I found some really silly carbines prices today.

[imarangemaster]

I have had great luck recently picking up really nice carbines (all original Inland and very clean mixmaster Standard Products) so I thought I would stop in a gun shop in Placerville, CA while I was on patrol, to check carbines. They had four of five, all from one owner, A Winchester, an Inland, a Rockola, and a National Postal meter. All were mix-masters with late feature arsenal upgrades (the Winchester and Inland were early blocks, so they were not original with late features).

The shop guy told me they were "sll original as they came from the factory! The cheapest was $1,295, all the way up to $1,500! They were fairly clean, but honestly, aren't those price really way out of line???? I tried to explain to him that they were "mix-masters" and even brought my Inland out of the patrol Jeep to show him what "original" really was. I do know that there is a certain popularity to M1 carbines now, as the are "featureless" under Kalifornia's law, and can legally use high capacity magazines. Still, the prices seemed absurd.

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[ABPOS]

Gun stores........... Can't live with them, can't live without them.

[DaveHH]

I saw less than a half dozen carbines. They are just not out and about. Their value is what they sell for. In the car business there is a saying: "There's an a$$ for every seat". At some point they will sell and who knows what the price will be? All it takes is a desire and money to get any price you ask. Given the rarity of carbines and ignorance of the average buyer, any price is possible. Consider that the CMP sold at the best possible price and we were standing in line to buy at $575-600+, on the open market $1000 is absolutely not an outrageous price. People tend to reference prices based on what they would want to pay rather than what the true value is. Beyond that, the step between $1000 and $1500 is not that great when an ignorant buyer is on the excitement plan. Looking at a reparked mixmaster with good wood, the guy could see stars not dollars.

[VOODOTHATIDO4U]

Beyond that, the step between $1000 and $1500 is not that great when an ignorant buyer is on the excitement plan. Looking at a reparked mixmaster with good wood, the guy could see stars not dollars.

DaveHH, very well put! Sometimes we just can't help ourselves, and what about most wifes also. Mic

[arado]

The advantage of doing your own thinking. I think all M1 carbines are silly. My 30 cal. of choice is my FAL. adequate power with reliability in semi auto. I have an IBM carbine as a Representative example. I would never arm myself with it. gary

[USGI]

Huh?

- Bob

[painter777]

IRM,
You've seen for yourself the higher costs for Handguards.
Good stocks are going up again.
Real... early and late USGI carbine parts are getting more $$ now.
What might a loose RMC or early WRA barrel cost?

On mixers, I put a value on the parts, then work on the sellers asking price.
By far my best deals have come from 'Bulk' buys.

Don't expect them to go down.

Be Safe,
Charlie-painter777

[jimb16]

Troll?

[arado]

Troll?

No troll. I was expressing my opinion of the M1 carbine. I am in no army so I use what I want. The current issue rifle of 95 armies is my choice. The FAL. Restricted to semi auto by the masters. gary

[Ian]

No troll. I was expressing my opinion of the M1 carbine. I am in no army so I use what I want. The current issue rifle of 95 armies is my choice. The FAL. Restricted to semi auto by the masters. gary

I trained with the FN (C1A1 in my case) and one of the funniest things you'll ever see is somone doing an entry with a FAL and forgetting how long the gun is, and how narrow the doorway is. The flip side (pun intended) of this is how nasty the bruise is after you've gone 'over the rifle' with a 60 pound pack on your back while running at full speed. For close work, give me the carbine every time, also for any type of patrol work, the FAL is a boat anchor. There's a reason Commonwealth countries retired the FAL.