Posted on 09/30/2009 9:12:27 AM PDT by Sasparilla
Buy a fine semiautomatic American combat rifle now, before Obama realizes that the Government has turned over actual semiautomatic U.S. military rifles to the Civilian Marksmanship Program to sell to Americans. Obama is busy with other important things now, like going to Copenhagen to bring the Olympics to Chicago.
These make excellent collector's pieces, with the added benefit using them for personal defense at a reasonable price.
A limited number of M1 carbines loaned by us to foreign governments, and just returned to us, are available for sale from the Civilian Marksmanship Program. The CMP is the sales agency for this authentic and legitimate government surplus.
Inland, Underwood, Winchester, National Postal Meter, Standard Products, and Saginaw M1 Carbines are available for a limited time for $419.00 to $625.00, depending on manufacturer.
There are the CMP requirements to buy one of these workhorse battle tested classics. Only U.S. Citizens are eligible to buy our own surplus rifles from the CMP. Other than hitting the target every time, this is the only gun control policy that could ever be considered "common sense gun control" because our tax dollars originally paid for these guns, and they should be rightfully returned to American citizens only.
Other requirements are the usual rifle purchase ones. Your application information will be checked against the FBI National Instant Criminal Check System (NICS), but you don't have to fill out the normal 4473 form.
Additionally, you must provide a copy of a U.S. birth certificate(Could Obama do this?), passport, or any other official government document that shows birth in the US. You must provide proof of age, and membership in a CMP affiliated organization. There are many easy to find clubs that you can join online for as little as $25.00. You must show proof of marksmanship or...
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How many do you have? ;-)
True for most gun parts including bayonetts. AC spark Plug in Flint made 50 cal maching gun barrels. So did Singer.
The carbine is very highly rated in the Zombie Survival Guide.
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With a headshot, sure. It’s not exactly a .30-06, but it still got the job done well enough in WW II. I wish I had the money to spring for one now, just to say I have one of the same type of rifle my father may have carried in WW II (he was a motor pool sergeant in the Philippines in 1945-46, so if he had any rifle, I imagine it was a lighter-weight M1 Carbine instead of a Garand).
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I didn't know that so I just checked out Wiki. And what do you know, I've got both an M-1 AND a machete.........I'm all set! LOL!
South Korea discovered thousands of M1 and Cardines that were stored and they figure the worth in the millions. I believe I read it of FR a couple of days ago.
IIRC, it was also the gun Pacino used in “Dog Day Afternoon”
No they can’t. They weren’t that good at killing Germans, Japs or Koreans either. If you are looking for a ranch rifle to kill coyotes and whistle pigs it might be good rifle, people not so much.
Soldiers rarely used the full distance of the M-1 Garand. The M-1 Carbine provided a good deal of short range firepower that was very useful during maneuver.
I think it got a bad rep in Korea, when a bunch of guys WHO MISSED said that the M-1 Carbine wouldn’t punch through the North Korean’s multi-layered clothing. Sure, if they’d been wrapping themselves in phone books.
I looked at one of those M-1s. The bore wasn’t just BAD... it was RUINT! I think you could chamber a cartridge, pull the trigger and actually lose the bullet before it gets out the muzzle! If you have a raesonable deal for changing the barrel it might be a good buy but don’t expect much from the rifle as it is now.
My Father threw his away and started carrying a M1 Garand after his first fire fight (Bouganville). They shoot great, the problem is what you shoot at doesn’t go down. Arty unit in Korea counted 41 bullet holes in one sapper before he went down. Arty units were issued M1 Carbines, not Garands. Its a pistol round, not a rifle round. Ask yourself a simple question; would I go deer hunting with this rifle? If answer no, then don’t use for people or zombie hunting.
People always get to count the bullet holes AFTER the target goes down. Fact. I guarantee that the guy didn’t stay up for 41 bullet holes, unless everybody in his unit was aiming for his big toe.
It’s NOT a pistol round. Which pistol was invented for this round before the M-1 Carbine was introduced?
And, deer are far more robust than humans. They have a more distinct flight reflex, running with a lung blown out until they bleed out. A human doesn’t have the constitution to do that. And a deer doesn’t fire back, so the concept of suppressive fire and maneuver doesn’t enter into the equation, either.
Since the dawn of the firearm, soldiers have ALWAYS wanted more firepower. I can’t blame their initial desire, but at some point logic has to take over. Everybody wants to make the 1000yd shot, but they rarely see the enemy past 100 yards unless they’re in the desert.
CMP Carbines come in several grades of condition. CMP sometimes sells barrels only too. The CMP M1 Carbines have been repaired if necessary, head spaced for safety, and test fired for functionality.
CMP does have some junk guns, but they are the 30-40 Craigs and are sold as displays only.
No, the Carbines aren’t Garands, but they don’t have the Garand price. They are fun to use to punch holes in paper and Javelinas.
Also, they beat a baseball bat if someone is breaking into your home. 30 shots as fast as you can pull the trigger speaks pretty loudly to a burglar, even if they are all misses.
That’s one of the things I’ve always liked about it. It will fire as fast as you can pull the trigger.
When it’s machined to go full auto, it’s like 700-900 rpm.
That’ll chew through a 30 rnd clip pretty quick!
I did the same with mine a few months ago, then mounted a Tru-Glo holographic sight. I now shoot much more accurately than I could with the standard iron sights.
The M-1 carbine is a sweet little weapon, especially with the upgraded sights!
i think i’ll just grab a ruger mini-14 with a composite stock.
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