Re: Action story from Denmark PICTURES

27 June 2004, 19:00

500grains

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Sorry but I do not know a lot about M1 Carbines. They used to be throwaways here, but now a junky one has an asking price of $450. A very nice one from WWII can bring double that.

The M1 Carbine had 2 problems. First, they seldom shot better than a 1 foot group at 100 yards. Second, even if they hit their target (game, human), the target often did not know it was hit. But they are fun, and good for kids to play around with.

Bullshit!! The M1 carbines were very accurate!

Not the ones I shot.

27 June 2004, 22:34

lawndart

They are accurate in specialized situations. Like a fire fight in a closet.
JCN
The bullets are kind of cute though. They look like and are as lethal as gumdrops.

28 June 2004, 04:38

PhilipDK

Gentlemen!!!

I look forward to share JeffreyDenmark's newly found treasure at the "toy shop"!!!! (Although he has picked the sweetest candies already...)

(How fortunate to have such a friend!!)

28 June 2004, 05:22

pwm

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The one in mint condition is from 1941.
I also think that it is toy gun with a BB gun calibre and a short stock.
But I think that the Germans will tell us otherwise from theit first hand experience on D-Day

have talk with such old hands with first hand experience and they say allways it was a toy gun.

a kraut from krautland

28 June 2004, 14:14

drm

jeffeosso,

IIRC the M1 carbine was meant to take the place of a handgun.

I would certainly rather have the M1 than a handgun in the role the M1 was meant for. That is to be easy to carry and more effective than a pistol at killing people at short to "medium" ranges. If you compare the M1 to the 1911A1's that I was issued, the M1 is almost a target rifle.

A five inch group (I realize you said you had a scope) is plenty to put a couple of rounds very quickly into a chest cavity or head for that matter.

I also don't think accuracy has anything to do with the M1 not being in our service now. The great all-knowing individuals that choose our service weapons have not shown a great deal of sense, common or otherwise, in their choice of weapons. If they had, we would be using an FN/FAL type RIFLE currently.

With all that said, I have let all of the carbines go and now all my M1's are the "real thing." BING

Good shooting to you, and I have enjoy reading the various posts on this forum.

Douglas R. Mays