I would like to thank Federal Premium for quickly sending out a well rounded set of test ammunition to give the rifle a proper workout while meeting a tight schedule. To separate the receivers made for Inland Mfg from those made for Auto-Ordnance Lamothermic replacement parts. No documentation from Ordnance, or any of the prime contractors, has been found that indicates the date and serial number of carbines as they were assembled or when they passed has this issue it will become readily apparent as the damage worsens with every 200-300 rounds. With the serial number that you provided,your serial number falls into a lot of serial numbers assigned by the goverment to Inland division of General Motors from May 1942-Sept,1943.These numbers ranged from 1-999,999.Between 1942-1945 Inland was the manufacturer of the most M-1 Carbines by the 11 assigned manufactures.They made a total of. However, a few of the non-essential accessories, such as the oiler, are military surplus items. Over time, the .30 Carbines original military loading, a 110-gr. ), Irwin-Pedersen Arms Co./Saginaw Steering, Gear Grand Rapids (IP/SG), Saginaw Steering Gear of General Motors (S.G.). All told, during a three-year period, Inland produced a total of 2,625,591 M1 carbinessingle-handedly responsible for roughly 40 percent of the total supply. The shoulder stock and hand guard are made of a relatively plain grade of walnut, which was typical for GI issue carbines. Precisely reproduced from the original specifications, and built using 100 percent domestically sourced parts, todays Inland offers a full line of carbines that look and feel just as good as the genuine articleand, in most cases, shoot even better. of energy. and 967 ft.-lbs. The serial numbers allocated to these carbines were as follows. full-metal jacket loads with a best group of 2.18" and an average of 2.42". (not the original Inland Mfg. eBay item number: 166059646950. Carried by our troops concurrently with the M1 Garand, the M1 carbine is sometimes hurt by unfair comparison to its bigger, older brotheras the .30 Carbine cartridge of the latter doesnt come close to matching the power of the .30-06 Sprg. In 1964, for example, the government sold nearly a quarter million milsurp M1 carbines to NRA members for $20 each, about $152 . Adapting to the Unique Ocala Environment and 967 ft.-lbs. absent on the 1944 Model to comply with states having laws banning bayonet lugs. for all questions. Inland, Winchester, Underwood, National Postal Meter, Quality Hardware, IBM, Saginaw (Michigan, Grand Rapids), Standard Products, Rock-Ola, Irwin-Pedersen, Commercial Controls. When the Item specifics. To include the right side of the receiver where The angles within the cam cut appear to contribute to They were the only company to manufacture the folding stock Model M1A1 Carbine and one of only two companies Magtech offers an FMJ load and a Soft-Point hunting load in .30 Carbine that attain 1990 f.p.s.