Hi, folks.
I think it's high time I finally broke down and bought an M1 Carbine. I have a 1903A3, five M1 Garands, a 1911A1, an M1A, and an AR-15 HBAR. I need to get an 1903, too, but I think my next US purchase needs to be the ol' Carbine.
I've looked at the CMP, from whom 3 of my Garands were acquired, but it doesn't look like the CMP is currently selling the Carbines. I don't really know the first thing about the Carbines -- I've never really made it through the Garand section of my Canfield book -- so I need some direction as far as what type of Carbine would be good for a newbie. At this point I'm primarily interested in a shooter, though I do want something that was actually USGI at some point.
What are the more common variants of the Carbine available today? I.e. I don't really want to jump into the world of the Carbine by getting the most collectible and hard to find variant. Ideally, something along the lines of a CMP service grade variant would be exactly what I'm looking for.
Any thoughts?
Thanks, folks!
~ Greg ~
I think it's high time I finally broke down and bought an M1 Carbine. I have a 1903A3, five M1 Garands, a 1911A1, an M1A, and an AR-15 HBAR. I need to get an 1903, too, but I think my next US purchase needs to be the ol' Carbine.
I've looked at the CMP, from whom 3 of my Garands were acquired, but it doesn't look like the CMP is currently selling the Carbines. I don't really know the first thing about the Carbines -- I've never really made it through the Garand section of my Canfield book -- so I need some direction as far as what type of Carbine would be good for a newbie. At this point I'm primarily interested in a shooter, though I do want something that was actually USGI at some point.
What are the more common variants of the Carbine available today? I.e. I don't really want to jump into the world of the Carbine by getting the most collectible and hard to find variant. Ideally, something along the lines of a CMP service grade variant would be exactly what I'm looking for.
Any thoughts?
Thanks, folks!
~ Greg ~