The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1 carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used ...
ammunition weight a trifle, and accuracy is excellent. You can get a shooter up to speed on the .22 caliber rifle much faster than a centerfire rifle. But the .22 isn’t a center fire rifle and the power of the cartridge
I worked at IBM for many years. When I found out that IBM manufactured M1 Carbines for the war effort I went searching for one…aout 30 years ago. IBM only made 356K of the 6.5 million carbines produced…so they are somewhat rare. I found one at a gun show with the correct receive...
Rock-Ola M1 Carbine: the original rock & roller and World War II allied small arms (If the M1 Thompson and Model 1911A1 .45 Auto incidents had not happened 8 years apart I'd think they were related.) Anyway, a replacement Thompson barrel wasn't much more expensive than a WWII vintage...