Scorpiusdeus
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I have a buddy who's looking to get an M1 Carbine, any idea what the price of these is? What ammo does it take?
Obviously I know little if anything about this weapon.
Obviously I know little if anything about this weapon.
Price of M1 Carbine??
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IIRC the CMP ones start in the vicinity of $450 or so depending on condition.
greyling22
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price is ridiculously high for originals, they have spiked in recent years. they take a cartridge called the 30 carbine. should be 15 bucks or so for 50. I love mine btw. WWII GI ones run from 600 to 1000 and up depending on make and condition and who is selling, and I have seen some of the new manufacture ones for 350-400 at gun shows. and feel free to correct me on that if pricing has changed lately.
I think the 30 carbine is great fun, and love the one I inherited, but they are overpriced for me to want to go and buy one now. you can get an AR or mini-14 for less. or 3 sks's. But I do love the m1 carbine. lightweight, low recoil, ballistics about like a 357. ish.
I think the 30 carbine is great fun, and love the one I inherited, but they are overpriced for me to want to go and buy one now. you can get an AR or mini-14 for less. or 3 sks's. But I do love the m1 carbine. lightweight, low recoil, ballistics about like a 357. ish.
greyling22
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The new ones are running about $695 here at Dunhams, or were last weekend. Auto Ordnance picked up production a year or two ago. They are supposed to be built true to the old spec`s.
http://www.auto-ordnance.com/ao_aom110_f.html
http://www.auto-ordnance.com/ao_aom110_f.html
Scorpiusdeus
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Thanks guys.
greyling22
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other remanufactured guns are made by IAI and universal. I have yet to hear anything good about universal, and they won't all take usgi parts. do research before you buy if you go new mfg.
Dave Markowitz
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Century Arms recently imported some M1 Carbines from Israel, where they've been used by police and school guards. I got this 1944 Underwood for $499 + tax last week:
AirplaneDoc
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Saw a nice inland sell at auction for 550 last Sunday. Should of picked it up for myself, but passed for a $600 garand instead.
Ignition Override
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Pardon me for bringing this up, and the length of this description, because I really like my new Carbine.
It has been kept clean and has reliability problems. It is an Auto-Ordnance, about five weeks old. The store price was about $700.
My quite limited gun background has been with a single-shot bolt-action .22 Savage, plus a few unique opportunities to shoot some handguns etc.
This carbine has been fired about seven times, and cleaned after the last five with nitro solvent, then oil. Using the small single patches, also wiped down the chamber and also oiled all the slots, moving parts, plus oiled both the short and long magazines (15/30 rounds).
Almost each time I put about six rounds in the short mag., the gun jams and one round is cocked at an angle, usually just below, or partly in the chamber. Even when the other two much more experienced guys used it today, the same problem happens. Really disappointing more than frustrating.
This was with the shorter (15 rd.) GOOD magazine, which might have sat in the store for months attached to the gun.
Today, I assumed that the large magazine, which cost extra, would be better.
The rounds were not even going up into the chamber most of the time!
Maybe these are NOT built to the same specs as they were during WW2 and Korea? I read this in a discounted book on combat rifles at Borders Books today. It covers guns all over the world since WW1. The M-1 Carbine paragraph stated that some recent manufacturers were under-capitalized and took shortcuts. I've not seen this yet in Highroad or generic Internet articles.
A friend brought his AR-15 today, and there was no comparison at all regarding reliability. I could have gone to war with his gun. Even at a fairly short distance, in a survival situation against his AR-15, I would have been dead very quickly, round for round and all else being equal. A bit ironic? This friend from Germany bought a small Walther pistol, yet also an AR-15.
A few hunters I've chatted with at random suggested that the springs on the better magazine are not good.
A knowledgeable deputy near here with a solid background with semi-auto. guns suggested that the receiver (?) or ejector might be bad. The lingo is still new to me.
I'm not hinting that anybody buy another gun. I've always liked the classic looks and wooden stock of both the Garands, Carbines and M-14s, and I really like this gun. Part of the problem might be my inexperience.
What if the store's gunsmith has no dummy rounds to test it with? How will it get repaired for free while under warranty? The store already lubed/oiled it about three weeks ago. But I don't think that the gunsmith saw it. The gun was brought out from the main room behind the loooong glass counter which contains many interesting handguns....the store is "G. & A.".
A second gunsmith at a different (sporting goods) store is recommended by two or three other guys who are familiar with various guns.
Frankly, I feel like maybe I did not get my money's worth. Even if we never have a civil insurrection or chaos after an earthquake from the New Madrid Fault nearby, it would be nice to have a smoothly operating machine. A major problem could spread to other areas. We are just one deliberately edited/cut videotape away from a nightmare (as in L.A.). Presented with the chance to shoot an old but very reliable Carbine, I might consider an offer to trade guns, until mine works much better.
It has been kept clean and has reliability problems. It is an Auto-Ordnance, about five weeks old. The store price was about $700.
My quite limited gun background has been with a single-shot bolt-action .22 Savage, plus a few unique opportunities to shoot some handguns etc.
This carbine has been fired about seven times, and cleaned after the last five with nitro solvent, then oil. Using the small single patches, also wiped down the chamber and also oiled all the slots, moving parts, plus oiled both the short and long magazines (15/30 rounds).
Almost each time I put about six rounds in the short mag., the gun jams and one round is cocked at an angle, usually just below, or partly in the chamber. Even when the other two much more experienced guys used it today, the same problem happens. Really disappointing more than frustrating.
This was with the shorter (15 rd.) GOOD magazine, which might have sat in the store for months attached to the gun.
Today, I assumed that the large magazine, which cost extra, would be better.
The rounds were not even going up into the chamber most of the time!
Maybe these are NOT built to the same specs as they were during WW2 and Korea? I read this in a discounted book on combat rifles at Borders Books today. It covers guns all over the world since WW1. The M-1 Carbine paragraph stated that some recent manufacturers were under-capitalized and took shortcuts. I've not seen this yet in Highroad or generic Internet articles.
A friend brought his AR-15 today, and there was no comparison at all regarding reliability. I could have gone to war with his gun. Even at a fairly short distance, in a survival situation against his AR-15, I would have been dead very quickly, round for round and all else being equal. A bit ironic? This friend from Germany bought a small Walther pistol, yet also an AR-15.
A few hunters I've chatted with at random suggested that the springs on the better magazine are not good.
A knowledgeable deputy near here with a solid background with semi-auto. guns suggested that the receiver (?) or ejector might be bad. The lingo is still new to me.
I'm not hinting that anybody buy another gun. I've always liked the classic looks and wooden stock of both the Garands, Carbines and M-14s, and I really like this gun. Part of the problem might be my inexperience.
What if the store's gunsmith has no dummy rounds to test it with? How will it get repaired for free while under warranty? The store already lubed/oiled it about three weeks ago. But I don't think that the gunsmith saw it. The gun was brought out from the main room behind the loooong glass counter which contains many interesting handguns....the store is "G. & A.".
A second gunsmith at a different (sporting goods) store is recommended by two or three other guys who are familiar with various guns.
Frankly, I feel like maybe I did not get my money's worth. Even if we never have a civil insurrection or chaos after an earthquake from the New Madrid Fault nearby, it would be nice to have a smoothly operating machine. A major problem could spread to other areas. We are just one deliberately edited/cut videotape away from a nightmare (as in L.A.). Presented with the chance to shoot an old but very reliable Carbine, I might consider an offer to trade guns, until mine works much better.
HPShooter
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Get a Warranty Replacement
Good morning, Ignition Override. You should call Auto-Ordnance and either have them fix your new Carbine or get a warranty replacement. A G.I. Carbine or Carbine built to milspec; with good mags; should run. That is, it should be very reliable with standard ball ammo. Your dealer can ship the Carbine back for you.
Posts on other Carbine boards have indicated A.O. has worked to improve their quality control in the last year or so. For $700. you should have no problems, this is not a typical situation.
You can also ask questions about function problems on jouster.com, there is a slight chance you are up against some minor adjustment or break-in problem. Good luck.
Good morning, Ignition Override. You should call Auto-Ordnance and either have them fix your new Carbine or get a warranty replacement. A G.I. Carbine or Carbine built to milspec; with good mags; should run. That is, it should be very reliable with standard ball ammo. Your dealer can ship the Carbine back for you.
Posts on other Carbine boards have indicated A.O. has worked to improve their quality control in the last year or so. For $700. you should have no problems, this is not a typical situation.
You can also ask questions about function problems on jouster.com, there is a slight chance you are up against some minor adjustment or break-in problem. Good luck.
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