My WWII Era M1 Carbine 

Thanks for watching, Vito.

Dave, sorry it took me so long to respond. Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment on this video. Your input was thoughtful and meaningful. Much appreciated!

I love reading comments by clowns like you that think the military somehow makes you a better shot.. makes you somehow feel better about yourself because it’s all you got. I was in the military (I never say served) but It’s not a big defining part of who I am. Some people need to feel like they’re part of a team. Bunch of followers.😂

Very cool, @number6705. Inheriting a firearm from a family member or someone you know/knew well, makes the gun that much more special.

Thanks, wasntme. I'll check that out.

They are truly fun to shoot, Darrell. Thanks for watching and sounds like we'll both be on the lookout for some .30 ammo at a respectable price. Much appreciated.

That's right Nicodemus...rear sites are overrated! I'm going to look around and see if maybe someone has a stockpile of .30 cal...you never know. I'm also considering a new model .30 cal. I actually like the M1 and M14 style better than the AR15. Thanks for watching my friend and lets do some fishing sooner than later.

Excellent on that, Skilpadjie1! I'm not an expert on the M1 but if you have good reason to believe your gun and stock are original (as issued), refinishing the stock could bring down the value of your carbine from what I understand. If you're planning on keeping it long term and just want it to look better for your own use, then you might not be as concerned with the value. One thing to consider: if your carbine has the "double cannon" insignia stamped on the stock, you might want to be careful when sanding/refinishing it so you don't sand off the insignia. That would definitely affect your carbine's value. Congratulations on recently acquiring a piece of US military history. And thanks for sharing with me and other Squirrel Ranch viewers about your new M1!

@@reallyridiculous1 Interesting on my M1 is that when opening in front of hammer spring is little plunger with spring which upon googling is then actually the M2 version. Also when I look forward on the stock by action. There is a little space where the selector switch would be able to come out. So if I am able to get hold of the Selector plate and switch I should be able to fit them and get the M1 in to M2 Auto setup.

@@Skilpadjie1 That's cool that you're just a couple parts away from having yourM1/M2 up and running. Thanks for watching and for sharing about your M1 carbine experience. I sincerely appreciate that.

Thanks 80duece. I appreciate the information.

Excellent on that! Sounds like you found a good one. If I were going to get another one from the WWII era I'd probably look for a Winchester as well. Even though they were all made from the exact same specifications, an M1 made by Winchester back when Winchester was still Winchester, would be a special firearm. Thanks for watching, hoffmiermp, and for sharing about your new M1: enjoy your personal piece of American military firearm history!

Good stuff, Keith. Thanks for sharing about your M1.

Thanks Gatlingbert. The 15 rd mags work fine. Much appreciated.

Good to know regarding your Auto Ordinance carbine. I've experienced the same thing with .30 caliber ammo: not easy to find and it's expensive...expensive compared to .223, 9mm etc. No doubt the price of .30 has to do lack of demand. Although it sounds like there might be a growing number of firearm enthusiast who have discovered how fun it is to shoot .30 cal ammo out of a fairly light weight carbine.

TBcoach, I've given thought a few times to taking up reloading. I've heard it's not alway economical (no doubt depends on the caliber, equipment cost, raw material cost, how much ammo you reload and so on). In your case have you found it saves money or is it more of a hobby or some of both? Just curious. (no doubt one of the advantages of reloading is the ability to achieve better ballistics performance/consistency etc than factory ammo.)

Thanks RustySurplus. I watched the video you attached. You have an excellent collection of M1 carbines!

Sometimes I forget to wear safety glasses when I'm shooting. That's a bad habit of mine.

That's funny Chad.