Where to buy M1 Carbines?

[Wildhawk66]

So I have a CMP Garand on the way and now need to scratch the itch for a M1 Carbine. Looking for a nice clean shooter, not a recent reproduction and not one specifically used in a war theater. I see the CMP is out of them and not expecting more anytime soon. Is there a good source for these at this point or is it a matter of stocking the auctions?

[mls343]

Check out the wts boards on the CMP website. This would be a great place to start.

Good luck!

[pro-nra]

CMP auction them off every now and then. I believe there are some on the auction page now...lots of $$$. Carbines are just not for me.

[Wildhawk66]

I was looking at the CMP auctions, but that is far more than I am willing to spend!

I didn't see the WTS boards, but I will go back and look for those, that seems like a good bet.

Any other places I should be looking?

[Orlando]

The Carbines on CMP's auction site are Collector Carbines, thats why the high price.
They come up for sale often on the CMP forum. You could post what you are looking for in the Want To Buy section

[ccandgc]

I was looking at the CMP auctions, but that is far more than I am willing to spend!

I didn't see the WTS boards, but I will go back and look for those, that seems like a good bet.

Any other places I should be looking?

Where are you located? I have several, regulars and collector quality Carbines I'm gonna sell.

[Geologyjohn]

You can buy them all day long at gun shows. And that venue also allows you to inspect them before you buy.

[bruce381]

gun shows but look them over and do not beleive what they say most all will be re arsenaled. Late guns that were rebuild post WWII will have a flip saftey, bayonet lug and asjustable sights. early more correct will not have thease as thease features are latter war or rebulid.

[CEDaytonaRydr]

Also, beware of any really "good deals" you see on the M1 Carbines. There are some aftermarket models that are not original, "GI" carbines. I think National Ordnance is one such company but there are others...

[a1c]

Where are you located? I have several, regulars and collector quality Carbines I'm gonna sell.

If you're willing to ship to a FFL03, I'm interested as well.

[fourduce]

I found some thirty round mags and stripper clips and ammo for m1 Carbine, how do I go about selling these mags ? Do I take them apart and sell them as rebuild/repair or what? any halp would be appreciated.

[PEZHEAD265]

I found some thirty round mags and stripper clips and ammo for m1 Carbine, how do I go about selling these mags ? Do I take them apart and sell them as rebuild/repair or what? any halp would be appreciated.

It is against the law to sell mags over 10 rds in the state of CA without a special permit.Break them down to rebuild kits and they are legal to sell.Google hi cap mag laws in CA and you will get the wholedeal.

[PEZHEAD265]

The best place is to buy from a older gent or family who has a older member who passed away.They might have one in the closet who don't know the value.Since CMP stopped selling them they jumped in price.Try Auction Arms or Gunbroker or pawnshops,even Big 5 has them for sale sometimes.There is some of the older com. carbines that used GI parts which are not bad.Use the internet and do your homework before shopping.

[FX-05 Xiuhcoatl]

try big 5, my local big 5 has 6 of them.

[durandal]

If anyone is interested, there is one of the scarce M1 carbines Howa in Japan made for Thailand listed for sale on the Gunboards Trader, for $650 OBO, as I recall. Like most of these scarce carbine variations, its a mix of Howa and U.S. parts - perhaps the only Howa items are the barrel, receiver, and rear sight - and the U.S. stock with the Israeli serial number stamped on it has to go, but it is a rare and unique weapon that has quite a potential for restoration.

If I had it, I'd be on the lookout for one of those nice Asian red mahogany stock sets that were available back in the 1990's.

I have a spare mahogany stock for the m1 garand..