mi carabine in .30.............. what else can it be turned into

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23 June 2011, 05:18

Patricio Gaudiano

mi carabine in .30.............. what else can it be turned into

So I have the oportunity to get an M1 carabine, however in mexico the M1 in .30 is illegal, is there anything else this can be rebarreled into so I can get it, or should I just pass on it?

23 June 2011, 05:45

D Humbarger

5.7MM spitfire semiauto or they can be easily made into a pump action & rebarreled to 44 mag.

both these rounds use the original magazine.

Doug Humbarger
NRA Life member
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73.
Yankee Station

Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo.

23 June 2011, 05:56

geoff

Patricio,
Many years ago, I had a 30 carbine converted to a 30 Kurtz. The barrel is rechambered and the gas port modified. The 30 Kurtz is a take off from the German 7.9 Kurtz, using a 308 Win. case shortened to 1.29". It's a bottle neck. The power is substantially more the the original cartridge and it feeds well in the original magazine without modification. However, you are still limited to the short 110 gr. RN bullets.

24 June 2011, 04:55

D Humbarger

quote:
Originally posted by geoff:
Patricio,
Many years ago, I had a 30 carbine converted to a 30 Kurtz. The barrel is rechambered and the gas port modified. The 30 Kurtz is a take off from the German 7.9 Kurtz, using a 308 Win. case shortened to 1.29". It's a bottle neck. The power is substantially more the the original cartridge and it feeds well in the original magazine without modification. However, you are still limited to the short 110 gr. RN bullets.

Now thats a very interesting option.

Doug Humbarger
NRA Life member
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73.
Yankee Station

Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo.

28 June 2011, 10:36

Patricio Gaudiano

Interesting.... I however think Im going to pass on this ocasion, since reloading components are almost impossible to get down here... I wish i had this gun in the usa because its a really cool gun.....

28 June 2011, 19:07

richj

interesting site. I have no idea if this is a viable option.

http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_iai2.html

28 June 2011, 20:55

Steve E.

Several years ago there was a Guy that was converting the M1 Carbine to 45 Win Mag. Now that would be a fantastic pig and deer gun out to 150 yds or so. Sorry I don't remember anymore about it.

Steve E............

01 July 2011, 04:17

Bohica

I have one in 17 PeeWee. Heck of a lot of fun!!
Aloha, Mark
P.S. Don`t lose the fired cases though