.

I have one of those also. Carbines, just love them all.