find me an M1 CARBINE

[T77911S]

i have always wanted an M1 carbine. i want something that was from WW2 era that i can shoot. definately not looking for a collector.
would like to keep it in the $800 range.

i have seen the auctions, but i am worried about what i might end up with since i dont know a lot about guns.

[Hard-Deck]

Good luck...i hope you find a good one. I bought mine from the Army in 1991 for $95

[PorscheGAL]

Keep an eye out for gun shows. Here in Columbia we have one, it seems, once a month and I quite commonly see them there. January 14th and 15th are the next ones here.

[T77911S]

thanks.
CMP does not import them anymore thanks to obama. not many gun shows here in myrtle beach.

[Jim Bremner]

I don't care for Obama, but the CMP only gets rifles tht we loaned out. The Carbines in Korea we sold to Korea not loaned. The ones that we've loaned have all come back.

[Halm]

I thought I wanted one of these too. Then I spent a few days researching and talking with some guys that know guys pretty well. They talked me out of it.

First to find one in really good condition is tough and expensive. And second, the round is not very powerful, a 5.56 is much better. And I just went to a couple of M1 Carbine sites to pass along to you and both were off line. Not a good omen.

[Jim Bremner]

With the new bans on the horizon the M1 Garand might just be the ticket. It holds 8 rounds in a internal magazine fed by 8 round embloc clips.

[pwd72s]

I wouldn't consider swapping my Garand for a carbine...just sayin'.

[PorscheGAL]

Found you one in Savannah:

ARMSLIST - For Sale/Trade: Real Deal M1 Carbine

[weseeeee]

My father in law rebuilds and sells them as a hobby. If you PM me your info I will have him give you a call or give you his info.

[Seahawk]

I bought an M1 Garand from these guys:

Orion 7. Please Note: If you are not seeing the pages below, please update your browser to FF 7.x + or IE9.x +, or equivalent | Orion7 – the M1 Garand Specialists. Home to M1Garand.com

They also sell Carbines. They were exceptional to deal with.

I have both a Garand and a Carbine...the Carbine is the rifle I enjoy shooting the most.

[gt350mike]

If you don't have any luck with the other recommendations, check out www.correctgarand.com . A few of my Army buddies have bought both rifles and parts from CGS and were very pleased. I almost bought a M1 Garand from them this weekend at the local gun show, but decided to spend my allowance on AR-15 parts instead......I almost waited too long.

[T77911S]

i dont want one for power, or number of rounds, i like the history behind the gun and i like the looks of the old guns. but i do want one i can shoot.
my interest started when i was a kid. my brother had a BB gun copied after the M1.

[T77911S]

i am also looking at the garand and some of the old WWI guns, like the 1903 or 1917, but the M1 carbine is first.

my brother picked up a decent winchester for around $700, but i think he got lucky, although he had to do about $100 in repairs.

[Walter_Middie]

T77911S,

My brother-in-laws father recently passed away. He was the type to keep a loaded gun by the door just in case a maniac with a crowbar should decide to knock. Amongst a few firearms he left (including a Sharps Model 1874) was an M1-carbine. I took my BIL to the range just to see if it would still fire. I wasn't expecting much from it as I am not a rifle guy. Turns out to shoot very well. We both enjoyed shooting it and plan to go back for more.

If this is what you want, keep trying to find one. They are fun in a historical/antique way even though they are not the "best" rifle out there.

I looked up my BILs serial number and it's nothing special. Assembled during WWII at one of the big manufacturers - stock in one location - barrel in another.

BIL has talked about selling as it is not a family heirloom and does not have any particular family history. His dad traded some work for it may years ago. That said, you can probably find one more historically significant a little closer to your home.