Firearm History
The Nonsense of Firearms Rating Methods
Recently, a friend and I were conversing about purchasing surplus, used, or previously owned firearms. While discussing the current options…Read More >
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Commercial M1 Carbines: Are They as Good as the Originals?
In an earlier column, I mentioned that I did not like, care for, or recommend commercially made M1 Carbines to…Read More >
Ammunition
Real World Terminal Ballistics for Self-Defense
Based on some of the comments posted on previous articles, I though the readers might benefit from a discussion regarding…Read More >
General
How to Distinguish Clips From Magazines
As a firearms instructor, it drives me crazy when people who should know better use the term ‘clip’ when they…Read More >
Firearms
What’s the Best Gun for Home Defense? It’s not a Handgun, Shotgun, or AR-15…
In today’s world, there are countless firearms available for home defense. You will no doubt find many recommendations, especially for…Read More >
Firearm History
M1 Carbine: How to Pick a Shooter
If you are a regular reader here, you will no doubt recall that in a previous article I explained why…Read More >
Firearms
Make Mine an M1 Carbine — Inland MFG.
The Inland Mfg. M1 1945 Carbine and Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine Paratrooper are reproductions of carbines built in the mid 1940s. The Inland is a copy of the last style of Carbine built for the military. The Auto-Ordnance (A-O) is a copy of the Model M1A1 designed for Paratroopers with a folding wire stock. These reborn Carbines offer a lot for collectors, competitive shooters, and home defenders.
Reviews
The Chiappa 9mm M1-9 Carbine — The Best of Both Worlds
The Chiappa M1-9 Carbine looks like your granddad’s GI Carbine in dim light. However, a glance at the magazine gives notice that something is indeed amiss. The M1-9 is chambered for 9mm and is blowback operated. The M1-9 is fed from standard Beretta handgun magazines, but the similarities do not stop there.
Firearms
M1 Carbine: The Classic Warhorse (Part III)
Collecting is a journey through the colorful history fraught with fakes and poor quality examples of an otherwise highly desireable firearm. In this final installment of our M1 Carbine overview series, the author covers the good, the bad and the ugly of collecting M1 Carbines, as well as stories of the M1 Carbine for hunting and comparisons to other self-defense guns and calibers.
Firearms
M1 Carbine: The Classic Warhorse (Part II)
Part two of this three part series focuses on the reputation of the M1 Carbine from returning GIs, the wave of popularity generated by the $24 rifles offered through the NRA and DCM in the early ’60s, and Hollywood’s contribution—plus a whole lot more!