Forum for discussions about the M1 and M2 Carbine
Jim 'JimF4M1s' Flavin It is with heavy heart I report we've lost this long time respected member. Born and raised in Northern Ca May 7-1949. Jim...
Fairly often, people ask for specifics about The Carbine Club. The link below will take you to the Carbine Club's web site that explains all about...
I recently picked up this khaki carbine sling for a reasonable price; nice condition and no real issues. I hadn't unhooked the "Lift the Dot" until...
These pictures were posted on another forum by Milsurp Collector. Well done and very helpful. Our thanks for making them available.
Hope some might find this of use, below the picture is a link to an old war department movie providing excellent detailed explanation of the function...
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Cal .30 M1 Carbine (1943 WWII U.S. Training Film) This video is an official U.S. Army training film. This is an excellent training video, which...
Cal .30 M2 Carbine (1943 WWII U.S. Training Film) This video is an official U.S. Army training film. This excellent video shows the unique...
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
FM23-7 Basic Field Manual for .30 Calibre M1 Carbine Published by War Department (May 20, 1942 - 145 Pages) Observations:
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
Victory Is Our Business (1942) A patriotic motivational film for World War II industrial workers film, located with thanks to member "PBI". It...
Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
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Just curious, Were any M1/M1A1's sent back to rebuild during WW 2 or were they all sent after the war ? when did they start putting the stamp's like...
I finely got one, well most of it, please tell me what you think, good or bad. I want it to look like it did in 1943, I know their is a lot wrong...
I have a great looking quality hardware carbine, the only prob. with this carbine is the hand guard is very loose, the two rivet back tab on the hand...
I have a chance to pick this up for 20 shipped. Its the butt stock type. Byscaine tent and awning. Thanks for any help.
I have a mint Inland cartouche stock with IO hand guard on my Rock-ola and I am thinking of buying a correct stock/hand guard for my carbine. What...
I have found a WW 2 M1A1 folding stock that I am interested in, but it is missing the hand guard , will a hand guard off of a M1 fit a M1A1 stock...
I am helping my Aunt sort through some of my Grandpas things so I am starting with the M1 carbine magazines. I have read through most of the threads...
I mentioned that I replaced the cartouched high wood with an M2 potbelly, so the cartouched high wood wouldn't get banged up. This is my "shooter"...
So recently I shot my M1 Carbine in a match, and afterwards began load development for it. I'm quite a fan of Wipe-Out foaming bore cleaner, and am...
Not mine. Saw it, and thought I would share. He speculates it may be cherry wood. I had a cherry wood Carbine stock years ago, and it did look...
Here's a few more things that go with the carbine, a bayonet USM4 Imperial and scabbard, a ammo. carrying belt/strap marked 1953. and if you got a...
Found an unusual handguard at the last gun show. Its an early type stamped RSG on the bottom and right next to that, its very faintly stamped IR-IP....
Information only for M1 Carbine owners in California. I don't want this to turn into a political firestorm so Mods plese lock thread, but leave up...
Here is a link to nutnfancy's review of the Inland M1 carbine. Inland Mfg M1 Carbine Full Review - YouTube
I recently inherited Dad's M1 Carbine. I owe my sisters some monetary exchange fairness, and so am trying to determine a good "if I sold it" value...
Here's an eBay M1 Carbine stock that's a bit out of the ordinary. I tried some Internet research on it, and came up empty handed. Possibly from a...
Hello, Last weekend while firing my carbine I had a major bolt failure. I'm guessing that the bolt was not fully rotated when it fired, but in any...
I have a Winchester barrel stamped W, normal size, 4 1/2" down and another small w just under that, 4 7/8" down. The P/W proof firing mark is 7"...
Would anybody know anything about the production of the 30 round hardback USGI magazine before the different type USGI splitbacks started being made...
Did anyone read this month's issue of America Rifleman ? Here is the direct quote of the Associate Editor " Built to the same specifications as...
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