[SubGunFan]

This is the M1 Carbine I got from fugan601 last night. Inland with SN of 6719XX and with a Blue Sky barrel.

I think the mags are S. Korean, but appear to be quality mags. The barrel and action need a good cleaning, but the Carbine is in great shape. The trigger group is tight with the receiver and the rear sight is "tight". There are a few dings on the barrel crown..... but not too bad. Hey, the front sight post is cut square..... unlike my other Carbine....

This gives me 3 M1 Carbines. A few more and I will be even with Captain..... I also have 3 Garands, but will never catch Captain in that department.....

Tomorrow I hope to get to the range for a test firing.

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[jbpmidas]

Can't wait to hear a range report!

 

[captain-03]

[This gives me 3 M1 Carbines. A few more and I will be even with Captain..... I also have 3 Garands, but will never catch Captain in that department..... .

.. sorry to bust your bubble; but, you will come closer catching up with the Captain in the Garand department much sooner that you will in the Carbine department!! :lol:

 

[SubGunFan]

Really...? I thought you had MANY more Garands than Carbines.....

I can't remember those Garand and Carbine "Captain Family" pictures you posted a while back.

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[captain-03]

Nah - the carbines starting overtaking the Garands a couple years back!! Started off wanting 1 of each manufacture and after that was done, it was time to start all over again ... Just could not resist the little buggers!!

 

[Xd357]

Nice sgf!

 

[SubGunFan]

Made it to the range today to test fire the Carbine. Ran a few patches with Hoppes down the bore and still saw something hiding there. A brush with Hoppes and a few more dry patches and it was gone.... I then lubed the bolt and was ready to make noise....

Firing LC-72 ammo the Carbine did not jam once in 80rds. Even the 30rds mag ran perfect with 25rds loaded. Because of the gusty winds I didn't even setup a target stand. Just shooting at stuff on the 50 & 100yds berms. I was shooting standing and fighting the winds so I was just trying to get the zero close. Had to move the back sight quite a bit to the left. Elevation was where it should be (which is GOOD). I am hoping it was the combo of me shooting standing and the winds because it seemed to me the Carbine was hitting a little irratic. There is a ding on the crown that BARELY touched the bore. If shooting paper from a rest puts hits all over, I will file that ding down.

Oh, and the trigger is a little heavy. It might not be a good Carbine for the Hi-Power Carbine matches, but will surely make a lot of noise without jamming.....

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[mildot]

Got to love those carbines :bigtu:

 

[Doug Bowser]

I remember buying a Winchester M1 Carbine from the DCM for $20. The bums did not send me a magazine for it. I had to buy one at a gun show for $.50.

Went to Romulus, NY to the Seneca Ordnance Depot and bought 800 round spam cans of LC 43 ammo in the clips and bandoleers for $24. The year was 1962. A good year, I was 22 years old.

Doug