I enjoy my Auto Ordnance repro M1 Carbine. I think the M1 Carbine and its ammo are both underrated firearms and I'm glad to be seeing a fresh look and appreciation for both.
I really love the M1 Carbine, I agree I think it is an under appreciated and underrated firearm and cartridge. They really do a good job for their intended use and they are just a blast to shoot, light recoil, good accuracy at modest ranges! What is not to love! Thanks for watching! --Jeremiah
Nice to see that you can reach out to 100 yards with excellent accuracy, as well as dispatch those fox hole infiltrators at close range. You are a lucky man, Jeremiah, to be able to work with Mike V., whom I have admired for 30+ years. He is a rare knowledge resource for WW2 small arms as well as black powder cartridges. Keep those videos coming.
Ha ha Indeed with mikes guidance it is hard not to be accurate! I feel extremely blessed to have been able to spend so much time with Mike filming these videos. It was a very humbling experience, I know what they say about meeting your hero but in this case I do not have enough kind things to say about Mike he is truly an extraordinary man and is a humble wealth of knowledge. I hope that one day we will be able to go up there again and film more of his collection. We will keep these coming, we still have a lot more videos to edit and publish on this subject! Thank you for your support of the series and for the kind words! --Jeremiah
I grew up reading everything Mike wrote . To finally get to see and hear him speak has been a real treat ! I'd like to say Thank You Sir ! You have been an inspiration to me and more than you will ever know . I hope you are well 😎👍🇺🇸
I too grew up reading Mike's articles he was a big inspiration for me to get into vintage rifles and military surplus. Mike was doing that way back when it wasn't cool and these rifles were sneered at! I am very glad to hear that you enjoyed the video we always appreciate the feedback!! I appreciate the kind words and the continued support of this series it means a lot to hear that folks like this stuff! All is well here plugging away at the next video on the new Colt Python! Should be interesting to see how that does! Thanks for watching! --Jeremiah
Love this channel! One quick note: M1 carbines towards the end of 1944 (speaking specially about the ETO) did in fact, have round bolts and adjustable rear sights. There were two types of adjustable rear sights, milled (WWII) and stamped (the ones referred to in the video). Round bolts actually pre-date M2 carbines! Low wood stocks (type III) also saw service late in the ETO along with the type II barrel band. Late WW2 carbines in my opinion, really capture a lot of the complaints of the GIs from early in the war. The adjustable rear sights are far superior to the flip sight, the type II barrel band helps keep a much tighter group and the low wood stock was much more resistant to breakage.
This review could have been twice as long and still would have ended too soon. It's hard to explain to someone just how handy these little rifles are without putting it in their hands. Compared to a Garand it is like trading a club for a wand. Not unlike a 10/22 with .357Mag capabilities. I hope that in the fullness of time you are able to touch on the Springfield 1892 in 30/40 Krag. That Mauser may have been smooth but I'll pit the Krag against anything made in bulk. The ball bearing on buttered glass feel of the Krag makes a modern bolt action feel like pushing a bowling ball down a gravel road You have a great series going here and it looks like everyone involved is having a great time.
I agree in full with that statement, We only had 6 days to film this entire series and we were on quite a time crunch so sadly that means we couldn't discuss these quite as long as I would have liked but if everything goes right we will be doing load development videos on a lot of these firearms as time goes on. It is hard to explain just how handy and how accurate they can be in the right hands. They are splendid little rifles and I adore them! I would love to cover the 30/40 Krag sadly that is another gun on a long list I wish to add to my collection but I have not yet had the chance to do so at a reasonable price sadly. I do hope to cover it one day though. Sadly I can not comment on the action given my limited experience with the guns themselves. I really appreciate your continued support of this series and I am really glad to hear so much positive feedback from so many viewers in regards to this series. Thank you for watching and for your continued support! --Jeremiah
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it! I most certainly will and thank you for taking the time to watch and support this series on World War II small arms! --Jeremiah
Jeremiah; I'd like to express my gratitude to you for sharing this video series. I'm trying to play catchup with all of your videos along with others that I allowed to slip by because of some family situations, loss of my father, sister and, a cousin. I love the M1 Carbine! I've owned three, still have two and don't plan on getting rid of them until it's my time to go. I'm going to have to buy Mike Venturini's book. I've accumulated different models and makes of WW2 Battle Rifles and they are very interesting to me. Thanks for sharing this video with series. Stan
First of all thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment and support this video series it is greatly appreciated!! We average about a video every 2 weeks at this point just due to how much they are to put together and the level of detail in them. I am very sorry for your loss you have my condolences. I am glad to hear that, I too am a big fan of the M1 Carbine and I think I will always have at least one! His book is certainly worth the read there is so much information packed in that book, it is a go to of mine. You are very welcome and again thank you for your support! --Jeremiah
The M1 is one of the greatest American manufacturing stories. From the Ed Browning experimental rifle through Winchester development and General Motors manufacture, this is one of our greatest firearms. Love all of my 10 M1's (and one M2). The only reliable 30-round mags that I own are IS-marked.
Indeed it is a very interesting story and great guns as well, I have heard of folks running into issues with the magazines but have not personally experienced that, I am sure like everything over time they wear out and need maintenance or replacement. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! --Jeremiah
@@HandloaderTV thanks Jeremiah. The only mag problems I have ever experienced were non-GI 30-rd mags being fired in my M2. In semi, they work fine. If you were close to me, I'd put you behind a BAR and a 1919A4. Show-stopping fun. Nice channel and good work.
@@Rustebadge Thank you for all the support! I would absolutely love that! Sadly both of those guns were absent from this series and it would be great to compare and contrast them with some of the other guns here. I greatly appreciate the offer though and I wish I was closer as well! Thanks again for the kind words and feedback! --Jeremiah
My neighbor has a full auto version of this which I believe is the M2 carbine and can say it's such a fun gun to shoot. Great video as always keepem coming guys!!!
That is awesome!! Those M2 carbines are a lot of fun and it is amazing how accurate they can be as well. We will be covering the M2 in this series as well so keep an eye out for that video!! Thank you so much for the support of this series! --Jeremiah
Excellent! I've had an M1 carbine on my bucket list for awhile now. Hopefully someday 🙏. I think I read somewhere that the 1" thick steel butt plate on the 33/40 was for bashing in the skulls of enemy soldiers who refused to die. Never heard the ice story until this vid. I received my copy of Mike's book a short while back. Have read a few chapters in it and am enjoying it immensely. Thanks Jeremiah!
I really appreciate the support you have shown of this series it was a lot of fun to put it all together and It's nice to know that folks enjoy it as much as they do! I wish you the best of luck with your search for an M1 Carbine they are fun guns for sure! I have heard that same thing and as much less intimidating as it sounds I think the ice makes a lot more sense. I really enjoyed getting to hear Mike's insights into each of these rifles and the fascinating historical facts he had to share. Thank you for your support by purchasing the book we really appreciate it and I am very glad to hear that you are enjoying the book. It is among my favorite there is so much neat information packed into that book it has become a go to reference for me and world war II small arms. --Jeremiah
It really was a wonderful trip, I really enjoyed getting to listen to and learn from Mike! Thank you for watching and for your continued support of this series we will certainly keep them coming as long as folks are interested! --Jeremiah
Thank you Jeremiah & Mr. Venturino great content. I Just read Mike's artical in Handloader 335 today, Can we somehow Talk You Into The U.S. Army Mountain Howitzer PLEASE.
You are very welcome thank you for your support of this series it is really appreciated! I must admit reading that article brought a tear to my eye, I consider Mike a dear friend and I feel very blessed to be able to film with him and for him to share his wealth of information with me. I would be open to the idea I assume you are referring to the M1841 Mountain Howitzer from the mid 1800s? I would not mind getting some time behind one of those! The biggest problem is I do not have one nor do I think that our range could accommodate such a piece. However if there was a way to make it work I would be very open to the idea! --Jeremiah
Perhaps more homework should have been done. Per "War Baby" by Larry Ruth, Inland Carbines starting with the 5 million serial numbers in 1944 the Carbines were equipped at the factory with the type two adjustable sights.
I own a A.O. M1 Carbine, with proper loaded 100 gr Hornady Short Jackets and 15.0 grs of H110 that rifle has killed mature Montana Mule Deer out to 200 yards. Accuracy is not bad at all at 100 yards I usually get 3 inch groups........When you consider modern bolts guns by Ruger, Browning, etc brag about 1.5 inches at 100 yards..
I think the .30 Carbine is slightly under appreciated when it comes to it's energy and effectiveness downrange and on game. I have always liked the rifles and the cartridge itself and I find that the accuracy is more than sufficient for hunting at close range 200 yards and in which is about the limit I place on my eyes with iron sights anyway! Thank you for watching and taking the time to share your experience! --Jeremiah
I personally like it, they make a lot of different M1 Carbine ammo and I will admit I have not tried all of it. The stuff I have tried the 110 grain FMJ, JHP and the 125 grain cast WFN W/ GC is good but it does not feed well in my Winchester Carbine sadly. Everything else I have tried has fed well though, the FMJ and JHP both 110 grain. I think they make high quality ammo and they certainly fill a niche for those who want commercially available ammo. --Jeremiah
@@Peace-ju9us You are most welcome! Thank you for watching and for your continued support of this series. I do have a Winchester M1 Carbine and I do plan on doing a load development video on that at some point so we do have more planned but at this point it is a bit in the future sadly. --Jeremiah
That is correct they are the same powder and you can use load data interchangeably between the two powders. And yes it was developed for the Carbine, I personally have had great results with that powder in that .30 Carbine and it is a great place to start. Thanks for watching and great questions! --Jeremiah
@@doranmaxwell1755 Ha ha That is why I think it so important to document that information and preserve it! I know many great shooter can say the same. --Jeremiah
"tell your wife she will get really aggravated with you" yea some ole wuss guy maybe 8:20 bac in the day hundreds of enemy poring thru before u get a shot off.
