WWII M1 Carbines for sale soon?

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WWII M1 Carbines for sale soon?

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Man, despite the import marks these look to be pretty good.
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Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.

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Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:02 am Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.
Same with me.

I signed up. I’m sure I’m now in a federal database even though it’s for a friend.
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Don't anyone tell Joe about this...
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Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:02 am Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.
My friend gave me a 1943 SG Carbine that he bought from DCM in 1963. :mrgreen:
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These should be classified Curios and Relics by ATF, due to their age. This would make C&R FFL license holders (like me) able to order them to be shipped to my house w/ no (other) FFL involved. I have wanted an M1 Carbine since I was 18, but I let a dealer talk me into a Mini-14 for my first gun, though I did like it too.
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eyedoc wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:43 pm
Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:02 am Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.
My friend gave me a 1943 SG Carbine that he bought from DCM in 1963. :mrgreen:
Wow, what a sweet deal. I do have a universal carbine I picked up in a trade some time back. Great little gun, but nothing like the originals.

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So tell me about the bad news about ammunition?

Asking for that friend.
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Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 1:33 pm
eyedoc wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:43 pm
Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:02 am Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.
My friend gave me a 1943 SG Carbine that he bought from DCM in 1963. :mrgreen:
Wow, what a sweet deal. I do have a universal carbine I picked up in a trade some time back. Great little gun, but nothing like the originals.
They were 20 bucks back then. My dad bought one.
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puma guy wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 3:16 pm
Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 1:33 pm
eyedoc wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:43 pm
Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:02 am Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.
My friend gave me a 1943 SG Carbine that he bought from DCM in 1963. :mrgreen:
Wow, what a sweet deal. I do have a universal carbine I picked up in a trade some time back. Great little gun, but nothing like the originals.
They were 20 bucks back then. My dad bought one.
17.50 plus 2.50 shipping.
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eyedoc wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 3:30 pm
puma guy wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 3:16 pm
Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 1:33 pm
eyedoc wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 12:43 pm
Tex1961 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:02 am Thanks for the heads up. I have a friend looking for an original WW2 carbine.
My friend gave me a 1943 SG Carbine that he bought from DCM in 1963. :mrgreen:
Wow, what a sweet deal. I do have a universal carbine I picked up in a trade some time back. Great little gun, but nothing like the originals.
They were 20 bucks back then. My dad bought one.
17.50 plus 2.50 shipping.
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Twenty bucks in 1961 equals about $177 in 2021 counting for inflation.
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As silly as it may sound I always wanted a M1 Carbine in .357 Mag
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crazy2medic wrote: Sun May 09, 2021 7:07 pm As silly as it may sound I always wanted a M1 Carbine in .357 Mag
It would have been an interesting variation, although I think that it’s better suited for the .30 carbine cartridge due to the rebated rim. Also, .30 Carbine power from the rifle's 18” barrel is comparable to or slightly better than the .357 magnum .

It throws a 110 gr FMJ at a nominal 1,990 ft/s, producing 967 ft⋅lb of energy. The image below is a snapshot from the ballistic testing of three .357 magnum lever action rifles from the Sept-2012 issue of Gun-Tests magazine. It shows them all throwing a 110 grain bullet at velocities in the 1750-1810 fps……or slightly less powerful than the .30 Carbine.
Gun-Tests Magazine, 09/17/2012
Gun-Tests Magazine, 09/17/2012

I’m not knocking .357 in a carbine…..I want one in a lever action. But I’m not sure that it would be any kind of an advantage in an M1 carbine. And that doesn’t include probable magazine feed problems with a rimmed cartridge from a straight (un-curved) magazine, since the M1’s magazine inserts straight in, like an AR-15's, and doesn’t rock and lock like a Dragunov's mag which holds the rimmed 7.62x54R.

Now, what might be interesting, if it’s the ballistics you’re after, would be a Ruger PCC in .357 Sig……although I’d prefer one in 10mm.
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