30cal M1 Carbine

[357mag357]

Thinking of buying a new Auto-Ordnance 30cal M1 Carbine. Gun will be used for target and plinking. Will be reloading my ammo to keep cost down. Anyone have any first hand experience with this weapon or any opinions good or bad. Thanks.

 

[DougW]

Got one, and I love it. Functions perfectly with Wolf ammo, no problems at all. It is LIGHT!

 

[357mag357]

Forgot to add, the gun dealer I usually go to said it would cost 618.00 before taxes. Do you think this is a fair price?

 

[GarandOwner]

Price sounds about right, personally I'd go with a GI M1 Carbine, has some history to it and can be found for just a bit more

 

[Float Pilot]

You might as well get a real military contract gun and have some history plus future collector value. I have had four or five M-1s which were Govt contract guns and a couple 1960s made copies.. the real deals were much better.
Winchesters and US postal meters always tripped my trigger when carbines were concerned.

Here is the break down of makers and how many (how much collector value) they made...

Inland Manufacturing Division, G.M.C...... 2,632,097 43.0%
Winchester Repeating Arms Co................ 828,059 13.5%
Underwood-Elliot-Fisher Co.................. 545,616 8.9%
Saginaw Steering Gear Div., G.M.C........... 517,212 8.5%
National Postal Meter Co.................... 413,017 6.8%
Quality Hardware & Machine Co............... 359,666 5.9%
International Business Machines Corp (IBM).. 346,500 5.7%
Standard Products Co........................ 247,160 4.0%
Rock-Ola Co................................. 228,500 3.7%


The prices seem to be all over the place these days..
I copied some just to give you an idea for various types.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=82416809
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=82973047
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83036680
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83356836
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83117730
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=82907747
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=82907748

Heres one with the old original rear sight and front barrel band.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83120522

 

[dscottw88]

Oh sure I love world war II but I wouldn't want to have an authentic GI carbine for a couple reasons. For one I would hate to hurt the rifle by simply shooting it. Secondly, if I did get one (and i really do want one), it would do me more good mounted on the wall to be admired.

To answer your question, Yes I have an Auto Ordnance M1 Carbine and love it. It functions flawlessly with hundreds of rounds through it and only enough jams to count on one hand. It's a great round for plinking and small game.

If you want history, by all means get an authentic GI carbine. But for $560 (the price I paid for mine), the Auto Ordnance carbine is perfect.

 

[lencac]

M1Carbine

Here's a couple of pics of my Inland M1 carbine (serial #5025491). I love it Really a fun little shooter. It is an arsenal reman with an Underwood barrel dated 4-43 and is in perfect brand new condition. The history aspect is a vague intangable unless you know the exact history of a particular carbine. I bought mine to shoot cause that's what they were made to do. I paid $450 I installed an UltiMak mount in place of the hand guard and put a C-More red dot sight on it. Had the trigger group reworked by Williams Trigger, installed a 1" rubber extender to the buttstock and did some minor bedding to the stock. It is totally reliable. With hand loaded ammo, 110 gr. RN, 14 gr. H110 powder, CCI benchrest primers and RP cases it shoots pretty damn good as you can in the pic. That's at 100 yrds. off the bench.
Need I mention that Auto Ordnance is the company that brought you the Thompson machine gun. Never had an Auto Ordnance M1 carbine but I do have an Auto Ordnance 1911, and it is of fine quality. I would have no reservations about getting and Auto Ordnance M1 carbine

 

[nero45acp]

My AO M1 Carbine has been 100% reliable through ~2K rounds. I paid about $550 (before taxes) for it about 1-1/2 years ago. Looks like their price has gone up a bit from what I found on the net. Seems like $618 isn't out of line:

http://www.impactguns.com/store/auto_ordnance.html

http://www.bigskyguns.com/Auto_Ordnance-Auto_Ordnance_M1_Carbine_Walnut_Stock.html

http://www.thegunsource.com/store/Items.aspx?QID=-3&CAT=5&MFG=67

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83010023

http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=9935_13987_14082&products_id=98858

http://www.theothersideofkim.com/index.php/tos/10117/

http://www.gunsamerica.com/976922824/Guns/Rifles/Auto-Ordnance-Rifles/M1_Carbine.htm



nero

 

[jcramin]

I just happen to have a pic of the one I just gave my 12 year old son. Its not a great pic since it was taken with a cell phone.

It is M1 Carbine with a little work done to it. The gun was purchased by my dad shortly after WWII for around 38 dollars. It was a stock GI version when purchased. It is all original except for the stock and front sight. and is all in like new condition still. Everything was polished and blued about 45 years ago when it was going to be my moms deer hunting rifle until I was born then it was mine. Now it is my sons.

 

[mljdeckard]

I inherited my grandfather's Inland which he also purchased through the NRA for $15. I regard it as the perfect HD rifle, but one day I hope to get another Inland so I don't have to risk his being seized as evidence one day. But if it were, I know he would say that if it saved one life before I lost it, it would be more than worth it.

I have enough faith in the Inland to get another identical one, even if it costs a little more. I have heard too many bad things about accessories and after-market parts that will only fit mil-spec rifles.

 

[Creature]

Oh sure I love world war II but I wouldn't want to have an authentic GI carbine for a couple reasons. For one I would hate to hurt the rifle by simply shooting it. Secondly, if I did get one (and i really do want one), it would do me more good mounted on the wall to be admired.

You wont hurt an authentic WW2 Carbine by shooting it...by all means, admire it AND shoot it!

 

[GarandOwner]

Oh sure I love world war II but I wouldn't want to have an authentic GI carbine for a couple reasons. For one I would hate to hurt the rifle by simply shooting it. Secondly, if I did get one (and i really do want one), it would do me more good mounted on the wall to be admired.

Guns are meant to be shot, not mounted on the wall, they are guns not deer. Admire it by shooting it. Mounting it on the wall would hurt the gun more than shooting it

I like my Inland, because it has some history to it, it shoots just as well as any replica, and unlike its commercial counterpart, will continue to rise in value

 

[ArcherandShooter]

By all means, shoot it...

I love my Rock-Ola! Lots of fun to shoot, and always a good conversation starter at the range.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

They seem to be a decent gun for the money.

 

[SShooterZ]

Those things are so fun to shoot its not even fair...

If I found the right deal on one, I'd snatch it up in a minute.