I found some really silly carbines prices today.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Pretty area about two hours from me, around 16,000 total between the two towns. But not as small as Red Dog and You Bet.

[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.

[USGI]

Not that they were "silly" - just wanted to report on the carbine prices I saw at the Rose City Gun Show in Portland today. There may have been some that I missed due to the crowded aisles, but here's what I found: A pretty decent "mixmaster" Inland with an import stamp for $950, a fair looking National Ordnance for $550, a good looking Universal for $350, a new A.O. paratrooper for $795, a bit rough Underwood "mixmaster" with an import stamp for $650, and a decent looking Plainfield (forgot the exact price - think it was around $500). I decided to buy another 50 cal. ammo can. - Bob

[Midmichigun]

HHmm... around here, I think the Dunhams have had their "Izzy" (?) imports for around $800. I posted what mine looks like on this forum. I have seen the carbines in local shows for $650- $1200. Condition and rarity pending. Here, it seems the Saginaw marked carbines do well, due to the proximity to the old Saginaw (now Nexteer) plant.

[Rancho113]

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.

Rangemaster, I wasn't aware of the "featureless" qualification to these making high-cap magazines legal. Can you explain more or direct me to more info? thanks, Mark.

[DERF]

you must be a law enforcement officer ! I live in kalifornica and the law only allows 10 round magazines for us peons ........... derf

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Not if you had the carbine and mags before the 10 round mag requirement went into effect. Then you can still have them. Same with pistols bought before 2000.

[imarangemaster]

Anyone in Kalifornia can have 30 round magazines, IF they possessed them, in the state, before 1-1-2000. In order to use them in a firearm, however, the weapon must be "featureless" or have NO evil features (i.e. flash hider, pistol grip, collapsible stock, grenade or flare launcher, or forward pistol grip. If you have evil features, you must use a bullet button and 10 round magazines. Mini-14s, M1As (without flash hider), M1 Carbines, etc, with fixed stocks are "featureless" so I can use my 15 and 30 rounders that I have had before 2000 (some going back to 1970s).

Lots of good info here:
Centerfire Rifles - Calguns.net