New carbine owner

USMC · 06-29-2004, 12:07 PM

I just bought my first M1 Carbine. It Says E.F.M. Under the sight and 979 under that. My question is What Does E.F.M. stand for and is 979 the serial # Thanks for your time!!!

Shaun · 06-29-2004, 12:22 PM

Welcome USMC -- sounds like a good deal you may want to check out http://home.att.net/~ra-carbines/history.html and http://usgi1911.tripod.com/M1carbine/

DANA · 06-29-2004, 04:29 PM

E.F.M. is a importer of many types of copys made in Italy. The M-1 copy goes for about $175.00 Blue Book. was disc. 1985

NRAJOE · 06-29-2004, 04:43 PM

DANA, CAN YOU GIVE ME A GENERAL WORTH OF A WWII M1 CARBINE? GUY CLOSE TO ME HAS ONE FOR SALE OR TRADE...HE SAYS IT IS: USGI. Quality Hardware mfg. with a Rockola barrel (correct as the QHC guns used Rockola barrels)

jerry · 06-29-2004, 04:53 PM

Welcome yet another Devil Dog. ( I assume by the name)

Enjoy that new carbine, let us know how it shoots.

USMC · 06-29-2004, 07:47 PM

shot my EFM carbine at 25 yds. shot very well except after 150 rds the rear sight moved out to the right. also shot some french ammo, It sucked!!! 16 out of 100 rds failed to fire. No problem at all with Lake city ammo!!!

DANA · 06-29-2004, 08:10 PM

NRAJOE
Blue Book 100% $850

DANA

NRAJOE · 06-29-2004, 09:57 PM

THANKS DANA....:right:

jimb2 · 07-01-2004, 08:30 PM

FRENCH AMMO! HO Boy have you got trouble! Get to work scrubbing out the carbine! You shot some corrosive ammo there! The reason you had so many misfires is that French ammo is shorter than USGI ammo. The french do not allow their citizens to own firearms in standard military calibers. You better not shoot that garbage anymore. You will need to take down the gas system too to get that cleaned out. Use an ammonia base window cleaner. and scrub, scrub, scrub!

USMC · 07-02-2004, 03:53 PM

I used a parts cleaner (varsol) to clean my carbine. It worked O.K.! Took a lot of scrubbing!!!!! What brand of ammo should I try? I have used Lake city and it shot fine but it wasnt cheap! (at least not nearly as cheap as that french junk)

jimb2 · 07-03-2004, 08:10 PM

Stick to US commercial ammo. Any kind will do. None of it is corrosive. Be careful though. There is some LC72 ammo out there that is actually Chinese! And it is corrosive too. Even the old USGI surplus would be ok. No US makers ever produced corrosive ammo for the carbine, not even during WWII.

PAPA G · 07-05-2004, 11:49 PM

welcome Hombre, do not be shy,,,,,, try www.e-gunparts.com for a parts break down.

DocCombat · 07-06-2004, 06:33 PM

The (hardware) is called the Recoil Plate. And as that along with the screw are what hold the receiver assemble into the stock. And that is important. But if the Choate stock is like a M-1A1 para carbine you might not need it. But if its the matching manufacurer as the receiver I'd hang on to it.

06-29-2004, 12:07 PM	#1
USMC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 280	New carbine owner I just bought my first M1 Carbine. It Says E.F.M. Under the sight and 979 under that. My question is What Does E.F.M. stand for and is 979 the serial # Thanks for your time!!!

06-29-2004, 12:22 PM	#2
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,592 Images: 1	Welcome USMC -- sounds like a good deal you may want to check out http://home.att.net/~ra-carbines/history.html and http://usgi1911.tripod.com/M1carbine/ __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

06-29-2004, 04:43 PM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	DANA, CAN YOU GIVE ME A GENERAL WORTH OF A WWII M1 CARBINE? GUY CLOSE TO ME HAS ONE FOR SALE OR TRADE...HE SAYS IT IS: USGI. Quality Hardware mfg. with a Rockola barrel (correct as the QHC guns used Rockola barrels) __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

06-29-2004, 04:53 PM	#5
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Welcome yet another Devil Dog. ( I assume by the name) Enjoy that new carbine, let us know how it shoots. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

06-29-2004, 09:57 PM	#8
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	THANKS DANA....:right: __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

06-29-2004, 04:29 PM	#3
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,595	E.F.M. is a importer of many types of copys made in Italy. The M-1 copy goes for about $175.00 Blue Book. was disc. 1985

06-29-2004, 07:47 PM	#6
USMC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 280	shot my EFM carbine at 25 yds. shot very well except after 150 rds the rear sight moved out to the right. also shot some french ammo, It sucked!!! 16 out of 100 rds failed to fire. No problem at all with Lake city ammo!!!

06-29-2004, 08:10 PM	#7
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,595	NRAJOE Blue Book 100% $850 DANA

07-01-2004, 08:30 PM	#9
jimb2 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 510	FRENCH AMMO! HO Boy have you got trouble! Get to work scrubbing out the carbine! You shot some corrosive ammo there! The reason you had so many misfires is that French ammo is shorter than USGI ammo. The french do not allow their citizens to own firearms in standard military calibers. You better not shoot that garbage anymore. You will need to take down the gas system too to get that cleaned out. Use an ammonia base window cleaner. and scrub, scrub, scrub! __________________ I am a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore, I am perfect...

07-02-2004, 03:53 PM	#10
USMC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 280	I used a parts cleaner (varsol) to clean my carbine. It worked O.K.! Took a lot of scrubbing!!!!! What brand of ammo should I try? I have used Lake city and it shot fine but it wasnt cheap! (at least not nearly as cheap as that french junk)

07-03-2004, 08:10 PM	#11
jimb2 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 510	Stick to US commercial ammo. Any kind will do. None of it is corrosive. Be careful though. There is some LC72 ammo out there that is actually Chinese! And it is corrosive too. Even the old USGI surplus would be ok. No US makers ever produced corrosive ammo for the carbine, not even during WWII. __________________ I am a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore, I am perfect...

07-05-2004, 11:49 PM	#12
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	welcome Hombre, do not be shy,,,,,, try www.e-gunparts.com for a parts break down.

07-06-2004, 06:33 PM	#13
DocCombat Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: FBNC Posts: 96	The (hardware) is called the Recoil Plate. And as that along with the screw are what hold the receiver assemble into the stock. And that is important. But if the Choate stock is like a M-1A1 para carbine you might not need it. But if its the matching manufacurer as the receiver I'd hang on to it. __________________ The best medicine on the battlefeild is fire superiority. Doc C.