You definitely need to test different SP ammunition for reliability. I have a Quality Hardware carbine that will feed anything and everything reliably. Most M1 Carbines won't.
You definitely need to test different SP ammunition for reliability. I have a Quality Hardware carbine that will feed anything and everything reliably. Most M1 Carbines won't.
Train 2 Win
Remington 110gr SP. Saw somewhere (DocKGR?) where it was the equivalent of a .357 Magnum 158gr hunting round terminal ballistics-wise.
However, good luck finding them and then they're about $1 per round. I have a box of 50 and don't have a carbine anymore!
Last edited by ABNAK; 09-20-15 at 08:41.
11C2P '83-'87
Airborne Infantry
F**k China!
Little bit old of thread, but so are these M1 Carbines. My recently purchased 1943 Underwood would not feed any soft points at all, so I did a good cleaning and lube, then loaded some snap caps in a mag, and slowly nudged them out of the mag to see what could be causing the problem. The feed ramp where the nose of the bullets meet was no where near smooth. I spent about a hour with a dermal and a small polishing wheel and it now will feed any soft points I have tried.
I carried a M1 Carbine in Korea, and a modified M2 in Nam, and love the little gun.
I know the Barnes X bullet (solid copper hollow point) does very well in all the other calibers (rifle and handgun). Not a stretch to think it would in .30 caliber also.
http://shopcorbon.com/30-carb-100gr-dpx
Before you suggest that licensing, background checks, or other restrictions for the 2nd Amendment are reasonable... Apply those same ideas to the 1st and 4th Amendments. Then tell me how reasonable they are.
I remember that Jim Cirillo of NYPD stake out squad fame said of all the weapons they used in shooting AR15's. shotguns, 1911's, 38's a M1 carbine with 125 grain soft points put down people the best.
Bookmarks