WW2 manufactured M-1 carbines selling for $2,000+ is a bit steep for me.
Found a Universal carbine for $100 at a gun show, 2 30-round and other mags, even found an original 3-round nylon mag to boot. Great fun, but pricey to feed at $8/50 rounds—wasn’t gonna try reloading for it, just had fun with it. The SKS 7.62x39 ammo was way cheaper! And being fire and forget about the empties was cool at the dump. That steel core ammo ventilated my buddy’s half-inch thick steel angled 4x8 backstop. Gobsmacked, we were!