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Posted: 12/6/2016 9:23:01 PM EST
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The GI (or decent repro) Carbine bolt device is almost a necessity as regards dis-assembly/re-assembly of the Carbine bolt. BTDT. OTOH, the GI M1/M-14 Bolt device, with a carefully chosen 1/4" drive socket will allow the user to dis-assemble, and re-assemble a Mini-14 bolt. BTDT, as well. I can vouch for this. I just rebuilt not just one, but two carbine bolts without a tool. It took me two days because there were a lot of "time outs" to leave the whole thing and go cool off for awhile. You want a real sense of accomplishment? Disassemble and then reassemble a carbine bolt without the tool. Just don't have a stroke in the process. |
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Posted: 12/6/2016 9:54:48 PM EST
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i did it once, thinking it was just like a garand bolt
ONCE $50 is money well spent on a bolt tool |
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Posted: 12/6/2016 10:09:09 PM EST
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I like em but AR carbine is still the do all. I should have bought the Underwood I saw for $700 last year but I wanted to put that money elseware. You can find original paratroopers around for less than they want for a standard carbine. Gotta call bullshit on that one. The original paratrooper STOCK brings several hundred(or more, for the right one) alone. |
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Posted: 12/6/2016 10:40:02 PM EST
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Gotta call bullshit on that one. The original paratrooper STOCK brings several hundred(or more, for the right one) alone. $2900 for this inland rebuild 6 months ago ETA: the whole thing, not just the stock. solid as a rock though, none of the regular cracks paratroopers are prone too 
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Posted: 12/6/2016 10:47:54 PM EST
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$2900 for this inland rebuild 6 months ago ETA: the whole thing, not just the stock. solid as a rock though, none of the regular cracks paratroopers are prone too https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/30587/image-101680.jpg Man, that looks like a beaut! Now you need to get the jump case to go with it! |
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Posted: 12/6/2016 10:50:23 PM EST
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there were also a surprising number of rifles developed for and chambered in .30 carbine around the world after the war. Just off the top of my head the spanish, italians, israelis, dominican republic and brazilians.
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Posted: 12/6/2016 10:56:36 PM EST
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I want one, but am not willing to pay the crazy prices of one. They are nice little rifles and easy to shoot. It's just not worth it to me for what it is. If the SK stash comes into the US and lowers the price to "reasonable" then I'll go for one.
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Posted: 12/6/2016 11:01:33 PM EST
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When is Trump going to make the M1 carbine great again and approve the repatriation of the South Korean carbines?
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Posted: 12/6/2016 11:06:58 PM EST
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Glad I never got the bug.. never saw them as all that, Anemic little rd, expensive ammo cost, Just nothing about them that makes me want one. They are a $300 rifle.
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Posted: 12/6/2016 11:08:43 PM EST
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My prone rapid fire string from this year's National Carbine Match at Camp Perry. It's not the arrow, it's the Indian.
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Posted: 12/6/2016 11:10:07 PM EST
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Glad I never got the bug.. never saw them as all that, Anemic little rd, expensive ammo cost, Just nothing about them that makes me want one. They are a $300 rifle. Day of Defeat (WWII FPS) made me want one. I was the carbine masta. 1 second mag dump with 3 head shots? yup, get some devil dog. No way I'd pay more than $600-700 for one though. |
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Posted: 12/6/2016 11:16:18 PM EST
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That last couple years I bought 2 all original un restored carbines. Total cost was $1030. The deals are out there.
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Posted: 12/6/2016 11:22:53 PM EST
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I'd be cautious about buying them as "investments" with the Korean horde still out there and a friendly administration coming in. Yeah, I hope we can get 'em back in country. If we can, I'd love to pick up at least one. I had a copy (Plainfield, IIRC, pretty close to milspec) and I liked it... but I sold it. Now I wish I'd kept it. |
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Posted: 12/7/2016 6:58:58 AM EST
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Speaking on the effectiveness of the .30 Cal Carbine round, a good Mini-14 is more all-round effective a firearm than any M1 Carbine. This is all about a collector bubble, and has little to do with the overall effectiveness of the M1 Carbine. It's not that wonderful a firearm, really. Collectible, for sure. Effective with FMJ Ball ammo? Reasonable within very short ranges. Effective with hunting rounds, very much so at close ranges. Mag release swap-out if you want to use 30-rd mags reliably, and mag springs for sure. in every Carbine mag you own. All in all, I'll take a good Mini-14 over a .30 Carbine any day, as a defense forearm that might have to hit effectively at up to middlin' ranges. The M1 Carbine is at best, using the very best reloads, a decent short-range weapon. As originally configured, it has no provision for optics or any sort or night sights. Adding optics IMHO requires a Scout-style mount, as all the aftermarket conventional scope mounts intended for the M1 Carbine universally suck, in my experience. The only regret I have in selling off my DCM Inland (at a very nice price is that I have over 2K match-grade handloads in .30 Carbine that I can't shoot. And, NO, I won't sell them to you. Sorry. Maybe I'll find a .30 cal Ruger pistol some day. Or maybe I'll just take down the rounds and sell the components. I don't miss the M1 Carbine one little bit. My ARs and my Mini-14 will out-do it any day of the week. Considering it was designed as a replacement for the M1911A1 for behind the line support troops, it seemed to do well enough that it made it's way to the front lines, especially after the M2 upgrade. 1/2 the weight of a Garand, muzzle energy of a .357 magnum, better aiming characteristics then a handgun with longer range, it did well enough that millions and millions were made. With the proper SP ammo, it'll knock a deer down with fast follow up shots to boot if needed. |
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Posted: 12/7/2016 7:32:08 AM EST
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Holy shit..........I remember as a kid in the sixties a cop in my neighborhood said he paid $5 for his.
I was young and said "WUT!!??" He said "yup". |
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