Posted on 03/04/2018 11:44:04 AM PST by Simon Green
600,000 M1 Carbines. is that a typo? Why they have four times as many carbines as battle rifles?
7.5 times as many.
Because no one should own a weapon of war...
Paper, Rock, Scissors...
30.-06.
Perhaps the carbine was easier for the Koreans to handle?
With modifications, my favorite rifle.
When the M-16 began to replace the M-14 in the U.S. Army around 1967, our South Vietnamese allies received M-16s to replace the Garands they were carrying & it was said that the short statured Asians appreciated the lighter weight of the Armalite.
As for South Koreans, I don’t know. Sure hope their maintenance standards on Garands are up to par.
I have a Garand which I built in 2000 on a newly made M-1 receiver & imported parts kit. It’s fine but I would like one that is 100% mil spec.
Clip-fed, semi-automatic, but not a black assault rifle. Very safe and harmless. Scared the hell out of our WWII adversaries.
You can buy an M-1 now, if you meet the requirements.
http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/rifle_sales/m1-garand/
Thank you. Been awhile since I’ve been to the CMP site.
Those requirements are the rub as none of the approved clubs in this area are accepting new members.
Any gun that can be described as safe and harmless is a toy.
I don’t know why a state issued CCW wouldn’t be enough.
I hope not. I have Garands (one is never enough) but the M1-Carbine is just to damn expensive today due to limited supply. I would love to have a couple of them.
“...that magnificent weapon.”
“In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised”
General George S. Patton
“but the M1-Carbine is just to damn expensive today due to limited supply. I would love to have a couple of them.”
I had a paratrooper folding stock model years ago when they weren’t all that special. Traded it. Yeah, I should be flogged.
Your assumption that you have to belong to a local club is mistaken. Here's a link to the requirements:
http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/rifle_sales/eligibility-requirements/
So, even if you're not a vet or L/E, you can go to a range once as a day shooter and have the rangemaster signoff on your safe handling and shooting activity, then join the Garand Collectors Association by mail ($25). Except for getting your signature notorized and digging up proof of citizenship, you're all done. If you're over 60, the shooting activity requirement is waived.
Good luck.
In the 60’s, I bought a $20 M-1 Carbine from CMP. It came to me in the mail, and was brand new. The stock hadn’t even been finished. I too, alas, traded it in on something else and ever since have been self-flagellating.
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