"Inland" Manufacturing M1 Carbines - 1st hand experience

[imarangemaster]

I think it is interesting that the Inland CEO has stopped responding. I'm just saying.....

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[pcaine]

I've put 600 rounds through my new replica .30 Carbine M1 Semi-Auto Inland-Mfg Co. SN#90039XX.

It is quite accurate at 25yards using the fixed sights producing a pattern slightly larger than two inches in width.

It produces a 5% failure to lock the bolt if I use reloads, old ammo, and many of the commercial mags I accumulated over the years. A quick opening of the slide and closure and I am off and running again. I am getting one failure of the bolt to go into battery in every 100 rounds of Aquila with old military mags. It seems that failure rate is reducing as I fire more.

I carried and fired the M1 Carbine when I was in the Army in the 1950's-60's and this is the most reliable carbine I have shot. Back then 20% of my Engineer Group units carbines were out for repairs all the time.

I think I will install the flip safety. I am having a bit of a problem locking the slide and looking at the front sight, but the culprit may be a 77 year old man.