im in the market for a m1 carbine.im looking for a shooter so all correct dont matter to me.Whats are the going prices these days? Seems prices are all over even for mix matched parts.
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im in the market for a m1 carbine.im looking for a shooter so all correct dont matter to me.Whats are the going prices these days? Seems prices are all over even for mix matched parts.
It's been a while since I've seen one sell for less than $1,000.00. $1,400.00 to $2,200.00 seems to be normal for this area.
Ditto. You don't want to buy a clunker, so figure about $1,200 for one of the more common military makes. You might consider buying one of the newly made Inland carbines....if you can find one.
DG
There were a bunch at the Harrisburg Gun Show this past weekend, starting around $1300.
Just found a NIB Auto-Ordnance for $1099 on GunBroker with "Buy it Now". I would post the link, but it may not be allowed. Just do a search on GB.
Over 20 other M-1's listed.
I know many people hate GB but I use them a lot and see no reason to change. Of course, you can waste hours at a gun show and pay more...YMMV. Gun show "deals" are so rare I stopped attending them.
Purchasing a firearm manufactured over seventy-eight years back is, to me, a "scary" proposition, compounded with the rather high demand for them -- not to exclude some dealers who are not, for lack of better terms, as ethical as you and I might wish. That said, a couple of decades back I bought an M1 carbine from a reputable dealer (SMART move on my behalf!!!) and -- hindsight, right? -- I researched it a tad after I got home with it. Turns out it had a barrel which was deemed NOT a good/safe manufacture on it. Again, as I was lucky, the dealer grumbled a lot ;) -- but swapped it for me with a same-carbine-manufacturer with a known brand barrel -- at no more real bother than my return trip to his shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by barnabus
You inquired "pricing" -- however, barnabus, quite frankly I'd put that as a secondary criteria to a safe, reliable firearm which will either hold, or increase in value with your ownership! In my region, if/when "seen" -- M1 carbines -- there were two at last LGS I went to -- had price tags of $1,895.00 USD and $2,250.00 USD, respectively. There are ECV ("extra collector value") additions to the base firearm -- e.g., "WWII bring backs"; NRA Coffin Carbines (those purveyed by the NRA in, I believe, the early 1960s which were shipped in cardboard coffin-shaped boxes) -- and it sounds like you are not into an ECV carbine.
Whatever you seek, I strongly recommend having it checked out by someone knowledgeable in these firearms. Owning a "mixmaster" carbine is NOT bad.
You did not indicate whether you are seeking a U S Military carbine, or, say, a commercial aftermarket? (Re these, *I* would NOT purchase a 2nd or 3rd generation Universal brand; others -- e.g., IAI, are imho OK).
Inland (not the GM Division "Inland" from WWII production) has a modern repro marketed, if you can find one, and with all new, good parts, might not be a bad purchase -- I've seen these in $1,200.00 USD range. An article from NRA which may be of interest to you is at https://www.americanrifleman.org/con...on-m1-carbine/
Good luck!
geo
These days I'd go with a newly mfg version. No reason to mess with an old one with questionable barrel.
my winchester arsenal rebuild has been a joy to shoot, when i bought it i paid 700.00 usd with 1080 rounds of ammo. i have sense added a original sling-bayonet and 20 original magizines.
Two really GOOD vendors I have personally dealt with, and highly recommend are Orion7 Enterprises (Anthony Pucci, Jr. and current manager, Michael Pucci -- his son) on Long Island, New York; and, Fulton Armory (when I dealt, Clint McKee was in charge) in Savage, Maryland. Not only do both of these shops have (literally!) tons of parts to fix just about any carbine made, but have the expertise to do it correctly! (Plus, they're great people to deal with!)Quote:
Originally Posted by YDGI
I add this response, as I'm reasonably certain any "Hoe handle" (aka what WAS a carbine ;)) you might send them will be returned in much better shape than many which were given to G I's 78 years ago! That a M1 Carbine you see is beat up in looks need not be thaaaat much of a deterrent...sd long as these two fellows are in business! (Also, there are several/many other good shops -- I'm not aspersing any of them, which I'm certain are also great -- it's just that I have personally bought firearms from both of these; and, have other arms repaired by them! To say I was and still am delighted would be an understatement!!!)
geo
A friend of mine bought a new manufactured m1 recently. He was having problems with different lineages of ammo not firing and when I looked at it, I suggested that he check the headspace. All the unfired rounds were minimal allowable case length. He got a warranty repair and all is good. Don't know if that is common, but it's worth keeping an eye out for.
The only new one I've fired was the Auto Ordnance. It digested everything we had, including some old surplus, and was around 2" at 75yd. Better than the AK clone I had at the time.
That's a valid point.Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie b
Gee, they sure have gotten pricey. I wish I still had my Rockola, that I bought for a hundred bucks years ago.
This is probably common knowledge but a properly fitted recoil lug makes a big difference in carbine accuracy. I traded a day’s labor for a 43 Inland about forty years ago. From a rest it was a consistent 9 moa with LC 55 FMJ. An old timer gunsmith told me the barrel should come to rest 1/4 to 3/8th inch above the end of the barrel inlet channel when the barreled action is set into the stock. From that position it takes very little pressure to seat the barrel fully. He was right. Tightening the recoil lug tightened the group to 3-4 inch at 100 yards.
Sometimes it’s necessary to try several different lugs to get one that holds the action / barrel in the correct tension.
That’s good knowledge to have; thanks for that tip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bmi48219
What I need is to meet somebody that wants a couple of AR15s and will trade Dads/Grandpas M1 Carbine for them……..����
If I only knew. Back in the early 90’s when I had my ffl I was able to buy shooter grade M1 carbines for around $150. File that one in the “I wish I knew file”
I have passed on a lot of 'good deals' over the years.
As a kid we had a store called Yellow Front (not the same one as today). It was kind of a cross between a hardware and outdoor sporting goods store. They had those fiber barrels at the end of the isles. One was filled with Carbines for $19. The other had mostly Mauser 98's for $29 and some 03's for $39. Over the years people bought up the Mausers and 03's but the Carbines remained almost untouched. The hunters in our area deemed them not worthy of a hunting rifle. After another couple of years the barrel of Carbines just went away. FWIW, that same year I bought my first rifle, a new Rem bolt action .22 for $49.
There are new carbines being manufactured but don't pass up on Universal M 1's. Made in Florida, the early 80's production is very good, perhaps another option.
im not interested at this point in a repro but a really nice original to go with my garand and 03A3
Guess I stole my last Inland carbine I picked up last summer.
$800 with a couple hundred rounds of ammo, a half dozen magazines, canvas magazine pouches with canvas belt and canvas sling.
Plus 4 full boxes of Sierra 170 grain, .307 bullets for loading 30-30's. He thought the bullets were used in the carbine. I pointed out they weren't for the carbine but he threw them in anyway.
It had all belonged to his brother who passed away and he just wanted it gone.
And it shoots well.
Just cast up ~1000 NOE 120 G/C boolits for it and my daughter's Postal Meter and the other Inland that has taken up permanent residence in my gun safe. It had belonged to one of my college buddies dad. I've had it for probably 25 years. Jeff said if he ever wanted it back, he knew where it's at.
Attachment 312980Attachment 312981Attachment 312983 my winchester rebuild m-1 carbine, one of the best shooting m-1 carbines i have owned over the years.
I just looked up my receipt for the last M-1 Carbine I bought. It was service grade Inland purchased from the CMP in 2007. The price was $495. Looks like it has appreciated quite a bit since then.
eastbank
Very, very nice.......
I purchased my inland back in the early 90s for $175.00
There was a rack of about five or six of them
Been meaning to pull it out the safe and sell it.
Glad to see the pricing is $1000+
I just purchased a used barrel for the Inland that I am building for $175. By the time it's finished I'll be into it for over $1000. Maybe I should just build a time machine.
GARANDDAD -- the way I look at it's making the best of the short time we have on Earth :). Interestingly I am a bread baker -- and NOT considering the pans, gas oven fuel, and time -- JUST the ingredients -- my bread comes in at a higher price than similar loaves purveyed in supermarket. But. my home made bread, again, is comparable to your Inland build! When it's finished, it will no doubt be priceless! If my memory serves me well, I recall Inland Division of General Motors produced 43.10% of all M1 carbines -- 2,632,097 recorded -- and while this number seems "huge" -- between those lost, destroyed/de-mil'd, and given to other countries to never have been returned -- each and every one remaining is most precious! Enjoy your build!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by GARANDDAD
geo
George, your bread would have to be awful stale and you have to have one helluva arm to do any kind of damage like the M1. Just sayin.... I couldn't resist :drinks:Quote:
Originally Posted by georgerkahn
Ron
I don't believe I've ever seen a M1 carbine that had a barrel that was shot out. They didn't use corrosive ammo
in the carbine. If barrel looks decent, I wouldn't be afraid it wouldn't shoot well.
I shot the barrel out of an M2 Carbine once. Had the time, had the ammo, had magazine loaders........ was a long time ago in a land far away on my second trip there....I would sit on the firing line of the range with the afore mentioned along with a case of, if i recall correctly, Lone Star beer... Those cans were real tin cans and had some sectional density so after swilling the beer I'd toss the can down range and follow it with several 30 round bursts.....After several days, several cases of ammo (two 600 round tuna cans in each case) and several cases of beer the M2s barrel was toast, the inside of the stock and handguard were well chard and all that "recoil therapy" helped alleviate the stress.....