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Post by toussant on Apr 10, 2016 15:21:35 GMT -5
Gentlemen,
After doing intensive and complete study of the new reissued M1 para carbine by Inland (they were one of the top producers of this handy little rifle in WWII and beyond), I saved up for several months to pick up my own. All I can say on initial inspection is, WOW! It has all of the late war bells and whistles including the fully adjustable sights, the later war low wood styling, and a beautiful even parkerized finish throughout. The folding stock is robust and solid, and the welds are neatly and solidly done. I have not had the opportunity to shoot it yet, but the last Saturday of the month is slated to test it out.
I must say I was not overly impressed with the sling, but a fine repro or original is not a difficult bit of kit to locate. I encourage others to check out this piece on the Inland website, and do some independent review searches to find out about this nice little rifle. By the way, they also build the 44 and 45 model carbine that either has the bayonet lug on it, or the earlier version that did without. Both are said to be correct for Indo as mentioned in several sources.
Cheers!
---Toussant
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Post by craigtx on Apr 10, 2016 22:33:26 GMT -5
I've heard nothing but good things about the new Inland production.
I might have to start puttin' some pennies aside...
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Post by lew on Apr 11, 2016 18:58:47 GMT -5
I have one on my list to keep my Standard Products M1 company. Thanks for the write-up.
Any M1 version will be correct for Indochine/Algérie.
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Post by toussant on May 1, 2016 20:57:12 GMT -5
Greetings, All!
Took the little fella out yesterday and ran 100 rounds through it- WOW! It ran flawlessly and with incredible accuracy. Granted, I only shot out to +/- 100 feet, but it hit everything I targeted. Tested out the 7 magazines I purchased to feed it and likewise had no problems (ProMag 15 round mags from Cheaper Than Dirt). I think my next venture will coming up with a way to reload as 100 rounds was +/- $35.
---Toussant
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Post by lew on May 2, 2016 12:50:03 GMT -5
Excellent. Glad to hear it's a keeper.
Good luck with reloading .30 Carbine. It's a very temperamental round. I had mixed results loading and finally, considering how much I shoot- decided it wasn't worth the headache.
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Post by lew on Jun 25, 2016 11:43:45 GMT -5
I have it on good authority that Kahr is the actual manufacturer of the Inland Carbines. Inland models simply have the appropriate stamps added.
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rnw18a
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Post by rnw18a on Jun 25, 2016 16:14:47 GMT -5
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Post by lew on Jun 26, 2016 14:16:32 GMT -5
They seem to be as reliable as the originals, which are well known to have an occasional issue.
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Post by toussant on Jun 26, 2016 23:53:01 GMT -5
Honestly, I've had NO issue with mine! Granted, I've only fired +100 rounds through it, but no jams or difficulties with the sights. I will recommend putting flat white paint on the back of the sight post for quicker target acquisition... Taking out again soon to test reliability again very soon. I'll let you all know how it shakes out, but I still stand behind my initial report as a nice compact shooter.
Regards,
---Toussant
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Post by toussant on May 1, 2017 20:43:07 GMT -5
Took my little buddy out to the range last Saturday and was shooting a 6" group at 25 yards- I'll take that! I also ordered the full stock through Inland to switch out with the para model to have a steadier platform on which to shoot- should be more serious plinking fun!
Regards!
---Toussant
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Post by lew on May 2, 2017 16:40:41 GMT -5
12 MOA?! Dear God, man!
That Para stock is flimsy as hell, though. Looks cool, but not very practical.
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Post by toussant on May 3, 2017 12:47:17 GMT -5
Not sure of your lingo- "12 MOA", I have no idea what that means! I thought I was shooting pretty decently for a little carbine. I also was shooting my High Power at 15 yards with a consistent close grouping as well. I used Remington 9mm and was having some jamming and dirt build up. I have been trying to steer away from that ammo for that reason before.
Regards,
---Toussant
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Post by lew on May 3, 2017 13:03:33 GMT -5
MOA= minute of angle= 1/60th of a degree= 1.047" at 100 yds (commonly rounded to 1" at 100 yds.)
An M1 Carbine should be capable of 2-4 MOA, which is plenty fine for combat shooting.
Remington's always functioned in my Hi Power, but you are spot-on about it being filthy. I greatly prefer PMC (great brass, too, if you are a reloader).
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Post by toussant on May 15, 2017 8:18:13 GMT -5
I suppose if I shot it from a rest, I would be able to tighten up the group considerably. I was freestanding with no rest or support of any kind: I still think that's pretty passable for a long barreled pistol, I'd love to see proof of others doing better! My Enfield and my M1A are the rifles for the long shots...
---Toussant
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