Inland M1 Carbine; Anyone hear anything?

[peacebutready]

A while back I noticed the latest company named Inland started making carbines. Anyone hear anything about them?

Link to site below:


https://www.inland-mfg.com/Inland-Carbines/M1-1945.html

 

[Olympus]

They've been out for a while. The new Inland essentially bought the name. They are in no way affiliated with the original Inland brand. They are merely making reproductions.

I don't know anyone that owns one and I can't recall reading any forum reviews on these new reproductions.

 

[lemaymiami]

I've seen some reports that were not very good.... Here's the best threads I've seen on the topic...

http://m1carbineforum.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7302
http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=53708

Essentially a few key components are cast instead of forged/machined... That wouldn't be a problem if production was held to really strict standards... As you can guess the problems arise when metal isn't hardened to specs (or not uniform). You'll see in the full thread that the manufacturer did respond to problems noted - but we never found out whether the response fixed the problems. You can also go to this site for addtional info about commercial carbines in general (as opposed to milspec or carbines built with surplus original parts...) http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/

(Note: the guy who established and maintains this site is the primary writer of the milsurps thread I've posted so if anyone has a handle on this topic....).

The only two outfits currently building good quality new carbines (with machined receivers) are Fulton Armory and James River Armory (James is doing carbines under the old Rockola brand - but few have shown up anywhere that I've looked on the 'net...). The drawback to both brands is that they're a bit pricey....

I've about come to the conclusion that anyone looking for a reliable carbine for defensive purposes would do well to look elsewhere (unless they're into collecting and willing to go to the trouble of buying an old 'war baby' and having it gone over carefully by a pro....) as far a cost considerations go... A new S&W sport 15 comes in at under $600, a new Ruger mini 30 tactical at under $800, and a 70 year old war baby in reasonable condition only starts at $800 (and that's before you do whatever is needed to ensure it's a reliable defensive weapon but the ammo won't be cheap...).

All in... though, the old carbines are still more interesting...