AUTO ORDNANCE M1 CARBINE PARATROOPER FULL

AUTO ORDNANCE M1 CARBINE PARATROOPER FULL

Variations of it were produced with folding stocks, called paratrooper models, and full auto models are called M2s. Some people hated the carbine while others loved its handling characteristics and felt it had sufficient power for short-range engagements. 30 caliber round fired by the M1 Garand вЂ“ a. 30 caliber 110 grain full metal jacket round nosed bullet at about 2,000 feet per second it was way less powerful than the. As a matter of fact, more M1 carbines, some 6 million of them, were manufactured in the United States during the war period than any other small arm.Дespite being prolific the carbine was not without controversy. That plan didnвЂ™t work out too well, as anyone with half a brain in combat did their best to latch on to a pistol, but the carbine went into production and gazillions were made by a number of manufacturers. Some dimwit also surmised that tankers, drivers, officers, clerks and others should be stripped of their 1911 pistols and given carbines instead. The M1 carbine was conceived during World War II as a lighter, smaller semi-automatic alternative to the M1 Garand battle rifle. Spying a genuine Winchester I latched onto it and have it to this day. Okay, back to the carbines, since I had picked up the order I assumed the privilege of rooting through them to pick one for myself. My old Winchester M1 Carbine lined up with the Auto Ordnance Model. It comes from the antics of very drunk or drugged up illegal aliens who, when confronted, wave their tequila bottle about, rip their clothing and scream, вЂњ Matame, matame, pero no me pegas!вЂќ, which translates to, вЂњKill me, kill me but donвЂ™t hit me!вЂќ As a result, what might otherwise be referred to as a rug dance is called вЂњdoing a MatameвЂќ among border denizens. WhatвЂ™s a Matame, you ask? Well, in Spanish it means, вЂњkill meвЂќ. After I performed a lively and sincere Matame the Chief ran out of steam and ordered me to take the offending boxes from his office. You see, stacked in the corner were boxes containing the dozen M1 carbines I ordered without bothering to notify anyone what to expect when they arrived.

Arriving there I was greeted by a blast of hot air that roughly translated meant,вЂќ What are you up to now? Planning a revolution? Equipping your private army?вЂќ

The Chief was known to be a man not kindly disposed towards the antics of junior agents so I ran down my list of recent sins and transgressions while driving to his office. A week or two later I was out вЂњpatrolling the borderвЂќ, which probably meant goofing off, shooting and having fun, when a radio call summoned me to sector headquarters and the office of the Chief Patrol Agent. Why me? Well, our Border Patrol office had a Federal Firearms License. The price was pretty good вЂ“ something like $136 each вЂ“ so, fueled by alcohol and testosterone, we all ordered one and I was elected to make the arrangements. military carbines being re-imported from Korea where they had been since the Korean War. Some years ago I was sitting around drinking with some Border Patrol and SEAL buddies when someone spotted an advertisement for M1 carbines in Shotgun News. 30 Caliber carbine is produced in KahrвЂ™s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Worcester, MA.

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The holster is made by Dennis at Dragon Leather. M1911A1 is the traditional close-range backup for the carbine. That does make the carbine ride upside down when stowed. The sling attachment is at the bottom of the grip, so the length doesnвЂ™t change when the stock is extended. Lacking the original sling, I used a Magpul universal. Spare magazines are slim and fit in jeans pockets - you can see the embossing of a 30-rounder over the left pocket in the photo below.

357 Magnum carbine - with 30 round capacity. With soft point ammunition, it approximates the effect of a. M1C is often called вЂњthe girlfriend gunвЂќ for its light weight and small size, but it was used by men like Audie Murphy and Jim Cirillo to great effect. Since IвЂ™ve had better luck with 30rd magazines than with 15s in the past, I featured these in the photos. I also like the wood better than the perforated metal heat shield I had on the IAI carbines some years ago. I prefer the two-aperture flip sight because it doesnвЂ™t jump settings on recoil like the M2 ladder sight. Got my hands on an Auto Ordnance M1 carbines in folding and standard configurations.

Auto ordnance m1 carbine paratrooper