This Advisor from Inland Manufacturing is modeled after the M1 carbines used during the Vietnam war for clearing the matrix of tunnels and engaging in extreme close quarters. Posted on 02/11/2020 7:20:17 AM PST by w1n1
This Advisor from Inland Manufacturing is modeled after the M1 carbines used during the Vietnam war for clearing the matrix of tunnels and engaging in extreme close quarters.
The "Advisor," Inland’s M1 pistol, features many of the same characteristics of their original carbines and is modeled after the modified M1 carbines that were a popular conversion made by US Military advisors during the Vietnam Era. These "Military Advisors" found that the compact and reliable M1 carbine could be made even more suitable for their specific missions by cutting the barrels down to pistol lengths and using either a cut down standard stock or the M1A1 folding stock – the folder was the stock of choice if they could get their hands on one.
The M1 Carbine was originally designed for troops that did not need a full-sized battle rifle. Rear-echelon troops, truck drivers and specialized soldiers found that the heavy and long M1 Garand was unwieldy but wanted something more than a pistol. The M1 Carbine filled the gap between the two, being much shorter and lighter than the Garand but offering far more effective range and accuracy than a .45 ACP 1911 pistol. Read the rest of M1 carbine pistol.
When I take my carbine to the range, it seems to be the one firearm most people want to try out, and overwhelmingly the first thing most people say is, "I can't believe how light it is!" Recoil is light to non-existant and it's very easy to stay on target even during rapid fire. It's not by any means a precision target rifle, but nor is it intended to be. Mine will easily stay in a pie-plate sized target at 100 meters all day long, which for a PDW, is more than adequate.
I had one very similar called the Enforcer. Awkward thing. I had no idea how loud a .30 carbine was when accidentally fired inside the cab of a pickup truck.
Wait, is that “pistol” shooting 30.06?
lol....yup, permanent hearing damage.
He said there were two kinds of soldiers, ones who liked cleaning their weapons and those that hated it. He fell into the later category.
No, it fires .30 caliber carbine rounds.
You'd be surprised how loud a .22 magnum revolver is when accidentally fired inside an apartment bedroom (no, I wasn't the trigger man).
Man, talk about a different time. Just try "trading" your rifle these days. Pretty sure leadership would just hang the offender from the nearest tree.
Bullet mass/type: 110 gr (7 g) FMJ
Velocity: 606.5 m/s (1,990 ft/s)
Energy: 1,311 J (967 ft⋅lbf)
Test barrel length: 18 inches
Source: Winchester
OK. That makes more sense. I was thinking who would want to shoot a 30.06 out of a gun that small. It would not be a fun day at the range. Like shooting 357 out of a snub nose.
A guy in Lemon Grove Ca used to reload them for me with soft points. Quite effective.
In reading history (something not taught in public schools these days) the Marines in the Pacific fighting the Japs loved the M1 carbine for its ease of use in the jungles. The .30 carbine is equivalent to the .357 magnum in hitting power.
I inherited an M1 Carbine. Nice, lightweight and compact. At least it was until that boating accident.
During the Korean war there were many different infantry weapons to choose from. It was mix and match. If a guy in my Dad’s platoon got wounded or worse his weapon(s) was fair game. What he told me was some of the guys liked the captured Russian burp gun so much they started to carry it. It was a really good weapon. Then they realized the sound of it could potentially draw friendly fire so that didn’t last long.
I was a tank commander on a M48A3 tank with the 77th Armor in Vietnam on the DMZ. OEM equipment was 2 M3A1 SMG’s per tank. The M3 was one of the finest and most reliable weapons I ever used. I dropped it in mud with the ejection port cover open, to see if it would still work. I scooped the mud out of the chamber with my little finger so that rounds could enter it. I did nothing else. The thing went thru two magazines of continuous 30 round bursts, ejecting mud along with cartridge cases. It was practically self cleaning!!
The bolt ran along two guide rods that were located in holes at the back of the stamped and welded receiver amd by a clipped on trunnion plate in the front. That and the very low cyclic rate of fire (450-500 rpm) contributed to it’s smoothness and controllability. It was ridiculously easy to maintain and repair. I think that penny for penny, it was one of the best SMG’s ever designed. I could easily keep every round of a 30 round burst on a man sized target at 50 yards.
The only weakness was the mag, being a double row single feed position type. I cured that by pressing two mag springs together and stuffing them into the magazine tube. It NEVER failed to run perfectly with that setup. Zero stoppages.
My father told me the M-1 Carbine was a beautiful piece of engineering and craftsmanship but in reality it was a pain in the ass to maintain under the conditions he found himself.
My uncle was in the 24th division on occupation duty in Japan and he was thrown into Korea right off the bat. He said the norks invaded on a Saturday and he was on a ship the next Tuesday headed to Korea. He carried an M1 Carbine with 30 rd magazines tapped together. I suspect it was probably a WWII variant that was semi-auto because I have heard him talking about filing down the sear to make it auto, ever how he did it. When he got off the ship they were initially handing out a few rounds of ammo to each soldier, 2-3 and the phrase try not to use it, WTH! He said the closer they got to the norks the more ammo they got. He liked the M1 and carried it his entire tour of duty.
My mother-in-laws father also served in Korea a year into the war though is when he got there and he would trade for an M1 carbine and his Lt. hated the M1 carbine with a passion. Reynolds, get rid of that piece of crap and get you a garand right now! Yes sir and he would scrounge up a garand and carry it for a while until he could trade again.
My uncle who carried the M1 Carbine said his unit was walking through an area where the norks had been wiped out and there were all kinds of Russian guns laying around and he picked up a burp gun and some ammo he carried with his M1 for a while. On a particularly long hot day he decided why am I carrying this heavy POS and tossed the burp gun into a rice paddy.
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