New to Carbines in Louisiana

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   Welcome Ron.  I’m a retired 1SG and also recently began collecting Carbines.  I have a few M1 Garands and M1903’s, but since getting my first Carbine back in December I’ve been hooked on acquiring more.

Good luck in locating a few pieces of “history.”

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Nevinator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jan 28 2018 Location: Conroe, TX Status: Offline Points: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nevinator Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New to Carbines in Louisiana Posted: Apr 03 2018 at 9:00am
	Welcome Ron. I’m a retired 1SG and also recently began collecting Carbines. I have a few M1 Garands and M1903’s, but since getting my first Carbine back in December I’ve been hooked on acquiring more. Good luck in locating a few pieces of “history.”

W5USMC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 2958	Post Options Post Reply Quote W5USMC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 04 2018 at 5:34pm
	Ron, Welcome to the forum, this is a great site with a wealth of carbine info.
	Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member

m1a1fan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Got Para? Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 1736	Post Options Post Reply Quote m1a1fan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 04 2018 at 5:00pm
	Welcome. A wise move to investigate first and then buy when the time is right. Where there is money to be made, there will always be the unscrupulous. Knowledge however, is priceless. Enjoy!

Why Carbines? Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Dec 27 2015 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 883	Post Options Post Reply Quote Why Carbines? Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 04 2018 at 4:48pm
	Welcome to the forum. Yes, there's a lot of put together carbines out there, both with and without fake parts. Recognizing sellers who peddle fake parts and the people they do business with will save you potentially major bucks in the hobby. Also, read as much as you can online from this site and the many others out there and get a feel for what each poster knows and not.

rwsem1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Mar 03 2018 Location: SOWELA (SW Loui Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote rwsem1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 04 2018 at 3:58pm
	Thanks for the add. I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided to join in order to ask some questions. I'm a moderator on the Dan Wesson forum and retired (30 year) Army CSM. I read the 'buying your first carbine' topic and threads and just finished reading Craig Riesch's book. I've got it all tabbed out and have been perusing the auction sites using it to hone my ability to spot incorrect "factory issue" and upgrade issues. I've learned there are a lot of put-togethers that don't consider the era that upgrades were introduced. Seems like re-installation of the flip sight is the most common. Rotary safeties with type 1 barrel bands and flip sight seems to be a pretty common 'restoration' as well. I'll stop now and ask questions in the appropriate sections. Thanks, Ron