Wonderful Little Rifle

TheJoker · 05-30-2007, 02:21 PM

My Pop and I shared ownership of a M1 Carbine many years ago. I don't remember details like make, but he purchased it through the County Sheriff's department where he was a deputy. It might even have been CMP. I do recall enjoying shooting it. This was the mid 70's.

I took my newly acquired IBM M1 Carbine to the range on Monday. I haven't fired one since I was a teenager.

What a wonderful little rifle! Knowing the intended purpose(...replacing the 1911 .45 automatic), I imagine it saved a lot of lives. It takes some talent and practice to hit a man-sized target at 50 to 100 yards with a handgun. But, it was quite easy to accomplish this shot with the little carbine. Yes, there were complaints about stopping power, but I'm sure a lot of that had to do with people trying to use them out of their intended envelope of operation. i.e. At a range more suited to a Garand.

I highly recommend picking up one of these little beauties before they're all gone!!!

Zephri · 05-30-2007, 02:36 PM

Hey joker I see you're from indy, what range do you usually go to?

JoeLee · 05-30-2007, 02:37 PM

Yes when used for it's intended purpose and range limits,the M1 Carbine will shine.

TheJoker · 05-30-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Zephri

Hey joker I see you're from indy, what range do you usually go to?

I am very luck to have a buddy that is a Purdue graduate. He belongs to a club near Lafayette, not sure of the name, but it is a beautiful facility. It has 100/50/25 yard rifle range. It has three pistol ranges...one with knock down targets(...which you can reset by means of a pull rope), one with moving targets hanging from pully/rope. There's a 100 to 300 yard rifle range and a clay pigeon/trap/skeet range. I never turn down and invite there.

I also own 5 wooded acres in southern Indiana that ends in a high bluff. I shoot there occasionally, but it is a pain dragging rifle cases and targets in and out of the property.

Many years ago, I used the range at Camp Attabury, but it was unsupervised and the various levels of safety(...or lack there of) of the other shooters made me very nervous and i stopped going. Now, I hear they have refurbished the range, are charging a nominal fee and have supervision. I've considered giving it another chance. It is very close to where I live. Call me a crummidgeon, but I realy don't like shooting with other people around.

galleta loco · 06-01-2007, 03:48 PM

I too had one as a teenager let it slip through my hands,recently I was fortunate to find this 4 digit inland ,from a gentleman for 50 bucks!he had a matching winchester said he did'nt want this one.Every dog has his day!

Zeke · 06-01-2007, 04:45 PM

Whoa! $50 for that. Holy ****! Have you shot it, or are you going to keep it in great shape?

bigandrich44 · 06-01-2007, 04:48 PM

Amazing. I'll buy it for $51.....

galleta loco · 06-01-2007, 06:02 PM

I shoot the crap out of it fist sized groups at 50 yards hand sized at 100 yards.The best deal I've ever got for sure gotten plenty of bad ones in my journey,the second best deal about 2 years ago was a S&W model 41 in pieces in a box no grips 90 bucks for gun,60 bucks in parts 57 bucks for grips = me grinnin like a crap eatin cat!

mr.kendo · 06-01-2007, 06:50 PM

I just a got an m1 carbine a couple weeks ago. I love it! Its an old plainfeild machine m1 carbine.

.22guy · 06-01-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bigandrich44

Amazing. I'll buy it for $51.....

I'll buy it for $52! How come I never find deals like that? Good find galleta.

ArkansasHunter · 06-01-2007, 08:08 PM

I could of got one for 750 dollars that looked new that would go full auto at an estate auction...A.H

bigandrich44 · 06-01-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by .22guy

I'll buy it for $52! How come I never find deals like that? Good find galleta.

$54.

galleta loco · 06-01-2007, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bigandrich44

$54.

Ya'll quit tempting me with that big money!!!

TheJoker · 06-01-2007, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

I could of got one for 750 dollars that looked new that would go full auto at an estate auction...A.H

No kidding!!! I paid a tick more than that for my IBM. And it has been through the post WWII rebuild like most. That Inland looks awfully original.

BUT, I still love my IBM and don't regret splurging at all. I'd forgotten until Memorial Day exactly how much fun they are to shoot.

I was plinking and not really checking accuracy on Monday. Next time I'll bench shoot 50 and 100 yards and report back.

ArkansasHunter · 06-02-2007, 12:27 AM

T-J... I wished I knew who made the one at that sale, I do remembert U.S Goverment on it and a switch to fire full auto.
The auctioneer told the crowd this is own you were going to sell it, you better do the paper work or they'll put you under the jail.
My wife and I left so I didn't see who bought it, but I had friends there that told me it went for 750 dollars. We went to the auction to maybe buy it for our son, he was 13 or 14 years old, when I saw it was full auto capable we left. I wish to this day I'd bought it...A.H

PDM · 06-02-2007, 12:19 PM

My cousin mail an M2 home piece by piece when he was in Nam.

bigandrich44 · 06-02-2007, 12:23 PM

That's a good idea. They couldn't really stop you.

PDM · 06-02-2007, 05:35 PM

That was then. There's no way it would make it through nowdays.

bigandrich44 · 06-02-2007, 05:50 PM

Yeah. You would be "jigged", as my grandad calls it. (Former USMC, 4th marines, Okinawa)

Capt'n Mil Coll · 03-26-2008, 03:06 AM

Joker I have a really nice IBM that at 25 yards will shoot the eyebrows off a fly. Out of the 5 carbines I have that one is just right on the money.

05-30-2007, 02:21 PM	#1
TheJoker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 230 Trader Rating: (0)	Wonderful Little Rifle My Pop and I shared ownership of a M1 Carbine many years ago. I don't remember details like make, but he purchased it through the County Sheriff's department where he was a deputy. It might even have been CMP. I do recall enjoying shooting it. This was the mid 70's. I took my newly acquired IBM M1 Carbine to the range on Monday. I haven't fired one since I was a teenager. What a wonderful little rifle! Knowing the intended purpose(...replacing the 1911 .45 automatic), I imagine it saved a lot of lives. It takes some talent and practice to hit a man-sized target at 50 to 100 yards with a handgun. But, it was quite easy to accomplish this shot with the little carbine. Yes, there were complaints about stopping power, but I'm sure a lot of that had to do with people trying to use them out of their intended envelope of operation. i.e. At a range more suited to a Garand. I highly recommend picking up one of these little beauties before they're all gone!!! __________________ "Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss." :joker: Last edited by TheJoker; 05-30-2007 at 02:23 PM. Reason: ...mi speilin iznt to guud

05-30-2007, 02:36 PM	#2
Zephri Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens." Posts: 1,033 Trader Rating: (1)	Hey joker I see you're from indy, what range do you usually go to? __________________ "All rifles need a sharp pointy object on the end!" http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l195/zephri/

06-01-2007, 04:48 PM	#7
bigandrich44 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,013 Trader Rating: (0)	Amazing. I'll buy it for $51..... __________________ http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...eehobosig9.png

06-02-2007, 12:23 PM	#17
bigandrich44 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,013 Trader Rating: (0)	That's a good idea. They couldn't really stop you. __________________ http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...eehobosig9.png

06-02-2007, 05:50 PM	#19
bigandrich44 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,013 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah. You would be "jigged", as my grandad calls it. (Former USMC, 4th marines, Okinawa) __________________ http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...eehobosig9.png

05-30-2007, 02:37 PM	#3
JoeLee Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North New York State. Posts: 1,241 Trader Rating: (0)	Yes when used for it's intended purpose and range limits,the M1 Carbine will shine.

06-01-2007, 03:48 PM	#5
galleta loco Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 46 Trader Rating: (0)	I too had one as a teenager let it slip through my hands,recently I was fortunate to find this 4 digit inland ,from a gentleman for 50 bucks!he had a matching winchester said he did'nt want this one.Every dog has his day!

06-01-2007, 04:45 PM	#6
Zeke Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11 Trader Rating: (0)	Whoa! $50 for that. Holy ****! Have you shot it, or are you going to keep it in great shape?

06-01-2007, 06:02 PM	#8
galleta loco Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 46 Trader Rating: (0)	I shoot the crap out of it fist sized groups at 50 yards hand sized at 100 yards.The best deal I've ever got for sure gotten plenty of bad ones in my journey,the second best deal about 2 years ago was a S&W model 41 in pieces in a box no grips 90 bucks for gun,60 bucks in parts 57 bucks for grips = me grinnin like a crap eatin cat!

06-01-2007, 06:50 PM	#9
mr.kendo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C Canada Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0)	I just a got an m1 carbine a couple weeks ago. I love it! Its an old plainfeild machine m1 carbine.

06-01-2007, 08:08 PM	#11
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	I could of got one for 750 dollars that looked new that would go full auto at an estate auction...A.H

06-02-2007, 12:27 AM	#15
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	T-J... I wished I knew who made the one at that sale, I do remembert U.S Goverment on it and a switch to fire full auto. The auctioneer told the crowd this is own you were going to sell it, you better do the paper work or they'll put you under the jail. My wife and I left so I didn't see who bought it, but I had friends there that told me it went for 750 dollars. We went to the auction to maybe buy it for our son, he was 13 or 14 years old, when I saw it was full auto capable we left. I wish to this day I'd bought it...A.H

06-02-2007, 12:19 PM	#16
PDM Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0)	My cousin mail an M2 home piece by piece when he was in Nam.

06-02-2007, 05:35 PM	#18
PDM Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0)	That was then. There's no way it would make it through nowdays.

03-26-2008, 03:06 AM	#20
Capt'n Mil Coll Military Rifle Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you. -NRA Member- Posts: 2,057 Trader Rating: (0)	Joker I have a really nice IBM that at 25 yards will shoot the eyebrows off a fly. Out of the 5 carbines I have that one is just right on the money.