Sentryduty's M1 Carbine

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Interesting in that it's near the end of the first serial block of Inland production, it ends at 999999. Conversely, mine is near the beginning of this block 239XXX.

Your number is about a quarter of the way through the first block not near the beginning. If I remember correctly, 11 starts the block.

[Sentryduty]

I was able to get out for a short range session at the sand pit, the Carbine ran very well and was a fun experience. At the same time I used the easy shooting carbine to train a new shooter with good results. We were plinking at soda cans, at ranges of 25m-100m and connecting with the carbine didn't take much effort at all. I plan to take the opportunity to print the gun on paper, but I was happy it cycled without issue and inspection of the spent brass showed no signs of chamber or headspace problems.

[Captain O]

Thank you Frank, it was the pitched discussion from the Feb. Amercian Rifleman thread that actually made me take the jump into finding one. I had first experienced M1 Carbines in a second or even 3rd hand manner, my father remarked about a hunting friend having one and it was fantastic for Coyote hunting, light handy, and excellent for that sort of pest control. He and the other fellows typically lugging a longer clumsy single shot 12 guage trying to do the same work.

The next exposure came from when I took my firearms safety courses in pursuit of my civilian firearms permits, the course requires one of the various types of gun "action" to be made available for class training. Hinge/break, bolt, pump, lever, and semi-automatic, the other actions were typical sporting guns but the semi-auto was represented by this short, lightweight, USGI M1 Carbine. I was already a young soldier by this point and was quite familiar with the C7A1 rifles and understood the praise my father had for the M1 carbine as a handy gun, it was just a featherweight even compared to a modern military AR platform.

Nearly 20 years later I have finally gotten around to getting and in a few weeks, shooting one, they are not rare in Canada, but I have never seen one at a range or other shooting venue.

Good for you! Now, take it out and see if you can hunt deer with it at 100 meters with Hornady FXT 110 grain Soft Point ammunition. If it is legal in your province to use the "light rifle" place that 110 grain pill right behind the shoulder of the little deer. (If he's calm, you can watch him drop like a sack of rocks).

Enjoy!

[gunsdora]

sentry nice carbine.

Captain o To use a m1 carbine for hunting in Canada it needs a barrel 18 1/2'' or longer with no extension . Our great Canadian laws.

[Sentryduty]

sentry nice carbine.

Thanks, that IR version looks the part very well.

Are your batteries live? I always wondered how good the Gen 1 nightvision gear compared to the Gen 3 stuff I used.

[gunsdora]

A lot of the power packs were converted in the 80's to use a 6 volt motorcycle battery & this one was conv. so no acid like the old battery's. I did play with it in the day time got green light but needs adjusting at night ???. Some day will play with it. A little different then what they use today & not as heavy

[jimb16]

Back to the original carbine....I like it a lot better without that repop M1A1 stock. You've got a nice little carbine there. I see a lot of upper end collectors on this thread. I think any of us would be happy to have it. What do you think Newscotlander? Wtmr? Jim? OK< who did I leave out besides myself???

[Sentryduty]

You've got a nice little carbine there.

Thank you Jim,

There were a lot of tempting options out there, commercial guns like the modern Auto-ord, and the older Universals are very common, but I am glad I was able to hold out for a USGI one. The path to getting was kind of touch and go for a point, but it all worked out in the end. I agree about that repro-M1A1, the wood was flat, and had no depth to it, and shooting off a wire stock is not as nice as a proper one.