Ready on the Right--Ready on the Left--Ready on the firing line
My brother got Grandpa's old Rock-Ola, I want a National Postal Meter. Despite all their stopping-power shortcomings they're a lot of fun and plenty of gun for most circumstances. We (my club) had a really fun rapid-fire Carbine Match last year (at 100 and at 50 yards instead of 200-yards), and using the Rock-Ola I had zero problems.
Oh yeh, you probably know already but if you don't want to get Carbine-drool on your keyboard don't go here...
Would love a Rock-ola.
Back in the day, I represented a fair number of agricultural drainage districts along the Mississippi River. Spent 5 years traveling up and down it gathering evidence and meeting folks and taking depositions and fighting the army corps over its outrageous behaviour and complete lack of respect for private proeprty rights. Anyway, one of our expert witnesses was an engineer in Galesburg, Illinois. His office was right across the street from Simpsons, Ltd.
To say they have an impressive collection is an understatement. My jaw his the floor the first time I walked in. Having never heard of them before that point in time, I thought I would just run across the street over lunch and check out the local gun shop. Needless to say, I was a bit late in returning. They have, what I firmly believe, is the single greatest collections of Lugers in the country. I've never seen nor heard of one larger.
Anyway, thanks for the great link!
One of America's greatest products. It amazes me, considering the immense impact World War Duce had on the United States, that our particupation in it only lasted three years and eight months. And another curious thing is when you study carbine production is that it was beginning to wind down even before Normandy.
My uncle got a late type Winchester from a Marine who had stolen it off a huge heap on Boganville which was about to be bulldozed into the ground after the war ended. Your tax dollars at work! I shoot it every chance I can, and it's supurbly accurate and a joy to shoot.
Suppose you've all been to Alphecca and read the stunning news that Winchester is about to close. Will bring a tears to many Americans.
It being a Carbine and been through the grist-mill of armory and field rebuilds, about the only thing Rock-Ola of my brothers' is the receiver. Altogether it's a parts mongrel but a well-shooting one for that, and it happened to be that way before the recent surge in Carbine interest.
After reading for months at the CSP Carbine Forum it became clear that there are probably more "original" carbines available nowdays, now that collectors (used generously) and "other" people (including Bubba) have re-assembled receivers together with the "right" handguards, stocks, triggers, and type-XX barrel-bands than during wartime! Some of the eBay sellers are notorious fakers.
I have not one but two M1 carbines. One is a Universal which badly needs a stock that fits, not the bubba'd (not by me) USGI stock currently on it.
The other is a WWII-era Underwood (it has the push-button safety rather than the switch) that (very sadly) has a cracked receiver...
Which is quite unfortunate, as they're an absolute blast to shoot (and I have approximately 20 or so USGI mags for it)...
The M-1 Carbine was the first military weapon I handled - Air Force basic training in Feb 1965. By the time I qualified again in 1966, the AF had switched to the M-16.
The M3 was also the standard issue arm of THRUSH. Almost as goofy a choice as UNCLE's use of the P38.
Lord, I lust after one of these!
i have an m1 rockola for sale if anyone is interested email me for pics and further details,,im in the dallas tx area.
I have my father's original Rock-Ola M1 Carbine from his stent as an MD during WWII.
It has been graded as 80 to 90 %. Serial number starting with 175.
Interested in selling.
Please contact me by email. Reside in Florida.
Ken Waters in "Pet Loads" sums the carbine up better than anyone. At the end of the article he states: It's just plain fun to shoot. An it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a crbine made by I B M. Can the serial number tell me anything about the manufacture date? What all can the serial number tell me?
I also have a IBM and would like to know what year it was made.S#3943882.Never fired.
Love my ole RockOla. I got it in 93 or 94 for $279 out of Shotgun news. Great old shooter!
sombody always wants the "grail" well i have it folks ! 90% orignal finish ROCK OLA M 1 Carbine ! the parkerizizine is still green, shoots great, please no morons that say it shoudnt be shot, this babby works and as accurate as the carbine can be Lets talk
I have a Rock Ola receiver plate. I don't mind trading it though if someone needs it to help complete a matching carbine. My barrel is Underwood and trigger group is Inland. Either of those would work for me.
Jonathan
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I have three M1 Carbines, one by IBM, one by Standard (a division of GM) and one very expensive paratrooper version bought at the CMP auction. The first two cost only $500-600 each, delivered to my door for $27, and both are great rifles. I reload for my M1s now and it is straightforward. The only limitations are that there are not a lot of different loads documented that I am aware of (5-7 different loads in my reloading manuals) and bullet types are relatively limited.
I haven't had difficulty purchasing new brass in .30 Carbine so far and I use small rifle primers and commonly available powders. I refinished the stock on one of the M1s and it is now a beauty and is very accurate within 100 yards (I haven't tried it at longer ranges).
I was surprised at just how easy it was to zero and how close to a 50 yard zero it came from the warehouse. The first time I shot it, I only had to make minor sight adjustments and the elevation sight adjustment is especially easy because of the M1's standard sight which has notches for elevation adjustment.
It is a wonderful rifle which is very inexpensive and a very valuable piece of our nation's military history--that, together with the fact that it is also a fully functional mid range rifle with little recoil and good accuracy, and you have a true bargain. I am amazed that the CPM has any to sell. It must be one of the best kept secretes in the shooting world.
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