M1 Carbine (Guns and Ammo Review)

[imarangemaster]

I use my Inland Carbine as my house PDW. I have a "AI" split back 30 rounder in it, and two 15s in the Type I pouch on the stock. After all, it was good enough for my dad on Iwo Jima, it is good enough for me. I jeep my Remington 870, Saiga AK, and retro AR-15 Carbine in the safe!

I try to keep about 1,000 rounds plus of each caliber for each weapon: I currently have about 1,200 Carbine, 1,500 5.56x45, 1,200 7.62x39, 800 44 Magnum/Special, and 1,000+ 9mm

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Sounds like you're locked and loaded for the zombie invasion, imarangemaster!

[imarangemaster]

Hahaha! Actually I am more worried about politicians cutting off access to ammo than zombies! But on a serious note, when I carried it as an LEO trunk weapon, the M1 Carbine convinced many a two legged goblin to cease and desist their felonious intent when they looked down the barrel of it! More recently, I used it to run off a car load of hairy scary goblins intent on burglarizing my house in the Sierra's in the middle of the night.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I'd think a carbine would make a good trunk gun. At least you could throw it over your back and sling it if you unexpectedly needed to climb over a fence or something. We has a mix of beat-up old pump riot guns locked upright between the front seats at the PD I worked for and I think I only unlocked one a couple of times.

[imarangemaster]

I started carrying an M1 Carbine as a truck weapon in the mid-80s. It was my primary trunk weapon until I retired in 1998, except for the year or two I had a department XM177E2. I liked being able to grab the weapon from the trunk and run, and have 60 rounds with it. You're right, Harlan, the sling was very handy. Through the years, several people who saw mine picked up carbines. One Sgt. picked up a commercial carbine. It was an Alpine or National, if IIRC. Weird weapon. The barrel was square under the metal hanguard and was too big to use a wood top handguard. It had a perforated metal one. It was a POS and he was nor happy with it.