AmmoJo
2nd Amendment Supporter
I was wondering if anyone has one of these new Inland rifles and would care to elaborate on what they like and dislike about the gun.
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Does anyone own an Inland ILM170 30 Carbine?
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My post here was deleted because I was answering in terms of the Inland .30 M1 Carbine,
Yet the "Similar Threads" going along with the post also referred to the .30 M1 Carbine, so be aware of the easy mistake to make.
Sorry 'bout that.
Terry, 230RN
Yet the "Similar Threads" going along with the post also referred to the .30 M1 Carbine, so be aware of the easy mistake to make.
Sorry 'bout that.
Terry, 230RN
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My response to AmmoJo's PM request for my further comments on the WWII / Korea .30 M1 Carbine:
Oh, the .30 M1 Carbine. I rhapsodized about what a fun gun it is, with just enough recoil to let you know something substantial is happening, but not too much for youngsters and ladies to dislike. I hate the jerks who give a kid or a gal a heavy recoiling gun just for the "fun" of it, "Huhn-huhn-snort."
Not meant to replace the rifle, but rather to arm rear-guard soldiers such as artillery men and rear-echelon medical staff with something light to carry but more than a pistol and less than a full seven pound rifle, Enough power for coyotes and to take an enemy soldier out of the battle by wounding him. It was not meant to be a 100 yard paper puncher any more than the pistol was.
Cheap to shoot when ammo was cheap, reasonably inaccurate, practically useless bayonet lug, where the usual bayonet only stuck out about 5 inches, absolutely 153.8% stupid rear sling mount which used the oil bottle to keep the sling on the gun, supposedly designed by "Carbine" Williams while in prison, according to HollyBSwood legend, but actually by regular design staff of Winchester(?) and the Ordnance Department. I've forgotten the details on that issue, someone could help out there.
Big issue about importing them from other small-statured countries caused by government "We can't have the mere 'people' getting all those guns" attitudes.
I had two of them, both (of course) reconditioned, with one of them bearing a lot of repair evidence, with like what looked like tank track marks on it.
"Restored to functionality" was more appropriate than "repaired" or "rebuilt." I got that one out of a barrel in either Dave Cook's or Gart Brothers. The battle scars were why I bought it.
Terry
Oh, the .30 M1 Carbine. I rhapsodized about what a fun gun it is, with just enough recoil to let you know something substantial is happening, but not too much for youngsters and ladies to dislike. I hate the jerks who give a kid or a gal a heavy recoiling gun just for the "fun" of it, "Huhn-huhn-snort."
Not meant to replace the rifle, but rather to arm rear-guard soldiers such as artillery men and rear-echelon medical staff with something light to carry but more than a pistol and less than a full seven pound rifle, Enough power for coyotes and to take an enemy soldier out of the battle by wounding him. It was not meant to be a 100 yard paper puncher any more than the pistol was.
Cheap to shoot when ammo was cheap, reasonably inaccurate, practically useless bayonet lug, where the usual bayonet only stuck out about 5 inches, absolutely 153.8% stupid rear sling mount which used the oil bottle to keep the sling on the gun, supposedly designed by "Carbine" Williams while in prison, according to HollyBSwood legend, but actually by regular design staff of Winchester(?) and the Ordnance Department. I've forgotten the details on that issue, someone could help out there.
Big issue about importing them from other small-statured countries caused by government "We can't have the mere 'people' getting all those guns" attitudes.
I had two of them, both (of course) reconditioned, with one of them bearing a lot of repair evidence, with like what looked like tank track marks on it.
"Restored to functionality" was more appropriate than "repaired" or "rebuilt." I got that one out of a barrel in either Dave Cook's or Gart Brothers. The battle scars were why I bought it.
Terry
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AmmoJo
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This is the best explanation I've seen and heard from the locals here and online. I don't know how true it is but the sudden uptick in popularity (from what I've heard) is that older versions of the Inland .30 Carbines are going from over $5000 at auction. Again, that's hear - say. Not sure if that's accurate, but something is creating a buzz around these .30 Carbines.
CapnMac
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Auction prices are all over the place. I saw, this last Saturday, a table with several legit Inland WWII Carbines for US$1200-1400; all were in good or better condition.
That vendor had a very legit early-war National Postal Meter Carbine for what, given the rarity & scarcity, was a pretty reasonable $2600 price tag.
Kahr Arms has a contract to get a bunch of Carbine parts cast, and that contractor is making the same parts available to other companies for sale, thus the modern Inland and modern Rockola editions.
