Select Fire M2 carbine!

The M1/ M2 Carbine are truly fun firearms to shoot. The M1 was developed at the beginning of WWII at the request of the Army to find a weapon that was better suited to the combat load carried by different supporting elements (radio operators, artillerymen, etc) and to provide a lightweight, rifle caliber firearm for our new airborne forces. It bridged the gap between the M1 Garand and the Thompson SMG. Towards the end of WWII the M2, select fire carbine seen here was developed. It saw some use with paratroopers towards the end of the war, but its real foray into military history happened in Korea, and with special forces advisors at the beginning of the Vietnam war.

The M1/M2 carbine fires its very own caliber called the .30 carbine. It is 35.6" long with a 18" barrel and weighs 5.2 lbs. The select fire M2 fires at a rate of 750 rounds per minute out to an effective range of 300 yards.

Of special note for me, when I bought this gun it came with the original, beat up walnut stock, which I still have. I do a lot of woodworking in my regular daily life, and so I set out to make my very first rifle stock. This stock was hand carved out of figured redwood, and I am very pleased with how it came out.

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