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Member Section => Tactical Rifle & Carbine => Topic started by: TAB on November 25, 2014, 11:39:23 AM
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I recently bought an m1 carbine that is in terrible shape. it functions fine, but the stock is cracked and there's no finish left on it. I was thinking about making a home defense gun for the wife. She can shoot them very well and is not afraid of the recoil or blast like the other choices I have.
I am not thinking too crqzy, just a new stock, maybe a red dot and some dura coat.
Any recomendations?
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Check Midway and Brownells.... I know Choate makes synthetic stocks, both folding and straight with pistol grip.
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http://www.riflestock.com/store/do/product/08-01-06
http://www.riflestock.com/store/do/product/PGS/08-01-02
http://www.riflestock.com/store/do/product/FRS/08-01-04
http://www.riflestock.com/store/do/product/RAC/08-02-02
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These folks will restore it for you
http://www.jamesriverarmory.com/
You could go with the folding paratrooper stock.
Personally I despise the idea of red dot sights on WWII guns.
Like having your grand Father dye his hair green and get a nose ring.
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Tom, I have four m1 carbines. this gun was just a steal at a hundred bucks. I am traveling a lot more from work right now, so having a weapon in my wife can use and is not afraid of is very important to me. even my 12 gauge 1100 is too much. she thinks you did just fine it just the recoil scares her. I would much rather have something like a camp carbine but I can't find one for a reasonable price. as of right now weapon of choice is my nylon 66. which is better than a sharp stick but still under powered.
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There's always THIS little baby.
http://www.koreanwaronline.com/arms/m1irsnip.htm
;D
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No, I haven't but in the condition you described, why not? Choate stock and Utimak forward handguard rail for the red dot. They also have a folding stock. My preference would be a Aimpoint T-1.
(http://ultimak.com/Products/ProductIndex/30M1CStuff.jpg)
http://ultimak.com/BuyM1C.htm (http://ultimak.com/BuyM1C.htm)
CD
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That would make a nice little HD rifle.
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Order a nos stock for it, it was $38 shipped.
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Any pics of the carbine with the new stock would be appreciated.
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Hi;
Check out the HiPoint Carbine in 9mm , 40 S&W or .45acp
Now a lot of people "knock" HiPoints - but if you check, they were the #5 weapons maker in the USA last year.
magazines are interchangeable with pistol(s) of the same caliber.
I have the .40 carbine and pistols as the main weapons in my Home/Area defence set up(s).
The reason I don't have .45's as the main set up is that HiPoint did not have the .45 Carbine out on product and for sale when I had the money.
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Any pics of the carbine with the new stock would be appreciated.
I am about 1300 miles away from home working, won't be back until the second of January :-[