5.2 lb (2.4 kg) empty
5.8 lb (2.6 kg) loaded w/sling
Length
35.6 in (900 mm)
Barrel length
17.75 in (451 mm)
Cartridge
.30 Carbine
Action
Gas-operated (short-stroke piston), rotating bolt
Rate of fire
60–70 aimed rounds/min (M1/A1)
750 rounds/min (M2)[9]
Muzzle velocity
1,990 ft/s (607 m/s)
Effective firing range
219–328 yd (200–300 m)[10]
Feed system
15- or 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights
Rear sight: aperture; L-type flip or adjustable
Front sight: wing-protected post
The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was issued to the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.[11] The M1 carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used by paramilitary and police forces around the world after World War II.
The M2 carbine is the selective-fire version of the M1 carbine, capable of firing in both semi-automatic and full-automatic. The M3 carbine was an M2 carbine with an active infrared scope system.[12]
Despite having a similar name and physical outward appearance, the M1 carbine is not a carbine version of the M1 Garand rifle. On July 1, 1925, the U.S. Army began using the current naming convention where the "M" is the designation for "Model" and the number represents the sequential development of equipment and weapons.[13] Therefore, the "M1 carbine" was the first carbine developed under this system. The "M2 carbine" was the second carbine developed under the system, etc.
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^Brian Wood; Johan Peleman (1999). The Arms Fixers. Controlling the Brokers and Shipping Agents (Report). PRIO. p. 40. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023. At the busiest US port, Long Beach in California, an average of 8,400 cargo containers in the port area could be checked every day – but US Customs has fewer than 135 inspectors there. It was therefore almost by accident that, in March 1997, federal agents at the US–Mexico border opened two suspect sealed containers from Long Beach, and this led them to the largest illicit arms shipment ever intercepted en route from the USA to Mexico.2 The arms, including M-2 automatic rifles, had originally been left behind in Vietnam by the US armed forces.
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