Palladin
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Amazingly Refurbished Surplus M1 Carbines
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what do you mean, 'gone'? site opens.Hold up. Is Sweaty Ben gone???
It's widely known that commercial M1 Carbines are not very reliable.I won an M1 Carbine from a GOAL raffle. New from Auto Ordnance. Beautiful gun. Light. Handy.
ran like crap though. Couldn't shoot a full magazine without a jam, failure to eject, or something else. ammo was expensive for what it is, and not everywhere sold it.
Sold the gun to a board member to fund an AR build.
AR runs like a top. never a misfire. modern gun that shoots better ammo
Unless you're a milsurp collector, I could not imagine wanting an M1 carbine vs a modern AR.
Well if you can hit what your shooting at it delivers pretty decent balistics down rangeIt's widely known that commercial M1 Carbines are not very reliable.
They made 6million USGI carbines, so if someone is in the market for one a USGI example isn't hard to find.
AR vs M1 carbine - Totally different animals, IMO. The carbines are fun for plinking with. And for the WW2 cool factor.
the AO carbines were known to have problems. Original WW2 & Korean ones run like clocks. As dw617 said, AR v. M1 totally different animalsI won an M1 Carbine from a GOAL raffle. New from Auto Ordnance. Beautiful gun. Light. Handy.
ran like crap though. Couldn't shoot a full magazine without a jam, failure to eject, or something else. ammo was expensive for what it is, and not everywhere sold it.
Sold the gun to a board member to fund an AR build.
AR runs like a top. never a misfire. modern gun that shoots better ammo
Unless you're a milsurp collector, I could not imagine wanting an M1 carbine vs a modern AR.
what do you mean, 'gone'? site opens.
I won an M1 Carbine from a GOAL raffle. New from Auto Ordnance. Beautiful gun. Light. Handy.
ran like crap though. Couldn't shoot a full magazine without a jam, failure to eject, or something else. ammo was expensive for what it is, and not everywhere sold it.
Sold the gun to a board member to fund an AR build.
AR runs like a top. never a misfire. modern gun that shoots better ammo
Unless you're a milsurp collector, I could not imagine wanting an M1 carbine vs a modern AR.
Just one data point, I enjoy shooting my (real surplus GI) M1 carbines a lot more than my AR's. But I won't touch the reproductions, the original GIUnless you're a milsurp collector, I could not imagine wanting an M1 carbine vs a modern AR.
they are listed under military surplus $1500, i got both my garand and m1 carbine for under $300 way back whenMidway has details. Yet no one is mentioning price as of yet.
Hold up. Is Sweaty Ben gone???
I have a Postal M1 never fired.
I remember buying surplus GI arsenal refurbed M1 Carbines for $150 a piece back in the mid 80's.
The seller had CRATES full of them. He'd throw a dozen up on the counter and say "pick one".
(too bad I only bought one)
BTW, it was a gun shop in WEST NEWTON, a few blocks from the police station, and nobody objected to it's presence in the neighborhood. How times have changed.
The commercial ones on the market back then, such as the Universal and Iver Johnson, also had poor reputations for reliability.
they are listed under military surplus $1500, i got both my garand and m1 carbine for under $300 way back when
I remember buying surplus GI arsenal refurbed M1 Carbines for $150 a piece back in the mid 80's.
The seller had CRATES full of them. He'd throw a dozen up on the counter and say "pick one".
(too bad I only bought one)
BTW, it was a gun shop in WEST NEWTON, a few blocks from the police station, and nobody objected to it's presence in the neighborhood. How times have changed.
The commercial ones on the market back then, such as the Universal and Iver Johnson, also had poor reputations for reliability.
I’d get a Fulton Armory if I was okay with the price.Just one data point, I enjoy shooting my (real surplus GI) M1 carbines a lot more than my AR's. But I won't touch the reproductions, the original GI
ones , they do not make them like that anymore.
$2.50 S&H that seems like robbery for that long ago1966 $17.50 + $2.50 S&H.
There was a company that made a 2-action Gatling gun out of M1Carbeanz. It was just during/after the CMP ran out. I so wanted to try it, but never did. LOL
I wonder how much was for shipping and how much was for handling.$2.50 S&H that seems like robbery for that long ago
I remember those too, they were tripod mounts with a big lolipop sight, and a crank which turned a cam which alternated hitting the left and right triggers.
I've also seen those rigs with twin AK and 10/22 actions.
I worked for IBM, there is one in a glass showcase in the lobby of the IBM headquarters in Armonk, NY. Or there use to be anyway.I've always wanted an IBM, but I got the same email OP did and chuckled as I mashed the delete button.
I don't think I'd pay more than $1000 for a carbine. There's plenty of people that will, though.
Ha! I won one as well! It did shoot factory ammo...but choked on my reloads fairly often... I dialed it in...and it's pretty realiable...I won an M1 Carbine from a GOAL raffle. New from Auto Ordnance. Beautiful gun. Light. Handy.
ran like crap though. Couldn't shoot a full magazine without a jam, failure to eject, or something else. ammo was expensive for what it is, and not everywhere sold it.
Sold the gun to a board member to fund an AR build.
AR runs like a top. never a misfire. modern gun that shoots better ammo
Unless you're a milsurp collector, I could not imagine wanting an M1 carbine vs a modern AR.