The first thing I'd do would be to do some reading on the M1 Carbine forum of Culver's Shooting Pages.
http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/carbine/carbine.pl?
Next, you might take a look at the CMP. They just started selling Carbines a couple of months ago.
http://www.odcmp.com/rifles/carbine.htm
In addition to sales info, that page has a link to an article on accurate shooting with a carbine (slow-loading pdf) that will tell you a few things to look for to get a good shooter, and explains the muzzle counterboring you sometimes see on them.
They CMP's Carbines are all USGI and run $419 to $575 for Rack Grade, and $495 to $675 for Service Grade. The link will explain the grades. They have been pricing them according to maker.
I don't know if they will continue this way, but thus far, they are selling them one manufacturer at a time...in other words, they take orders for Inlands until sold, then Underwood, then Winchester, etc.
The CMP has a forum also, and you can look at it to get an idea of what people are getting from the CMP. http://www.odcmp.org/new_forum/
http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/carbine/carbine.pl?
Next, you might take a look at the CMP. They just started selling Carbines a couple of months ago.
http://www.odcmp.com/rifles/carbine.htm
In addition to sales info, that page has a link to an article on accurate shooting with a carbine (slow-loading pdf) that will tell you a few things to look for to get a good shooter, and explains the muzzle counterboring you sometimes see on them.
They CMP's Carbines are all USGI and run $419 to $575 for Rack Grade, and $495 to $675 for Service Grade. The link will explain the grades. They have been pricing them according to maker.
I don't know if they will continue this way, but thus far, they are selling them one manufacturer at a time...in other words, they take orders for Inlands until sold, then Underwood, then Winchester, etc.
The CMP has a forum also, and you can look at it to get an idea of what people are getting from the CMP. http://www.odcmp.org/new_forum/
