Norinco M1 carbine, is it possible?

I love the .30carbine, but the ammo cost sucks. I have a few hundred rounds of surplus, but I don't want to shoot it all.
I'd be happy if they just imported some cheap carbine ammo. I know the chances that exists is pretty much zero. :(
 
.30 carbine ammo

Why should it have to be imported....isn't somebody custom loading ammo in this country? I'm not a market researcher so I could be wrong, but if the M1 is as popular as this thread would seem to indicate, the demand should be there, no?

Dave
 
M-1 CARBINE;

I must say I am amazed at some of the suggestions, "I want one in .223" that would be an interesting feat, since the cartridge is 45mm long compared to what the action was designe for (7.62x33)
Not to mention the fact that the M-1 was NOT designed for the pressure of such a cartridge....

"M-1 in .45acp" One might have to consider that the diameter of the case head will be somewhat larger than the M-1 bolt can accept....

M-1 in .30/30" is my favorite, how in hell do we get this large round into the tiny M-1 action ?? Not too mention that the pressure of the .30/30 is way above what the M-1 can handle....

How about it guys, a little reseach, a little reading ??

John
 
BEARHUNTER:
"I remember Marstar was going to bring some in from Italy (3 X the price) but that seems to have evaporated as well. Maybe, they were trying to get into the US markets?"

AT 3x the price, how did you arrive at this ??
I explained that due to laour issues the factory was closed in Italy....
We already had approval for the US, so what is the issue ??

Please a little research goes a long way.... Before offering statements
John
 
MAPLE_LEAF_EH;
"Having owned a carbine as one of my first guns, I can say it is incredibly simple. Wong Fei and Hung Lo Fat would have no trouble reverse engineering the essentials."

Man you make it sound so simple, obviously you have extensive personal knowledge in this area.
I would like to sit down with you and discuss your heading up the project for us.

It sounds so easy I would assume you should be able to deliver the first units within a very short delay ?

John
 
Hey John
If there is none in .50BMG left I'll take one in .30 carbine.
Seriously if Norinco produced an M1 carbine like they have done with the M14 I'll take at least one.
 
.223 m1 carbine? See mini-14.

pistol caliber m1 carbine? See Ruger pc-9/pc-40

Ruger purposely used the m1 carbine as a base design concept when creating these. The mini-14 and Ruger pc-9 are exactly what you would get if you were to try to engineer a m1 carbine into any other caliber.

I thought this was blatantly obvious already?

But I guess like said...a little research......
 
johnone said:
M-1 CARBINE;


"M-1 in .45acp" One might have to consider that the diameter of the case head will be somewhat larger than the M-1 bolt can accept....

........

How about it guys, a little reseach, a little reading ??

John
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Speaking of doing a little research and a little reading, :rolleyes: there have been plenty of carbines in 45 Win Mag done over the years.
 
Would the good comrades at Norinco possbily make one in .30 carbine?

Just a nice clone of the GI carbine.

Thanks
 
I don't think changing the M1 Carbine around will appeal to too many people. If the laws were different, one could import surplus M1 Carbines and have them flood the market. Ammo would be an issue, but a cheap gun is a cheap gun.

My 2 cents. Guys, sorry the put a damper on your enthusiasm, but I'm not sure if this will fly. If the laws get changed for the better, than we'll have a ton of M1s available on the market.

You can still get them if you have a restricted license, however. :)
 
geotensor said:
I don't think changing the M1 Carbine around will appeal to too many people. If the laws were different, one could import surplus M1 Carbines and have them flood the market. Ammo would be an issue, but a cheap gun is a cheap gun.

My 2 cents. Guys, sorry the put a damper on your enthusiasm, but I'm not sure if this will fly. If the laws get changed for the better, than we'll have a ton of M1s available on the market.

You can still get them if you have a restricted license, however. :)
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:agree:
 
I already have a carbine, but one with an 18.6 inch barrel would be fantastic, they're such a light, handy, useable gun, that it's a shame to be limited to range use. Given it's light to non-existant recoil, the 30 Carbine round is quite effective when the proper projectile is used. The 7.62x25Tok carbine is a Vietnamese invention, and was apparently very effective and required very little in the way of adjustment to the 'donor' carbine. Generally I'm something of a Norc whore anyway, so you know I'd buy one.
 
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