Knowledge for the new The M1 Carbine Collector

I hope there are still some new collectors out
there and please don't let these prices scare you away this will be the Best money you ever spent on a awesome Hobby. I just would like to say Don't let EBAY sellers fool you. I have seen sellers with Perfect Ratings and All. Positive Reviews. Don't be scared to sign up people here will save you LOTS of money..For Instance when you see a M1 Carbine Stock and just because its being sold by someone with All perfect markings. These guys that do that get there hands on stuff they shouldn't have like this.

All demand and supply Frank. If some wants it bad enough these guys will make it. That's the main reason I sold my LL M1 rifle some years back, while it was acknowledged to be correct and before our government legislated against it. It's now owned by a young lawyer. These stamps have been around and some guys have had lots of practice using them...

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

All demand and supply Frank. If some wants it bad enough these guys will make it

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Jim, I have to agree with you. It just makes me so sick seeing how many ppl everyday getting burned on Ebay. I could just sense from being away for a good while I've noticed some changes here and several other forums.(I'm still trying to figure it out) I'm getting the bug to build another 5.56 Civie Shorty and go nuts and be happy with what I already have or just keep waiting for that spark.

It seems like today you see 20 fakes for every real stock unless it is something really common, and even then there are still some shmuk making fakes.

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Originally Posted by imntxs554

build another 5.56 Civie Shorty and go nuts

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Rattle battle Frank, down to the ranch and do some hogs in.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Rattle battle Frank, down to the ranch and do some hogs in.

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Jim, I didn't think you remembered when I melted that barrel. I should because all those videos I showed you and then all that ammo I bought, you knew exactly what I was going to do. I had that barrel glowing for awhile. I'm not looking forward to it. I hate killing those damn hogs there nasty and filthy.

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Originally Posted by imntxs554

I hate killing those damn hogs

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Well, the only other way to get rid of them is to convince them to move to Arkansas...or Mexico. Good luck on that one. I remember the pics of their destruction. We're seeing them way up here in the prairies now of all things.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Well, the only other way to get rid of them is to convince them to move to Arkansas.

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Whoa now Jim. I'm spending half my time between NY and Arkansas working on getting my sisters estate down there sold. To put it in a nutshell I'm having enough damn problems without adding hogs to the mix. Why don't you wish them on Navada or some other den of sin. Truth is if they made it south of the Missouri border they wouldn't last long enough to make it past the northern border counties. Not when those barbecuers down there hear about free pork on the hoof running around !!!

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Well, the only other way to get rid of them is to convince them to move to Arkansas...or Mexico. Good luck on that one. I remember the pics of their destruction. We're seeing them way up here in the prairies now of all things.

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Every Texas Hunting magazine I read they all say this has been the worse year by far since the migration of these Ferrell hog's. BBB between both Doe season I let my neighbor bring his to graze. The one thing that really ****es me is grown thinking that they own the place since its avery nice place to hunt. Well I had to run off knuckleheads for not picking up up there empty shells. These cows can get really sick and talking to some men is like talking to kids. I just we wish a lot of yall lived here there's really great hunting out three yall could hunt year around for free

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Originally Posted by oldfoneguy

Why don't you wish them on Nevada

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OK Nevada...now those guys are going to roast me...

Thing that perplexes me is how they made it all the way up here to our prairies. I haven't seen them with my eyes but the people telling me should be able to distinguish what breed they are and they say feral...like yours down south.

While back I seen a story on the news about Canadian 'Super Hogs' and how the US was trying to put a plan together to keep them from invading from the North.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Thing that perplexes me is how they made it all the way up here to our prairies

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From a AP story Nov 2023

In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a “super pig” that’s spreading out of control.

Ryan Brook, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and one of Canada’s leading authorities on the problem, calls feral swine, “the most invasive animal on the planet” and “an ecological train wreck.”

Canada’s problem dates back only to the 1980s when it encouraged farmers to raise wild boar, Brook said. The market collapsed after peaking in 2001 and some frustrated farmers simply cut their fences, setting the animals free.

It turned out that the pigs were very good at surviving Canadian winters. Smart, adaptable and furry, they eat anything, including crops and wildlife. They tear up land when they root for bugs and crops. They can spread devastating diseases to hog farms like African swine fever. And they reproduce quickly. A sow can have six piglets in a litter and raise two litters in a year.

That means 65% or more of a wild pig population could be killed every year and it will still increase, Brook said. Hunting just makes the problem worse, he said. The success rate for hunters is only about 2% to 3% and several states have banned hunting because it makes the pigs more wary and nocturnal — tougher to track down and eradicate.

Hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada threaten to invade the US | AP News

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

OK Nevada...now those guys are going

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I don't think we need any help guys with animals. We got theGoat Sucker from theSouth and the Super Ferrell Hog that's a Man Killer. Look what happen to us when we took possession of those diseased Monkeys fo Saddam. We almost went to war with Iran over those damn Monkeys

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

OK Nevada...now those guys are going

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I don't think we need any help guys with animals. We got the Goat Sucker from The South and the Super Ferrell Hog that's a Man Killer from the North. Look what happen to us when we took possession of those diseased Monkeys for Saddam. We almost went to war with Iran over those damn Monkeys

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Originally Posted by painter777

Canada’s problem dates back only to the 1980s when it encouraged farmers to raise wild boar, Brook said. The market collapsed after peaking in 2001 and some frustrated farmers simply cut their fences, setting the animals free.

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Why in the F@ck would anyone do that? The height of stupidity...tap them between the eyes and dig a trench with the front end loader. A farmer should know better... Unbelievable...

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Thing that perplexes me is how they made it all the way up here to our prairies. I haven't seen them with my eyes but the people telling me should be able to distinguish what breed they are and they say feral...like yours down south.

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Jim, I was hunting feral hogs in B.C. 40 years ago. It seems some German immigrants missing their annual Black Forest Boar hunts released hogs between Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs in the hope of reviving their hobby in B.C. The Fish and Wildlife Branch issued an open season on them with no bag limit in the hopes of wiping them out before they overran the area. Members of the club I belonged to and I went after them a couple of times but never got a clear shot at any of them. If we were allowed to hunt over bait I'm sure we could have bagged a few but that practice is banned in B.C. If they're popping up in the prairies, it's probably for the same reason.

Here's a few videos of how we hunt hogs in Texas.

Farmer Takes Extreme Measures to Deal with Hog Problem - YouTube

Hunting Hogs with a 50 Cal - YouTube

Feral Hogs Are Tearing Up Texas, So Tourists Are Shooting Them from Helicopters - YouTube

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SAPPA & BrowningAutoRifle

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Sapper around 3.5 yrs I started noticing more than usual Ferrel Hogs in my Traps and everyone after they all got there Bucks they all started knocking down Hogs.This Very unusual and I started asking around at the P & R Club then at The SharpShooter where I was filled in about these wild Ferrel Hogs. Then this was was way more than I have ever seen and I needed to pick someones Brains then along came Jim Cutting and told him the story and that I had just about 2 or 3 wks to take care of this, then he broke it to me and said you only have 2 or 3 days my friends. I told Jim I would fly him here his way was SO much better and remember I have all the equipment, then he said, but Frank I can't Fly with this. I said No Worries I have plenty and I mentioned and if this works you have Carte Blanche every year with a Free Trip, but what you say that sounds really Nice, but If I do this it's because I'm only doing it to help my friend out. Look 4 yrs later and I think you already what I'm fixing to do. To Get to my place they have to go through 4 other Ranches then they have to get permission from the 22,000 acre Jones Game Ranch which is ALWAYS full of Hunters and Guest.


{{ Jim, You know when I finish this it won't be your ordinary Little Short Barrel Brother}}}. Now I have to go back to the 62gr round. I got so use to that 50gr rounds

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Originally Posted by Sapper740

Jim, I was hunting feral hogs in B.C. 40 years ago.

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I was hunting back then too and never heard about that. People just don't get it...they aren't fun, they're downright dangerous and a nuisance. M134 in a LOH, that'll work.

I remember the offers for the hunting trip Frank...

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Originally Posted by painter777

...... and several states have banned hunting because it makes the pigs more wary and nocturnal — tougher to track down and eradicate.

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Other than helicopter hunting the vast amount of hog culling, at least in Texas goes on at night which by the other states' reasoning should make the hogs diurnal. It hasn't so one has to wonder if the ban isn't for other reasons.

We sure drifted this thread, didn't we? Well, I guess "I"...

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Jim, I was hunting feral hogs in B.C. 40 years ago.

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I remember the offers for the hunting trip Frank

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I've even asked Charlie Painter, GI BoB and a couple of others. Heck I've even ask Jim Flavin when he still could get around Really Good

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I watched about 30 of those YouTube Hunting for Hogs in a Helicopter and for every Hog that was Downed they spent 11 to 13 rounds. I hope those were Reloads. When I grew up at the Ranch being taught how to Hunt from my GrandFather and my Father the only thing you really worried about theses Hogs back then was "Don't let your guard down in the Thicket" Those ***tards and those Tusks can Really Cut you up without you knowing just for awhile like a Mexican with a Switchblade. Before I shot my first Hog 41 yrs ago I had already killed 2 Really nice Cougars some nice Bobcats lot of Doe and Bucks. Now these Darn Hogs have run off the the Doe so before hunting season we pay some workers to take care of the feed and keep them away from the Oates Patches.

This is what I've gleaned from this thread so far,

1. Buy your 100% carbine from a reputable trustworthy dealer
2. Be cautious when dealing with eBay carbine parts sellers
3. Buy nothing from tagmil on eBay or elsewhere
4. Use said carbine to shoot feral hogs on the Canadian plains, Navada or Arkansas. Am I up to speed so far?

I'm kidding of course but as a carbine noob I truly appreciate the spirit and purpose of this thread, thanks.

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Originally Posted by oldfoneguy

Use said carbine to shoot feral hogs

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We kind of drifted...

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

We kind of drifted...

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It happens Jim. It's fine by me.

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Jim Cutting

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Sorry for that My Friends, I really didn't think it would travel this far ...

I don't know....I'd drift a long way to have an opportunity to pot a few pigs.

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Originally Posted by jimb16

I'd drift a long way to have an opportunity to pot a few pigs

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Great now we've got JimB getting the Super Pigs Stoned....... :confused::madsmile::ugh::dunno::surrender:

We'll never get rid of them :crying:

And we continue to drift

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Originally Posted by painter777

Great now we've got JimB getting the Super Pigs Stoned

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I'll bring a shotgun with buckshot in case any of them fly!