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eforman48
Recruit Joined: Apr 25 2017 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Posted: May 04 2017 at 8:07am |
Hello: I am new to the forum and am looking for a M1 Carbine as a shooter not a collector. Carried an M2 in RVN as an advisor before we received our M16s. I have been researching prices and they seem to run from $1 to 2K. I have the 03 FFL in case I run across one at a gun show or pawn shop. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
Regards, Edman Remember: Lead, Follow, or get out of the Way! |
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sling00
Hard Corps Joined: Apr 21 2016 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 941 |
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Welcome to the forum! This is a great place to learn and ask questions. Lot's of knowledgeable folks to help you out.
Posting a WTB here is a good place. As you'll see price depends on the manufacturer and respective parts and stocks. Also if it has an import stamp seems to reduce the price. I've seen a few mixmaster shooters go for less than $1K. If you haven't done so, you might want to post a WTB on the CMP forums. There are more members there. One precaution you're probably well aware of, just watch for scammers as the CMP had a few showing up. Typically you can spot them by recent joining, no posts, and no reviews. The CMP has a topic for reviewing sellers and that works out well. You can always ask here if anyone has experience with the person. Once again, welcome!
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Ghostman
On Point Joined: May 31 2016 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 106 |
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Welcome! I bought my carbine off of Gunbroker.com. Keep checking there frequently and compare many of the auctions.
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wd4ngb
On Point Joined: Feb 17 2016 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 121 |
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Welcome to the Group. I also carried a Advisor in Nam in 66. and a regular M2 Carbine in Korea. Love the little gun. I stumbled on to a 43 Underwood at a local Pawn Shop for a great price. It was very dirty, and with the adjustable rear sight covering all but the UN of the manufacturer, they thought it was a Universal, and priced accordingly. :)
Study up on the markings, and make your self a compact booklet to carry with you to quickly check things that you may come upon. Good Luck. I am not as knowledgeable as many on here about the complete history of the Carbine, but pretty up on the does and don'ts, and what makes it tick. |
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Retired Army, 22 years.
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floydthecat
Hard Corps Joined: Oct 13 2016 Location: Mississippi Status: Offline Points: 1996 |
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The mix-master USGI's can be had for around $800. Shipping will add to that and since you have an FFL, that will save you some money. Try and find one that has a right-to-return. If it's a dog, you can send it back and learn from it. The new commercial carbines are pretty much a toss-up as to whether-or-not you get a good one. As a shooter only, don't look past some of the early commercial guns that are USGI part compatible such as the Plainfield, Iver Johnson and even a generation 1 Universal. You just have to be very particular and look for a low serial number with the Universal. They are not all bad, except for the last 350,000 they made. These commercial GI compatible guns turn-up all the time in the $500 range.
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eforman48
Recruit Joined: Apr 25 2017 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Thank you to all that replied with advice! I am a member of the CMP forum and will post there!
Regards, Edman |
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