Didn’t know an M1 Carbine could be this accurate!

[GPS]

This is bench rest 25 yds with elevation holdover being my only challenge when zeroed to 100 yds. Wow! I re-staked the sight and decreased the wobble by 75%, so I’d say the effort was worth it. My M1 Carbine might be sub 2 MOA if I had it on a lead sled.

 

[ECS686]

I believe the M1 Carbine and the 30 Carbine round would be a great choice as a Patrol rifle. Great gun and caliber that’s underrated

 

[GPS]

I believe the M1 Carbine and the 30 Carbine round would be a great choice as a Patrol rifle. Great gun and caliber that’s underrated

It was pretty common as a patrol rifle back in the 1960’s-1970’s, if I recall correctly. I’ve at least seen a few pictures of NYPD with Carbines.

 

[HayesGreener]

I believe the M1 Carbine and the 30 Carbine round would be a great choice as a Patrol rifle. Great gun and caliber that’s underrated

I knew Sheriff deputies who carried them in their cruisers in the 70's

 

[USMC6094]

I used to shoot local three gun matches with one.

My load out included the Carbine, a stock 1911, and Norinco 1897 Trenchgun.

I got accused of cheating, a LOT.....LOL

 

[GPS]

I used to shoot local three gun matches with one.

My load out included the Carbine, a stock 1911, and Norinco 1897 Trenchgun.

I got accused of cheating, a LOT.....LOL

That sounds like an awesome loadout! I just need a classic Trench Gun at this point!

 

[TidalWave]

I don’t much care what the “reviews” or “evaluations” say about them. I’ve always thought those .30 carbines were one of the best ideas for a lightweight GP firearm.

 

[Grayfox]

I much prefer the M1 Carbine over any AR.

 

[Dobbinsky]

I knew Sheriff deputies who carried them in their cruisers in the 70's

My father carried one in his squad car. He became a deputy sheriff, starting in a Seattle precinct at age 35 in '67. He's gone now but left me with some great stories from his early days...effective police work which would make the left of today lose their collective minds. One incident involved his sergeant pulling up to a scene and using his fully automatic Thompson on a building to convince an armed con to come out. It worked.

 

[GPS]

I much prefer the M1 Carbine over any AR.

Can’t beat the classics! But I do like ARs a lot too, the clones at least!

 

[Dobbinsky]

What was the year and make of your M1? IMO, one of the most eye-appealing arms made.

 

[Grayfox]

M1 carbine updated for the 21st century.


And before any of you start cussin'..... I can change it back to G.I. issue in about 30 minutes.

 

[GPS]

What was the year and make of your M1? IMO, one of the most eye-appealing arms made.

Underwood, 1943

 

[Dobbinsky]

M1 carbine updated for the 21st century.


And before any of you start cussin'..... I can change it back to G.I. issue in about 30 minutes.

You have five minutes remaining!

 

[LDB]

I have my dad's Universal M1 carbine, S/N 235xx which puts it somewhere around 1963 give or take a year and well below the 90xxx or so when they first altered from Mil-Spec. I'm looking forward to seeing how it shoots, far better than my eyesight I'm sure.

 

[bc22wm]

effective police work which would make the left of today lose their collective minds.

Too late already lost for too many
Have a soft spot in my heart for the M1 carbine, only rifle dad ever owned. Don't know if it was the accuracy of the rifle or the shooter but I've watched dad shoot bats out of the air with his. You ain't lived till you had to go out at dawn and shovel bat bits out of the path from the house to the outhouse.

 

[ECS686]

I knew Sheriff deputies who carried them in their cruisers in the 70's

The Federal Bureau of Prisons had the in towers at high USP’s with M14’s and M 16’s) until 1990.

USP Terre Haute was the last USP to get rid of M14’s in towers and that was 1995 so

 

[Dobbinsky]

Too late already lost for too many
Have a soft spot in my heart for the M1 carbine, only rifle dad ever owned. Don't know if it was the accuracy of the rifle or the shooter but I've watched dad shoot bats out of the air with his. You ain't lived till you had to go out at dawn and shovel bat bits out of the path from the house to the outhouse.

Ooops. Guess I should have said "would lose their collective minds...if they had them."
Bats? Oh yeah, I tried that many times as a teen with my 12 gauge. Those buggers can dodge pellets! Never did hit one.

 

[bc22wm]

Ooops. Guess I should have said "would lose their collective minds...if they had them."
Bats? Oh yeah, I tried that many times as a teen with my 12 gauge. Those buggers can dodge pellets! Never did hit one.

That was my experience with bats. Dad carried a M1 carbine through WWII and as one of the frozen chosen. Did all his deer hunting with it and wasn't above whacking a duck with it or anything else that needed whacking. Pigs, beef critters, sick horses, Jeeps that the driver made the mistake for "shooting at us" during hunting season,..........