m1 30 carbine purchase advice

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Is this military issue or a civilian copy? Have you seen it? Any markings on it?
 
I don't think $800 would be outrageous for that one, assuming the bore is good. The copies are going for $600-650 here. I think that is outrageous.
 
Pretty high, IMO, but there ain't no mo supply of them and they'll just keep going up. I have an IBM and an Inland that I bought from private sellers on gun forums, paid $500 each for them, but that was before the CMP ran smooth out of 'em. Big 5 Sporting Goods has beaters for sale on occasion, but they're like $900 and whipped.
 
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Over-priced. I just bought a DCM Postal Meter for 650 and it is a very fine specimen. Nothing fancy about it, all late features but very crisp and sound condition.

SOG has some for the same price. An 800 dollar carbine should be quite exceptional.
 
Well, in my non "expert" opinion it is a bit overpriced. The problem is that, as others have said, the prices are only likely to go up, not down. Rondog pointed out the CMP has no more. Korea was supposed to ship some they've had in storage back but politics mucked it up (don't recall the specific reason) so unless something "out of the blue" happens, the seller probably won't encounter economic forces to drive down the price save for those involving his own personal finances.
I think I might check elsewhere first....
 
I think it is a little over priced right now, but they are becoming more difficult to find. The CMP supply has dried up. I figure that carbine is prob worth $650 to 700... in a couple of years it will be worth more than $800.

I believe that if you buy it now you may be paying a little much, but in 10 years they will be worth more than that, and you will be talking about the great deal you got.
 
No, it's way overpriced. Southern Ohio Gun has them for less than that, they're Israeli imports. Get a C & R or find a gun shop willing to get one without adding a huge profit margin to your price.

Commercial copies are priced insane these days, why anyone would pay the price is beyond reason. Keep checking the CMP forum "parts & firearms for sale" section under Carbines, a lot of the guys who sell there will put them up for a small profit.


http://us.mc830.mail.yahoo.com/mc/w...753ebf7f110ebc263202a61942e15&.jsrand=1853706
 
i think if it's a good GI carbine, you're paying abit much but not by alot. Underwood did not make tons of carbines like Inland so they're more collectiable. As long as there's no import marking and everything checks out i would say go ahead.

Also, there's no way you can compare a nonimport marked GI carbine to an isreali import, most of which are in poor conditions anyway.
 
I've been watching carbines on Gunbroker for awhile looking for the right one. Most in condition like your photos run $700+/- $100. A serviceable bolt is $100. You add shipping and fees you spend $800 real quick. This one you are looking at sounds like a fair price considering the current market.
 
I looked at the pictures, close call.... but I always wonder about people that post out of focus pictures... nothing wrong with taking an out of focus photo... it happens... but posting it for all the world to see? Kind of like selling a dirty gun... how hard is it to clean the dern thing?... how hard is it to take another picture actually in focus?
 
Seems a bit overpriced to me, but not by much. If your total cost will be 800, I'd say go for it. They aren't getting any cheaper, and they aren't making any more of them.

Are you getting two bolts with it, or just one? If just one, why is the seller trying to trade out bolts? Why do all of his pics suck?
 
I didn't see this yesterday when I looked and then posted a very similar question a few minutes ago.

The carbine I asked about in the other thread is also an Underwood (with a mismatched Rock Ola recoil plate) in what appears to be similar condition to yours. It also has the later rear sight and bayonet lug. The wood on the one I saw may be a bit better.

To give you an idea on price, the LGS has it tagged at $699 and I'm sure would go down to $650.
 
RShackleford: Carbines are my thing. Have over 20 of them, mostly CMP. To pay 800 it needs to first of all have a good bore, and the barrel should also be marked Underwood and you need to know its headspaced. Also, the slide, bolt, and triggerhousing shuld be marked Underwood as well as the stock. jGood wood is hard to come by. There were 10 diff manufacturers of carbines and all parts fit each; thats the beauty of them. 99% of all carbines have been thru at least one rebuild where parts were replaced, mixed and reinstalled. Most of these have been in the hands of foreign countries and returned to US in recent years. Many of them went thru shuffle and mix over there. If you get what we call a "mixmaster" it will be just as good a shooter as one that is "all/nearly all correct". The mixers are going for $6-650. All correct at $800 shipped is a fair price. You might be better off going to a good gun show and examining some and talking to sellers to learn. Don't need to jump on first thing you see. Prices may go up a bit, but not drastically, in my opinion. I've gone thru all my guns and made most as near to correct as is financially feasible. Some parts are outrageously expensive to replace and theres a lot of repro stuff on the market now that is hard to tell from the original. I have a couple of good shooter mixmasters, and some that are mostly correct. If I can be of help, email me.
 
I'd have to agree with ulflyer, if it's all correct, it's a great deal. It looks a lot to me like the guy got a CMP carbine that had the stock ran through the big dishwasher, the seller then added a little BLO to the stock. The pictures don't show enough to persuade me that it's worth $800.00, even with a spare bolt added to the package. It could well be an after production bolt, yes to USGI specs, but it does nothing to make the carbine more correct. If it's a Underwood bolt with all correct internals, maybe.

The ad I linked to from SOG offers Underwoods at $695. They're returns from Israel, and they have the reputation of taking pretty good care of their guns. Add to that the fact they likely were sold to them fairly soon after WW-II, and may well be pretty correct carbines.

As to the one Husker_Fan was talking about, if you can get that carbine at the price you believe you can, buy it. That "mismatched" Rockola recoil plate is worth around $100.00 itself.
 
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