B&K Sales in Natick still has some uber nice (expensive) Carbines. But the best thing is that they have a bunch of USGI Lake City ammo still on the shelf (for now at least).
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M1 30 Caliber Carbine
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I think B&K is ~.60/round for Lake City. But only like 10-15 boxes left the last time I was there.
I also have one of these long discontinued Ruger single actions, fun gun, but much better with handloads.
The problem is that all factory ammo is made to be fired from the 18" barrel of an M1 Carbine.
When fired from a 7.5" barrel, more than half the powder burns after the bullet exits the muzzle, resulting in a huge muzzle flash, lots of wasted powder and unimpressive velocities.
Handload data is very hard to find for pistol length barrels, where the charge burns completely in the shorter barrel.
I did some research and experimentation and found that data for the .327 Federal magnum is very close to what you want for the .30 Carbine round in the Ruger.
Im doubting its anythig special , ? Starline brass
? and run of the mill 110s or they would advertise it as something better/special.
My guess is cmp had creedmoor make a run so they have M1 carbine on hand at the cmp games.
Depending on your location and shipping policies i have spotted 30 carbine for under 50 cents per round in stock. You just need to look past the first pages of google search
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Fair enough. I mean, “match” ammo for the M1 Carbine is never up to the same standards as match ammo for other calibers. And $0.71 a round is less than the price of 5.56 match ammo even before COVID hit.
But, looking back at previous orders, that’s twice the price Aguila 30 carbine was and Aguila shot just fine for the precision required in M1 Carbine matches. And even Hornady 110 Critical Duty was only $0.65 a round before. Haha, I concede. $0.71 is silly for 30 Carbine FMJ, even loaded by Creedmoor
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I wish I'd bought a few more CMP ones when they were like $500. One of most unforgivable Obama era moves was blocking repatriation of South Korean m1's. What ever happened to them? Did this "collectible firearms act" law ever pass?
Actions - H.R.2247 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Collectible Firearms Protection Act
Actions on H.R.2247 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Collectible Firearms Protection Act
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I wish I'd bought a few more CMP ones when they were like $500. One of most unforgivable Obama era moves was blocking repatriation of South Korean m1's. What ever happened to them? Did this "collectible firearms act" law ever pass?
Actions - H.R.2247 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Collectible Firearms Protection Act
Actions on H.R.2247 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Collectible Firearms Protection Actwww.congress.gov
I should have bought a crate of them back in 1985 when they were $150 each, and the selling dealer had several crates of them. I remember buying the one I did purchase, he laid about a dozen random examples out on the counter and said "pick one".
I pretty much went "eeny meenie minie moe" and ended up with an IBM.
Being a Mac guy since the late 80's, I enjoyed telling people that this was the only thing IBM ever made that's worth owning.
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Mid-1970s, Woolworth on Washington St., Downtown Boston had barrels with M1 Carbines stuffed in them for $99 each IIRC. I took a quick look and decided I didn't want/need "old guns" . . . young and foolish!
i know and CM did not even use Lapua brass!Fair enough. I mean, “match” ammo for the M1 Carbine is never up to the same standards as match ammo for other calibers. And $0.71 a round is less than the price of 5.56 match ammo even before COVID hit.
But, looking back at previous orders, that’s twice the price Aguila 30 carbine was and Aguila shot just fine for the precision required in M1 Carbine matches. And even Hornady 110 Critical Duty was only $0.65 a round before. Haha, I concede. $0.71 is silly for 30 Carbine FMJ, even loaded by Creedmoor
If you do get a M1, Pick up one of these so you can use commercial ammo and hunt with it if the need arises , So it's not just a range gun....In case the SHTF, Zombie Apocalypse or Mad Squirrels protecting there nut's ....
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MA ADJUSTABLE GAS SYSTEM
MA ADJUSTABLE GAS SYSTEM https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/rifle-parts/rifle-gas-system-parts/ma-adjustable-gas-system/
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One of the Pack and Postal carbines I saw few weeks ago had the folding stock. Set up as M1A1 config......didn't check the Ser No for correct range, but it was Inland. I have bought two from him.
That’s for the M1 Garand, not the M1 Carbine.If you do get a M1, Pick up one of these so you can use commercial ammo and hunt with it if the need arises , So it's not just a range gun....In case the SHTF, Zombie Apocalypse or Mad Squirrels protecting there nut's ....
MA ADJUSTABLE GAS SYSTEM
MA ADJUSTABLE GAS SYSTEM https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/rifle-parts/rifle-gas-system-parts/ma-adjustable-gas-system/
Sorry my mistake,,If you do get a M1, Pick up one of these so you can use commercial ammo and hunt with it if the need arises , So it's not just a range gun....In case the SHTF, Zombie Apocalypse or Mad Squirrels protecting there nut's ....
MA ADJUSTABLE GAS SYSTEM
MA ADJUSTABLE GAS SYSTEM https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/rifle-parts/rifle-gas-system-parts/ma-adjustable-gas-system/
Start talking battle rifles and It's like putting an Old playboy ( The real one's) in front of some teenagers,
buy a good mil surplus shooter and shoot the crap out of it.
we should of kept developing something small as the carbine with much higher power , better cartridge, powder and projectile.
delete op rod and locking bolt for something else.
add piston rod and some other kind of bolt
it wouldn't be a m1 variant at all. but somehow a descendant of the original Us carbine if we just kept developing it
we should of kept developing something small as the carbine with much higher power , better cartridge, powder and projectile.
delete op rod and locking bolt for something else.
add piston rod and some other kind of bolt
it wouldn't be a m1 variant at all. but somehow a descendant of the original Us carbine if we just kept developing it
The Soviets did that. It was called the AK-47, at about an inch shorter. It added a piston rod and some other kind of bolt.
We sorta did, too. It was called the M16, only three or four inches longer. And the carbine version of the M16 is a couple inches shorter than the M1 Carbine. It deleted the op rod and locking bolt for something else.
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Ha! I was just about to post this. Good lookin’ out.M1 Carbine Rifle, .30 Caliber, Semi-Auto, Original U.S. Military, Underwood Manufacturing - C & R Eligible - NRA Surplus Good Condition.
M1-Carbine Rifle, .30 Caliber, Semi-Auto, Original U.S. Military Rifle. These were manufactured for the war effort by the Underwood Elliot Fisher Company of Hartford Connecticut. Unlike many other contractors, Underwood produced the majority of their own parts including barrels which they not...
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ProMag Mag M1 Carbine 30 Carbine 10-Round Steel Blue
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M1 carbine mags on clearance
Theres 30 carbine out there , just need to look s bit harder , oh and of course ready to pay.Do a little research as to what are real GI models or made with real GI parts.
Watch out for the "Universal" M1 carbine models, they were cheesy knock-offs.
Good luck finding .30 carbine ammo for the next year or two. There's a real supply chain issue at the moment.
