When did you first see an M1 carbine?

[LeagleEagle]

I recall for me it was in 1965, my sophomore year in high school when I joined ROTC. In the armory we had a rack of the M1 Garands we stripped, drilled with and got to shoot blanks with during our yearly field maneuver. Another rack had the plugged up 03A3s the drill team used and finally there was one small rack with five of these cool little rifles called carbines. They were never taken out but I sure wished I could have taken one on the field problem. Now I got ten of my own!

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[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

1957 We went to see my uncle. He was an E-9 at Fort Benning at the time. He had a few for his two sons 8 and 9 years old. Got to shoot one. Wasn't hooked then. But remembered it was cool. The older brother had a select fire.

[emmagee1917]

In Lt. Hanley's hands. I'm sure there were earlier ones , but that's the one I remember.
Chris

[imarangemaster]

It was my Postal Inspector cousin's DCM carbine in the early 60's. We went to a rock quarry outside Hazard KY where he was stationed. I shot it, it a can at 60-70 yards, and fell in love. (He let me shoot a full 30 round magazine, and I was SOOOOOOO IMPRESSED!) The it was the one in Lt. Hanley's hands on Combat. I remember bragging to my buddies when we watched Combat that "Hey, I shot one of those...."

[LeagleEagle]

It was my Postal Inspector cousin's DCM carbine in the early 60's. We went to a rock quarry outside Hazard KY where he was stationed. I shot it, it a can at 60-70 yards, and fell in love. (He let me shoot a full 30 round magazine, and I was SOOOOOOO IMPRESSED!) The it was the one in Lt. Hanley's hands on Combat. I remember bragging to my buddies when we watched Combat that "Hey, I shot one of those...."

I loved that series! Found it on DVD and get to watch it again!

[flyingmanx]

Well an Uncle of mine gave me one to use in 1960.
I believe his name was Uncle Sam!!!
I was US ARMY SIGNAL CORP 1960-1964.
JUst a great Carbine still today.
GOTTA HAVE ONE!!!

[jmoore]

In a cousin's gun case back in the 1970's. Ex-WWII Seabee who bulldozed airstrips in the Pacific. Nasty brown all over, IBM. Bore had scattered pits from one end to the other- not ammo induced, but weather.
Cousin's gone, but that old carbine's still around and it brings back all sorts of memories!

[LouisianaJoe]

When I was a kid, my uncle used to hunt deer with an M2 Carbine. We were hunting once and I heard him empty his mag followed by a curse word.

[DaveHH]

they took us out to Two Rock Army Station and let us shoot carbines. First real weapon I fired. Ammo was so cheap in those days that they let us shoot a lot.

[painter777]

From age 5 my Father would give my brother and I a new rifle for Christmas, mostly Winchester commemeratives NIB. Sometimes it would be a older collector rifle, Civil War etc.
Guesing I was about 10 when he gave me what he called his WWII rifle. I stored it with the rest for years. Luckily I got the story from him on how he snuck it home before he got sick. Alzheimers got him about 10 years ago, I pulled out that WWII rifle and started to research it. I only knew what was marked on it... Winchester M1 30 cal serial # 5,573,898. That's when I signed on to the old Jousters and took the usual beating asking the newb questions. The beating was worth it. I'll shoot this carbine one day it will be a tribute to him.

Regards,
Charlie-painter777