M-1 Carbine --- CMP

[Bill Stryker]

I try to go to the CMP North store at Camp Perry several times a year -- especially during the National Matches. I have purchased through the mail order system in the distant past and been very happy with what I got. But now, I just run down to Camp Perry and get to choose from several on hand.

I am an M1 Carbine fan. I bought my first one from DCM back in 1964 for $20. Now, I have several and sometimes buy more. I just bought a Winchester from a friend's estate. But they are more expensive than $20 now.

I carried an M2 Carbine in Vietnam and found it better for me than the AR15 or the various SMGs. I have not hunted with the M1 Carbine, but I have kept one in the bedroom closet to repel intruders in the past -- I may go back to it because of long familiarity with the little gun.

The M1 Carbine is fun to shoot. I buy ammo for it by the case at CMP North. The "surplus" DCM stuff is hotter they tell me at CMP, but the Aguilla ammo is what they use for matches. Yes, there are M1 Carbine matches. So, I keep some Korean war vintage stuff for serious and use the Aguilla for fun.