A Few Photos from a Recent Range Session

[jmoore]

Nice and fairly accurate mixmaster got a little exercise the other day. Even made an entry into the Milsurps "postal" match being run by Bigduke6 on the Range Report Forum (Post #66). I reckon one of y'all can shoot a better target, but I thought I'd break the ice for the Carbine folk.

Link to the Milsurps "Competition" thread: Milsurp Target Competition and Shoot

The photos:



Five digit Inland receiver:


But it has a nice Winchester barrel:




First group fired off the block o' wood at 100yds after roughing in a zero!






Didn't think it was prudent to try more for score (I liked the two "x's too much!), but did shoot some standing at 50 and 100yds for funsies. (2nd 50 yd group attempted, and the 3rd go at 100yds standing)




100yds Standing:

In actual fact, I prefer the POI and POA to coincide so having the group more or less centered at the bottom of the bull is just dandy! Too bad the sights are set at "150", but there will be no mods to this weapon.

Too bad it's so "pretty". Otherwise it would see more range time!

I guess some more detail photos would have been nice...

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[frankderrico]

Hi jmoore, I have an 12-42 dated Win. In the low 13,xxx into production.
Question, is that an original M1A1 stock?
Like your shooting, just curious.....Frank

[fn111557]

You may shoot better than me, but MY carbine entry #50, was before yours.
Do you have a regular carbine to compare the M1A1 to? If so what differences if any is there in their handling characteristics? I want to get a M1A1, but $$$ is tight right now, my wife is already looking for Christmas presents, maybe a gentile push in the right direction is in order.

Contest entry #50;

[jmoore]

Question, is that an original M1A1 stock?

Yes, it's Augusta Arsenal marked on the left side above the grip.

You may shoot better than me, but MY carbine entry #50, was before yours.
Do you have a regular carbine to compare the M1A1 to? If so what differences if any is there in their handling characteristics?

Don't know how I missed your Post, fn111557 and your giant photo of a sort of shiny looking bull! Most commendable!

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=31269&page=5

Glad you took the lead position for the Carbine folk.

I do have a cousin's M1 carbine with a standard stock, an IBM. He was a Seabee who ran bulldozers and such whilst constructing airstrips in the Pacific. It is much easier to get a consistant sight picture with the regular stock as the wide wood comb positions your head better than the wire.The whole weapon doesn't flex as you pull it into your shoulder, either. Plus the grip's too short and it can twist a little under load. But it doesn't seem to hurt the balance or accuracy much. And makes it a far better backup defensive weapon as it's far easier to sling out of the way. So, it's more apt to be ON you than a regular carbine when you are doing other tasks than looking for the enemy. Exactly how it would benefit a paratrooper who is expecting combat I'm not so sure.

[emmagee1917]

Jmoore , I , too have an M1 carbine that came from a very old gentelman who claimed he carried it as a Seabee on his bulldozer or roadgrader ( not sure which it was) . He said he was one of the first and the whole civilian company was drafted , men and equipment. The day before they landed on a hostile island , they were issued pistols and told that the military would protect them. That night , they hit the boat's arms room ( guessing LST here ) and took everything and stashed it in thier machines. He had a Rifle , but couldn't stow it anywhere , so traded it for a carbine that would go in a tool box. Just wondering if your cousin ever heard of something similar .
Chris

[INLAND44]

'Too bad the sights are set at "150", '

On your sight, aren't 1 and 1.5 on the same line? Your first target at 100 looks just right for military acceptance if you were aiming at the bottom edge of the bull. If you were aiming at the center, it would be good for your personal tastes. If your sight has an intermediate setting for 1.5 higher than 1, you should set the sight back on 1 and reduce the height of the front sight blade. Evidently somebody put a new front sight on it and didn't correct it. That would not have happened in government custody.

[jmoore]

I just always figured that "100" is all the way forward and "150" is the first click back. It's close enough for me. Plus, I wasn't shooting USGI ammo. Heck, zeros will shift a bit on other rifles when you change lot numbers of GI ball sometimes. I guess I shouldn't have whined about a tiny offset!

My cousin is years past this life's tribulations. He only ever had the one military weapon. Everything else was typical farmer stuff. Big farm, but they made their corn crop maximize it's profit potential, if you get my drift...