9mm Carbine

[AZCarbineFan]

I recently purchased an Iver Johnson 9mm Carbine at a pawn shop in Mesa, mostly becuase my kid was with me and went banannas when he spoted it. I feel the way most of you do about non-GI carbines, I'll pass on them just about every time.

So I took this thing to the range, just to try it out, and I was able to hit a six inch plate (could have been 8", could barely see it) at 100 yards, the boy was able to do the same. I had my spring tube winchester, an S'G', and my inland, and between all three, I hit maybe once or twice. I do not understand; the 9mm experiences a lot more drop than the 30 cal, the barrel of the nine is two inches shorter and thin; I do not understand. I would like to sell the thing, but the way I am able to hit with it, I can't find a reason.

Has anyone else shot on of the 9mm carbines and what has been your experience?

By the way, very good functioning, no stoppages!

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[jmoore]

Amost bought one once, but it was a bit much. A friend bought it and suppressed it (legally!), then sold it. I don't remember much more. I'm more interested in a 5.7mm Johnson calibered carbine, but it'll just have to jump out in front of me, I guess.

[imarangemaster]

The 9mm may have been more dialed in than the others. What magazines does it used. I almost bought one back in the day, but didn't want to get rid of my .30 carbine.

[AZCarbineFan]

I suspect that the Iver Johnson was sighted in correctly and the other three were not. The carbine uses Browning Hi Power magazines.

[imarangemaster]

There are 20-22 round aftermarket high-power mags out there. You should pick up a few. WHen I had an Inglis HP with a shoulder stock, I had some. They were cool!

[emmagee1917]

Well , I've put together a collection of 13 carbines ove the last 2-3 decades. I'm a shooter and collector , both about equal. That being said , I really did not take my carbines out as much as my subguns or Garands , Johnsons , '03s , .22 trainers ,etc. Decided to change that and I've taken them all out this year , several times each. I would guess that , at the beginning , it would have taken a target of about three feet wide and 5-6 feet tall to catch the groups from them all. I found several that would shoot in 3 inches or so , most all inside 6 , one does about 8 , and one did about 13-15 ( bad stock , replaced it and it did about 8 , but that stock is bad too , so it's in a third stock to be taken out next time). It was not the rifles , but thier lack of sighting in. They are all now sighted in to put thier bullets into a 5-1/2 bull at 100 yds with a six o'clock hold , except the two flipers that hit a tad higher for a 150 yd zero. The point is , they will put all thier bullets into a sheet of typing paper at 100 yds rather than taking a 3X6 foot sheet , and several will keep thiers easily inside the 5-1/2 inch bull.
Chris

[shadycon]

You got to love it, emmagee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take them to the range and have fun everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Myself all I have to do is go into my back yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know it's not an M1 but 27's are fun too!
Time to warm them up!

[c east]

sell that 9mm to me......Charlie

[jonnyc]

My range opened the 50 yd. rimfire range to pistol caliber carbines, so I've lately become interested in them. Between me and my regular shooting pal, we have; a HiPoint 995, a stocked Inglis, a .45 ACP Enfield, a .22 Golden Boy, and a Beretta CX4. Lots of fun, we plan to add to the list.

[emmagee1917]

...shot the M2 carbine again. It orig. was my worst grouper , doing 13-15 inch at 100yds. Turned out the stock was worn out sideways ! With the rifle locked down in the stock , but the handguard removed , it would slide left/right about 1/16 to 1/10 of an inch or so. Bought a used M2 stock and shot it again. Group shrank to about 8 inches , but I found that the gun would move forward / rearward in the stock. Put it in my NOS Winchester late WW2 infrared sniper stock with the M2 cutouts. 5 shot groups in under 5 inches.
Also have an early plainfield ( all GI but rec. and bbl ) that I sighted in too , Saterday. Several 3-shot slowfire groups around an inch , one three-shot cloverleaf , and ended in a 10-shot rapid string that put nine in the bottom half of a 5-1/2 inch bull and a low hit 1/4 -inch out. About a 3 to 3-1/2 group.

Just have one more high shooter to replace the front " N " sight with a taller " N " front sight and " file - her- in ".

I think I'll be shoot'n these more
Chris