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Reminds me of a Tom Hanks quote.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it."
The way I see it same thinking here. Good carbines are hard to find, if it wasn't everyone would have one.
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Jim, that was a pretty good movie, " A League of ther Own" Im glad i bought my first Inland, i was going to selll it , but i will never get rid of it, not after War Baby.
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If they are made close to the originals, Quality wise, and have good fit and finish then it could be a good start for people new to carbines. What other choices do they have? Auto Ord/Khar???? older Universals etc??? GI [ good, rebuilt, faked, beat to death or molested ] ? GK
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Its almost an honor to the Carbine that people try to emulate it. Though I am not a collector, I have had three "original" carbines since 1980. First was an unmolested Winchester with Type I band and sight, high wood stock in 1982ish. I didn't know better and traded it to get one with the "cool' adjustable rear sight and bayonet lug. Next was an original, as issued 1943 Inland 95% finish that I sold about a year and a half ago to raise money when I was underemployed. The funny thing was, I took half the money to get a "shooter" mixmaster, and ended up with my third original, a transitional Winchester with Type II band and sights. I am not a collector, though, and at this point in my life really did want a "shooter" to pass on to my kids. The Winchester found a home with a collector, and I took half that money and found my 6 digit Inland post war rebuild (probably a 60s DCM/NRA weapon) that is a true shooter with an Underwood barrel with an ME of "0", upgrades and highwood stock. If I shoot the heck out of it (which I do), it doesn't matter if something needs replaced. All is good.
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Im going to buy one, why not, im still going to buy another one like a 43 or 44 anyway, but it would be nice to have when my Nephews comes down to stay with us and just let them shoot it, but that will be after i put a couple of hundreds rounds througn it first. .
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Three New One's for me.
This year I've had help building 3 New shooters.
Rockola
Fulton
SA all new mix of Original Parts & New Receivers.
All have different looks. YES NO it was't CHEAP.
Its a nice feeling to have to choose which 1 to shoot.
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As mentioned earlier, you can find an original for the same or less money. I don't see these going up in value, where as the GI carbines have been doubling in value about every eight to ten years. Choices, choices, choices.
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If a person wanted a shooter, Plainfield and Iver Johnsons are fairly cheap, lots of GI parts, 100% interchangeability, and are really decent shooters. Kahr/Auto Ordnance on the other hand cost more than a GI and have their issues, not to mention they are not 100% interchangeable for replacement parts. The cost they want for these new carbines is even more than Auto Ordnance. For that kind of money, you could get a REALLY nice USGI one.
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Your Right about that, my 78 Iver Johnson , the one my father bought me in 78 is still a great shooter, ofcourse its been rehauled a couple of times , but it still shoots great.
Frank
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The Inland website has been updated again. They've got FAQ's up now. - Bob
http://inland-mfg.com/About-Inland/FAQ.html
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