If you know your M1 Carbine history, you know that there was a select fire variant of the M1 made called the M3. (Incorrect the select fire version was the M2, the M3 was a M2 with an active infrared scope system.)
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The little M1 Carbine has been around for over 70 years now. Even though over 6.5 million of them were made, original shooters are getting harder to find and at an increasing cost. Sure, they are out there and there could be even more returning to the states if the government will allow them to be brought over from Korea. The M1 Carbine design was also made by a huge number of arms companies for sale to the civilian marksman. Yet some of those are not very well made. The early ones that used all USGI parts are usually good, but when those parts started to run out, the quality of these civilian carbines went down hill fast. But what if you want a new one?
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While I too have a love for the little M1 carbine I could never recomend it for deer hunting(at least not on our corn stuffed northern whitetails) I know a lot of deer have been harvested with the 30 carb., but there are many better choices out there. As far as owning one of these little gems for collecting, plinking or home defense(with the right ammo) I think they are tons of fun in a sweet little package. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHappiness comes in small packages. :)
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