"Inland" Manufacturing M1 Carbines - 1st hand experience

[deldriver]

Why buy a firearm if you are not going to shoot it? GI carbines may be old, but they are built to last! And they are repairable!

Generally, I agree with your statement, but you still have to be very careful to the point where collector grade stocks and bolts may want to be substituted when heading to the range. I have seen just enough (not a ton) stories of carbines going to the range and things breaking. The cost of even the most basic replacement parts has gone up for a variety of legitimate and some not so legitimate reasons. I guess in a nutshell one needs to potentially put just a little thought about taking their 70+ year old M1 carbine to shoot it.

I'll also say that there are carbines that are so highly collectible that perhaps shooting them is not a great idea, but the vast majority of carbines can be shot most likely with no issues.