Produced by several commercial manufacturers since WWII, the M1 carbine these days is most often found in the Auto Ordnance lineup that is part of Kahr Arms and that’s the version I have for testing. These days I doubt there is a police department still carrying them but I know there are hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, in storerooms, closets and gun safes and the carbine is still in use with police and military forces throughout the world. Not until the AR-15 became available to the civilian market in the late 1960s did the popularity of the M1 carbine begin to wane. Legendary figures such as Texas Ranger Joaquin Jackson and civil rights revolutionary Malcolm X were photographed with their M1 carbines. Weighing about 5 pounds empty, with an 18” barrel, being just a touch under 3 feet in length and having very little recoil the carbine was hugely popular in the post war era. The standard magazine holds 15 rounds and 30 round magazines are available as well.Īuto-Ordnance M1 Carbines, Walnut stock and handguard (shipped with 15 round magazine)Īfter the war the little carbine became popular with American law enforcement and anyone who wanted a light, fast shooting and handy carbine.
FEDERAL ORDNANCE M1A FULL
Variations of it were produced with folding stocks, called paratrooper models, and full auto models are called M2s. Some people hated the carbine while others loved its handling characteristics and felt it had sufficient power for short-range engagements. 30 caliber round fired by the M1 Garand – a. 30 caliber 110 grain full metal jacket round nosed bullet at about 2,000 feet per second it was way less powerful than the. As a matter of fact, more M1 carbines, some 6 million of them, were manufactured in the United States during the war period than any other small arm.ĭespite being prolific the carbine was not without controversy. That plan didn’t work out too well, as anyone with half a brain in combat did their best to latch on to a pistol, but the carbine went into production and gazillions were made by a number of manufacturers. Some dimwit also surmised that tankers, drivers, officers, clerks and others should be stripped of their 1911 pistols and given carbines instead. The M1 carbine was conceived during World War II as a lighter, smaller semi-automatic alternative to the M1 Garand battle rifle. Spying a genuine Winchester I latched onto it and have it to this day. Okay, back to the carbines, since I had picked up the order I assumed the privilege of rooting through them to pick one for myself. My old Winchester M1 Carbine lined up with the Auto Ordnance Model. It comes from the antics of very drunk or drugged up illegal aliens who, when confronted, wave their tequila bottle about, rip their clothing and scream, “ Matame, matame, pero no me pegas!”, which translates to, “Kill me, kill me but don’t hit me!” As a result, what might otherwise be referred to as a rug dance is called “doing a Matame” among border denizens. What’s a Matame, you ask? Well, in Spanish it means, “kill me”. After I performed a lively and sincere Matame the Chief ran out of steam and ordered me to take the offending boxes from his office. You see, stacked in the corner were boxes containing the dozen M1 carbines I ordered without bothering to notify anyone what to expect when they arrived. Arriving there I was greeted by a blast of hot air that roughly translated meant,” What are you up to now? Planning a revolution? Equipping your private army?” The Chief was known to be a man not kindly disposed towards the antics of junior agents so I ran down my list of recent sins and transgressions while driving to his office. A week or two later I was out “patrolling the border”, which probably meant goofing off, shooting and having fun, when a radio call summoned me to sector headquarters and the office of the Chief Patrol Agent. Why me? Well, our Border Patrol office had a Federal Firearms License. The price was pretty good – something like $136 each – so, fueled by alcohol and testosterone, we all ordered one and I was elected to make the arrangements.
military carbines being re-imported from Korea where they had been since the Korean War. Some years ago I was sitting around drinking with some Border Patrol and SEAL buddies when someone spotted an advertisement for M1 carbines in Shotgun News. 30 Caliber carbine is produced in Kahr’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Worcester, MA.
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