M-1 Carbine , any good?

[gunmaker2872]

i have an opportunity to buy an M-1 Carbine .30 caliber.Blue Sky Import for 450$, just curious if anyone has had any experiance with this gun here and if thats a fair price

 

[chriso]

Well blue sky wouldn't be the brand of the gun as I found out my 1941 Springfield m1 garand was imported back from korea by Blue Sky... 450 seems like a GOOD price for a USGI carbine in decent condition... It really depends on what make/condition/ and what its worth to you... They make great HD carbines... I use mine for coyotes at close range...

 

[Dr.Rob]

Great price, buy it!

 

[paintballdude902]

i was told one time that blue sky is century arms but they changed there name to century

i have been told that the guns from korea are 1 of 2 things
1 military sales that were imported to the us for civy sale
and 2 assembled from parts

the parts guns i have heard sometimes have headspace problems but all in all are normally ok but should have their head space checked

the us gi guns are alot like what you would get fromt he cmp

 

[FMJMIKE]

i have an opportunity to buy an M-1 Carbine .30 caliber.Blue Sky Import for 450$, just curious if anyone has had any experiance with this gun here and if thats a fair price

It depends on the condition, who made the Carbine, how close the Carbine is to original condition.......and more. Buying Carbines is a tricky business. A simple answer is if it is in good condition and the barrel is in good shape....then buy it and have fun.

 

[Dienekes]

My experience with them goes back a while, to include when they were available from the old DCM for $20--and in the service. Also my "last" one was a Blue Sky @ $150.

If you want one to be able to say you have one and shoot it a little, fine. Heck, they're also cute, easy to carry, and everybody wants one. But the Blue Sky guns were beater returns from Korea and nothing to write home about. Rehabilitating one could get expensive and this one is really no bargain IMHO.

As a weapon, the verdict was in on them back around 1953 in the official ORO report out of Korea. I was damn happy to see even the early M16 come in and the carbines go.

So put me down as a contrarian. All I know is that I can rely on my AR. It's not as cute, but nothing's perfect.

 

[Claymore1500]

This is a "Blue sky" import, I got it several years ago and have shot it many times, it never gave me any reason to regret buying it, the only thing I have done to it was refinnish the stock.

 

[rrflyer]

I shot one for the first time a few days ago at a carbine match and it was a blast. No recoil and quick on target.

Suprisingly or not it was one of the few rifles there that didn't have any problems out of about 10 or so ak's and ar's.

 

[Eightball]

Check the barrel with some gauges, and decide if it's too worn for you.

Generally, though, sounds like it could be a good deal; hard to tell without pictures.

That being said, I love my Inland that I got via the CMP.

 

[FMJMIKE]

I have owned several Blue Sky Carbines in the past that were in great shape. I would buy one in a heartbeat. I wish I hadn't sold my Blue Sky Rock-Ola. It shot great!!! Just check barrel for corrosion and strong rifling.
My Rock-Ola and two Winchesters..........

Carbine porn!!!

 

[Paradiddle]

My Carbine, while not a Blue Sky, is my favorite rifle to shoot - it is just too much fun.

Like a 10/22 on steroids.

 

[Ignition Override]

Does the question apply to original carbines or the AO copies?
The only M-1 carbine I've used was an AO which I owned for a brief period in '07, but will try not to 'skew' your comparisons.

 

[carbine85]

Besides the fact that some of the Blue Sky rifles where pretty rough they hammered a ugly ass "Blue Sky" import mark into the barrel. In some cases they over stamped the import marks and destroyed a good barrel. I bought 2 Blue Sky rifles years ago and had good luck with them. I rebarreled 1 of them and then removed the stamping from the barrel.
Just make sure the import stamp isn't to heavy.
$450 sounds like a good deal to me.

 

[hqmhqm]

I have had mixed luck with the CMP m1 carbine. I had two of them which had problems with failure-to-extract, which I never managed to fix, and finally sold them. I then got a "rack grade" m1 carbine from them, and after getting the grease off of it, found it was in perfect condition, maybe reparkerized, and it has operated perfectly with all my magazines so far.

If you get one from the CMP, they will service it until you are happy, up to replacing every single part on the rifle. So for $419, I think it is a better deal to buy from the CMP.