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WANTED!!! M-1 CARBINE WITH FOLDING STOCK

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by Panzerknacker, Jan 2, 2003.

  1. Panzerknacker

    Panzerknacker New Member

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    anyone have one that they would be willing to part with, or can Sniper perhaps point me to a good place within Australia???
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    Panzerknacker, Jan 2, 2003
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    Panzerknacker New Member

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    *bump*
    If not, one with a solid stock would be fine...
     
    Panzerknacker, Jan 11, 2003
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  3. Sniper

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    Aaahhh, unfortunately Panzerknacker, the good old M-1 carbine is illegal in Oz now, along with all the other semi-auto's. So, your chances of even seeing one, let alone having one are next to nothing. :mad: ($10,000 fine and minimum 5 years gaol)

    My brother used to have one, and a very nice little rifle it was. Quite accurate at short to medium range (say up to 200 metres) but then the accuracy tailed off.

    I've only ever seen one M-1 with a folding stock and that was quite pricey I recall, about 3 times the going rate for a standard wooden stock M-1. Prices also seemed to vary dramatically depending upon who manufactured the gun in the first place. Some manufacturers only made a limited number of M-1's under contract.

    But, like I said, such things are illegal now, ever since the massacre at Port Arthur. More's the pity. Wouldn't mind a nice semi-auto myself, something like a G43 with scope would be really nice. Oh well....

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    Sniper, Jan 11, 2003
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    Panzerknacker New Member

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    I thought as much Sniper-the whole law about semi-auto weapons...
    HOWEVER, I don't know if you have been to Horsley Park gunshop, where they sell M-1 Garand rifles!!!
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    Panzerknacker, Jan 12, 2003
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  5. Sniper

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    Panzerknacker, haven't been out to Horsley Park gunshop for years. Last time I was there they were selling Chinese SKK rifles, the full auto version of the SKS semi auto. I think that was just before the police realised what they were!! So it wouldn't surprise me if they were still selling Garands "under the counter" so to speak. :eek:

    Then again they might be just fully deactivated ones, though I still think you need a special collectors licence to have one.
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    Sniper, Jan 13, 2003
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