Should I buy an M1 Carbine?

Should I buy an M1 Carbine

  • Buy the M1 Carbine

    Votes: 71 87.7%

  • Save and buy an AR

    Votes: 8 9.9%

  • Save and buy another handgun

    Votes: 2 2.5%
  • Total voters
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The M1 is NOT NJ legal. The IAI M888 M1 copy is! I know this is the most ridiculous thing ever, but now I can have an M1.

But....Should I buy it? I already have an Enfield, HK G3 CAI clone and a 10/22 for rifles. I am really more of a hand gun guy. Should I buy the m1, wait and buy an AR, or wait and buy another handgun.....
 
I love the carbine, GET ONE. Light, quick to shoulder, cheap to shoot, accurate on 'bad-guys' out to 100-200 yards... my favorite firearm right now is my Winchester M1 Carbine.
 
IMO this is a no-brainer: buy it!

The M1 may not be as accurate or as tacticool as an AR15, but it is one fun gun.
 
Over the years I have had 4-5 different military issued carbines and I enjoyed them all. I've got the m888 now (2 years) and IMHO it's the best performer. At 100 yards it shoots as well as my AR-SP1 but its alot more fun to shoot and its handy! For awhile I had a small 5X scope mounted but it took away the balance and compactness so I removed it. Just wish the ammo was cheaper! Get it, you won't regret it, it will be one of your favorite guns to shoot. Just like having a semi-auto 357 magnum without the recoil. If the need for self-defense arose, I could easily choose the M888 over the AR15.
 
Just get one!!!! they are a blast.......Mags are still cheap and parts are some what cheap and plentiful so dive in cuz you will have a great plinker for killing those evil robotic communist soda cans....and the hot shaken up ones are the group leaders so get them first and the others will tremble in the wake:D :D :D
 
I've got an IAI, and I think it's just great! Of course, I've already got a couple ARs, AKs, and other assorted rifles. If you get it, definitely get a bayonet for it, they're not complete without it!
 
Much as I like the M1 Carbine, if it was a choice between an IAI knock-off and an AR, it'd be no choice at all.

If it was a choice between an AR and a genuine GI carbine, on the other hand, it'd still be no choice at all, but in the other direction. :cool:
 
You say you're more of a handgun guy, get the carbine then get a Ruger Blackhawk in .30 carbine and you'll be twice as happy!
 
"Depends on price and if rifle is all USGI or not..."

I thought the IAI "copy" WAS USGI but in new wood stocks. :confused:
IF that is the case... then the IAI gun is a no brainer. The last "REAL USGI" M1 Carbine I saw was over 800 bucks.
 
Buy one. The carbine deserves a cherished place in every American home.
 
George Hill,

IF that is the case... then the IAI gun is a no brainer. The last "REAL USGI" M1 Carbine I saw was over 800 bucks.
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You're shopping in the wrong places; USGI carbines I've seen in good shape run between four-and-change to six-and-change, depending on condition, manufacturer, and whether they've been refinished or not. Marko has a beautiful USGI carbine (w/a refinished stock) that he picked up for less than five bills, complete with sling and a mag pouch that was date-stamped to the same year the gun was made. :cool:
 
I was hosed with my M1 carbine, but I ended up very happy with the outcome.

I bought what I thought was an immaculate Iver Johnson for 390 and took it over to Fulton Armory for a check up before shooting. Long story short, the gun had to be completely rebuilt using original GI spec parts, only the stock and receiver are now original, even the rear sight needed replacement.

What I now have is not worth the money I put into it, but it's a great rifle to shoot, almost no recoil and very accurate. I bought it as my first long arm, and still think it's the way to go. AR's can wait.

Sidenote - if you really want to go mad, Fulton Armory make their own M1c out of original parts all hand finished, it is without without doubt the best you can buy, but it will set you back an even $1,000.

Newton
 
Go for it! The carbine is one fun gun, and in a defense situation, wouldn't you rather leave .30 cal holes in the bad guys instead of .22 cal holes?
 
M1 Carbines Are ok if you can get them super cheap. I have one. It's a nice light weapon that has a good reach and reasonable power. You could mount a scope and use it as a short range sniper rifle. It's maximum range is about 200 meters, but it's effective range is significantly degraded to a little over 100.

Like I say.. it's woth it if you can get it for cheap, but I wouldn't even pay $300 for a new one. It just doesn't have much value other than nostalgia, becuase it can't compete with the features versus price of modern automatic rifles and carbines.

I boght mine used for $80. No magazine, need a new extractor and magazines. Put about $20 into including the materials to refinish the stock.

If you have $600 to burn and no other gun you rather spend it on then get the M1 Carbine. I would, if I could afford to spend extravagantly I would definitly buy a brand new one. Probably get the ten round mags. Capacity is not restricted where I live, but I would get the 10s because they brand new, not surplus, so they gun metal parkarized to match the gun's finish.

I'm just guessing but you could probably buy a dirt cheap lot of followers 7 springs and convert the new mags to 15 round if really want 15 round. That's if you're allowed to have 15 round. But then again A.O may have made the new magazines so they can only take their followers.
 
Every gun safe in America is supposed to contain an M1 carbine and an M1 rifle. It's the law.
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Agreed.

Buy the carbine. Too many good factors, not enough bad factors. Sure, it is a near-worthless round, but that doesn't make it any less of an awesome weapon; in fact, the "weak round" + rifle configuration make it just about perfect for HD, indoor range use, etc etc.

That, and Gunnyskox is right.
 
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