If you wait long enough... IBM M1 Carbine

[tomcatfan]

I have a nice Quality Hardware M1 with a Rock-Ola barrel. It was my dad's...he purchased it through the NRA during the '60s. I have the invoice for it...he paid a princely $17.50 + $2.50 shipping for it.

That's how I know time travel doesn't exist. I'd go back and buy them all. Talk about a ROI...

 

[TI-tick]

Look at it.
What, in 40-50 years.
The fed has gone from encouraging 2A with sales, shooting events, what have you.
To chasing down what have you.

 

[Triggerfinger]

Very nice! I have a factory original IBM but I've never shot it. I do shoot my reworked NPM and the little guy is a tack driver. Do you plan on shooting yours?

IBM. Note the stained beech stock exclusive to these:

Nice carbine! My IBM is pretty close in date to yours. Mine is 3941647.

 

[sxs]

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Very nice. I do believe I'm jealous. The M1 Carbine was my pal during the Baltimore City Riots in '68. I felt very secure with the "ONE" round of ammo they gave us which had to be kept in a pocket.

I remember that from a neighbor who was in the guard at that time. But I also can't help but think of Barney Fife when I think about it. (And, yeah I know you guys weren't Barney's).

 

[psucobra96]

I have a nice Quality Hardware M1 with a Rock-Ola barrel. It was my dad's...he purchased it through the NRA during the '60s. I have the invoice for it...he paid a princely $17.50 + $2.50 shipping for it.

About $170 in todays dollars, that’s crazy.

 

[dist1646]

I was looking at the CMP website today, under rifle sales, M1 Carbines, there's a nice little write up about them as well as other information and online manuals that's concise and I assume accurate.
That's a nice story mawkie. I have a similar story. My cousin had a Ruger Blackhawk 41 magnum that he let me shoot when I was a kid, over 50 years ago. I always wanted it being it was the first handgun I ever shot. He sold it out from under me to a guy in town. Later in life we became friends, this guy in town. My friend passed away last spring. I went to his funeral in Johnstown PA. Long story short, his brother had the revolver and wanted to sell it. My buddy gave my cousin $75 for it, a 3 screw. The brother thought it was worth $1000, I offered $500. They divvied up the rest of his collection and the Ruger and only a few other guns were left.

If you got a 3 screw Ruger 41 mag for $500, you got a steal, especially if it has the 4 5/8" barrel.

 

[kingfish]

Paul rebarreled an M1 carbine for me back in the early 2000s. He also sold me my first M1 garand at the pikesville show, I think, in the late 90s