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M1 Carbines
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Yeah when I talked to them, my state didn't even come up. It was just a blanket 'no hablo c&r'. They probably figured they'd get a ton of angry phone calls if they continued with that for this sale. Its definitely going to be a little extra work for them since you can't use EZCheck for C&Rs, they'll have to call ATF to confirm each one.
Ben Cartwright SASS
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I called them and asked if they will ship to MA C&R's and they said yes
Now I am having to decide whether to buy one or not
Now I am having to decide whether to buy one or not
Hardwired
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I would dump the extra Jungle Carbine and put it into one of these or something else.
Ben Cartwright SASS
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I already got rid of my Garand, 2 O3A3's and a couple shotguns. I don't see the 2nd Jungle Carbine as extra, I like them they are a blast to shoot in the dark
It is not the money it is "do I need it" (or them)
It is not the money it is "do I need it" (or them)
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Ben Cartwright SASS
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Ben Cartwright SASS
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Many people across the forums have stated that you can save money by buying at gunshows (from what I have seen they are inflated) or gunbroker but at the same time they say that many of the carbines for sale have been "force" matched by replacing parts to back date them to WWII and or be "numbers matching"
It makes me very leery of buying anything claiming to be WWII configuration. At least with the Midway guns they have stated that they were updated before the Italians got them with sights and some with safeties. The backstory is one of the things that attracts me. My 2 Winchesters from CMP have no backstory.
It makes me very leery of buying anything claiming to be WWII configuration. At least with the Midway guns they have stated that they were updated before the Italians got them with sights and some with safeties. The backstory is one of the things that attracts me. My 2 Winchesters from CMP have no backstory.
I would only buy a shooter from a gun show, unless it was some reputable vendor. The price would probably be no better than you could do on gunbroker though. Most shows seem to be higher priced than going to the same vendor's store and working a deal. Remember that the dealers all setup like a day before and check out what everyone else has and make deals with each other before the show even starts.
Ben Cartwright SASS
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Ben Cartwright SASS
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Rockola's gone in the first couple minutes, and "FINE" was no available, probably an employee got it.
I will haunt Rock Island Auctions and Amoskeag, the shows and Gunbroker get top dollar
I will haunt Rock Island Auctions and Amoskeag, the shows and Gunbroker get top dollar
Varmint
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I logged on at 9 AM for the sale (maybe not the right word) - and put a Standard M1 carbine in Fine condition w/ no bayonet lug into my cart. $2000.
I chickened out after entering my CC info.
Varmint
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What makes the Rockola most desirable? My brother scored a $1700 IBM - he's been looking for a WWII config for years I think.
Ben Cartwright SASS
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They made the least number of carbines, lowest production
Varmint
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Are these WWII era M1s decent quality or are they more like the Liberty ships?
Hardwired
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Had one in the cart with the spinning balls in the checkout process. Next thing you know you have an empty cart because someone else managed to checkout with your jukebox cawbine.
Ben Cartwright SASS
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They are good quality, any USGI was made in WWII, only commercial after the war.
Hardwired
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There are no "cheap" M1 carbines anymore at this point.
About the only milsurps I don't see moving much are the recent Carcanos, probably due to ammo supply. Everything else whether it's Sweaty Ben or somebody else seems to get their price. I guess it's just the decreasing supply and increasing demand, perhaps coupled with stimulus, panics, etc.
Reminds me when round 1 of CMP 1911s came out and some people were furious at the price. I remember one guy said that maybe in a few months when all those 1911s were collecting dust from no one wanting one, they'd drop their price to $400...and we know how that turned out...round 2 will already take until 2022 to complete...
For me, I'd pay $700 for an M1 Carbine, maybe $1000 for a nice condition IBM. But that's it. There's obviously plenty of people who have a much different valuation; and I'm at peace with that. If it'll take me $1700 to get a carbine I'm OK without owning one. Then again, I've felt I've "overpaid" a few times on milsurps one for their value to surge past the price I paid in a year or two...and I've never looked back and regretted dropping that extra $100 or $200 on something I picked up.
Royal Tiger still has some. My late '43 NPM was "only" $1040 in April of last year.
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Get your original WWII M1 Carbine before the last supplies run out
We have the final shipment of original WWII M1 Carbines out of Africa for which State Department granted a retransfer authorization. These won't last long.
www.royaltigerimports.com
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At the time I felt guilty getting a few from Royal Tiger. I feel better about that decision now.Royal Tiger still has some. My late '43 NPM was "only" $1040 in April of last year.
Get your original WWII M1 Carbine before the last supplies run out
We have the final shipment of original WWII M1 Carbines out of Africa for which State Department granted a retransfer authorization. These won't last long.www.royaltigerimports.com
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