A lucky day! Found a sweet M1 Carbine.

[Jimbo80]

Saw an ad for a Saginaw M1 Carbine on the local Gun Trader for $1K OBO. I have a really nice Inland that I don't shoot very often mostly because it is in such nice condition. Pics made the gun look average at best so I wasn't surprised the ad was still up a few days later.

Thinking this would be a good shooter, I contacted the guy last night and we met up this afternoon. I had a very hard time controlling my poker face when he pulled this early production SG from a gun sock. After some back and forth we came to an agreement at $850. I couldn't be happier. If he had held firm I would have been payed his asking price and walked away feeling like a winner.

The M1 Carbine is my favorite long gun by a country mile. It really is a masterpiece. I am one happy camper to have found this Saginaw.

 

[HPJeep]

That's a good deal. Congrats!

 

[WestKentucky]

That’s great! An m1 carbine is a fine tool to have around. Having 2 is spectacular. Having no pictures of them though…

 

[hso]

Pics?

 

[horsemen61]

Gotta have pics man

 

[Jimbo80]

Sorry, I thought I added one. I'm still so excited to find and own it I'm doing everything one handed. I can't put it down. I will get more shortly.

 

[wiscoaster]

$850 --- wow!! Really nice rifle and at got it at an awesome deal to boot!! Well done!!

 

[22250Rem]

Wow again..... Looks like a sweet deal. I still regret selling the one I had 20 something years ago. Thanks for the pix.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Good on you for staying firm with your offer -- gives me hope that someday the M1 Carbine prices will be closer my neighborhood once more.

 

[thegatman]

Nice find.

 

[tark]

I think you stole it at that price. Great find!

 

[35 Whelen]

Nice carbine and you got a heck of a buy!

35W

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Agreed very very nice find and a deal. Looking forward to the range report.

 

[cfullgraf]

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The M1 Carbine is my favorite long gun by a country mile. It really is a masterpiece. I am one happy camper to have found this Saginaw.

I have carbines from five of the ten different manufacturers and my Saginaw is about the most reliable. It may be a coincidence, maybe not. Sounds like yours is a good shooter. Enjoy.

The 30 Carbine is fun to shoot.

 

[bersaguy]

Nice score! Both my dad and grandfather worked at Saginaw Steering Gear, I'd love to find a deal on an SG carbine like that. I make do with a Plainfield that dad bought new in '64. I do love the M1 carbines and hope that with the load of imports that came in last year, we might see the prices on 30 carbine ammo creep down a bit

 

[Skylerbone]

Wow wow wow on that rifle! Looks fantastic and smartly bought! Congratulations and enjoy it, I’m excited for you!

 

[JCooperfan1911]

The M1 carbine is the best carbine yet. Mine:



And here is my 1943 Underwood with a decent amount of ammo I got for it at a ridiculously low price pre-covid.

 

[ClaymoreAKM]

What a find!

 

[.455_Hunter]

Outstanding!

My wife likes the M1 carbine and Mini-14. She wants nothing to do with the AR platform.

 

[eastbank]

i owned dozens of them over the years, dogs-shooters-collectors, all but one have gone and its this rebuilt winchester that eats anything and as accurett as any of them. light-handy and powerfull enough to get the job done at reasonable ranges, whats not to like.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Score!

 

[dh1633pm]

Sweet rifle, excellent deal.

 

[lightman]

Nice rifle! The Carbine is a fun gun to shoot.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

That is a sweet price for any working M1 carbine for sure, and yours looks to be in really good shape.

 

[Jimbo80]

[QUOTE="bersaguy]I do love the M1 carbines and hope that with the load of imports that came in last year, we might see the prices on 30 carbine ammo creep down a bit[/QUOTE]

With Covid and the way the Midway guns got snapped up I was thinking the opposite. With folks willing to pay close to $2K for over graded import marked guns I thought the days of reasonably priced Carbines were over for good. Hence my surprise at my luck.

It is good to be reminded that there are still bargains out there. I hadn't made a deal since 2019 and was really missing the rush I get seeing an old gun for the first time and knowing it's going to be coming home.