I have several NOS Type IV mag catches that are for the 30 round mags.With Hornady’s CD 110gr ammo @ 2000fps a little 5lb M1 Carbine is a handy HD weapon. I only have a couple small concerns, first the ammo availability and cost is spotty and $20 for a 25 round box then second is I really only would trust 15 round mags and my mag changing skills on the little Carbine aren’t near as good as a M4. Now those two concerns verses the application of a M1 Carbine if needed are no biggie.
I bought mine last month for $300... excellent condition, but stock and metal were refinished... came with 9 mags.They were (and are) cool for their day, once affordable American made carbines with milspec surplus ammo readily available. All that's gone now, and we're left with $1500-up collectibles and shoddy (and expensive) clones.
I have an IBM with a Winchester Stock. I bought it almost 15 years ago. It rearsenaled at some point and was used by the Bavarian Police. There are markings on it establish its history which at one time I verified. IIRC I paid $450. It is in excellent condition for its age. It shoots well with USGI or even the Korean Mags. I don't shoot it very often anymore because of the cost of ammo but they are fun plinkers. I think there are better modern choices for home defense but I not letting mine go.
Academy Sports has 'Monarch' brand M1 Carbine ammo at reasonable prices. It's made by PPU and pretty good stuff. It goes on sale frequently for around $17 a box. Excellent brass also.
https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/monarch®-30-carbine-sp-110-grain-ammunition?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051
I have an excellent 110gr lead mold for it as wellThanks for the heads up. I might pick some up. I need to get a set of dies for M1 carbine ammo.
Interesting video! I recall hearing stories of Korean war vets complaining of it not knocking down attaching Chinese through their frozen quilted tunics....
I have had several, do not have one presently. Ken brought up the reliability and pointed out that the issue then was not as great as it seems today. I think in some ways we have become spoiled. I was brought up on 1911s. A half century ago pistols did not perform the way guns do today. Malfunctions were to be figured out and worked around. Honestly, on the range today, if I see a malfunction, a mechanical malfunction, I am stunned.
My uncle carried an M2 on both trips to Vietnam, 63/64 as an advisor to an RVN infantry battalion, and 67/68 with the 23rd ID. Only weapon he ever said he liked better was a Winchester M12 on occasion.I served with two NCOs who carried M2 carbines in Vietnam. One was SF (I'm not and was never in an SF unit), the other an adviser to RVN rangers. They both said that the M2 was the best weapon for that environment, better than the M16 or anything else they could have chosen including Thompsons, shotguns, M3s, etc. They were excellent NCOs and no BSrs, so I take their word on the subject.
It seems that a well maintained Carbine, except in extreme cold weather, is an effective and reliable arm out to 200 yards. In most geographic regions except abnormal ones such as Afghanistan or Southern Africa terrain features or man made structures limit shots to that distance anyway.
What 2 way range do you speak of. He served in Viet Nam, he has been a sheriff's deputy and other LE positions. He has KILLED men. Lawbreakers and military adversaries. What 2 way range do you speak of?
What 2 way range do you speak of. He served in Viet Nam, he has been a sheriff's deputy and other LE positions. He has KILLED men. Lawbreakers and military adversaries. What 2 way range do you speak of?