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Placed my order Christmas eve with a shop back east and my M1 arrived today. I don't know much about these other than they are a cool part of history.
This one was made by Inland and the date looks like Oct. 44..It looks beat up but I expected that. Also it has a wee bit of surface rust but the bore looks nice and shiny.
The Hickok45 videos are a good way to get info on guns of any sort,that guy is smart.
Hello.
Cool, Score.
You've gotta have at least one M1 .30 carbine in the herd... Yours does have that "been there and done that" look too it. It's been experienced, for sure.
I wonder if any other inland parts are on/in it. Most are mixed pound puppies for sure. Any import stamps? but,you live across the upper boarder...
Uncle refurbished these carbine's every few years they were is service, or sooner if needed. The parts are usually mixed. Then again remember that many of the smaller subcontractors had trouble keeping up production on all of the parts and would receive aid from the other makers. Like IHC M1 rifles and the H&R bolts, looks like a mix, but it isn't. Nice find.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
You got a really nice looking M1 Carbine there!
Congratulations.
This is one of my favorite carbines (and rifles) to shoot. I absolutely love this carbine.
I'm a huge fan of carbines anyway, but this thing has it all.
When I go to my Brothers and we go out i9n the desert on 4 wheelers, I always take mine with me. I load my own ammo, So I can use it to just plunk with. Very light and easy to carry.
Longcolt44 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:22 pm
I see it has the late war upgrades. The fully adjustable rear sight and the front shroud adding the bayonet lug, nice.
Hello, Good eye. But, you forgot the updated safety and potbelly stock...
Cool, too see the early style handguard(two rivets) is used, on the old work horse...
Here is a lot of info on two sites: #1 is M1carbineinc.com and #2 is uscarbinecal30.com
You will find all the makers marks for the parts on that rifle when you break it down for it's first cleaning and inspection. Hopefully, before shooting it....
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Longcolt44 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:22 pm
I see it has the late war upgrades. The fully adjustable rear sight and the front shroud adding the bayonet lug, nice.
Hello, Good eye. But, you forgot the updated safety ...
Cool, too see the early style handguard(two rivets) is used, on the old work horse...
Here is a lot of info on two sites: #1 is M1carbineinc.com and #2 is uscarbinecal30.com
You will find all the makers marks for the parts on that rifle when you break it down for it's first cleaning and inspection. Hopefully, before shooting it....
Thanks for the info and no I didn't see any import marks on this one.
If you tell us that you can buy ammo for it, I am going to raise an army and invade the Old Dominion.
You will know me in the crowd, I will be the most handsome man in the army!
Did a quick range trip today and had a blast until I got cold. Yup it was a nice sunny day but dang after 30 minutes or so my fingers started to get really cold and you know that just takes the fun out of it.
First shots were about a foot to the right at 30 yards. Mmm not good but after some adjustments We got it shooting better. It shot a nice group at 50 yards but at 100 the group got bigger but still not to bad. I'm sure I can get it shooting better but damn that's going to have to wait until the temps get above freezing..... Hey you Florida guys send me some warm weather ok?
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SA1911a1 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 7:36 pm
If you tell us that you can buy ammo for it, I am going to raise an army and invade the Old Dominion.
You will know me in the crowd, I will be the most handsome man in the army!
Congrats Sonny, that is a keeper!
No .30 carbine ammo in our LGS but there is lots online.
This S&B was $29.99 per box.
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Hello, Sonny
Thanks for the tip. But, I'm no tunnel rat. I'd like to have more options if, the need to evade capture comes up. One good thing there are no walls on the nourthern boundaries.... just a line in the sand.
boltaction wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:27 am
Hello, Sonny
Thanks for the tip. But, I'm no tunnel rat. I'd like to have more options if, the need to evade capture comes up. One good thing there are no walls on the nourthern boundaries.... just a line in the sand.
The line in the sand is down South. Up there, it's more like a line in the woods and water.
