by smurfman on Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:19 pm
I don't recall seeing an M-1 Carbine at Gunstop when I was there a couple weeks ago but I wasn't looking hard for one either. I normally spot them pretty quickly but nothing caught my eye then. You might try Wolf's Den in Hugo, I've seen a couple there pretty regularly though they were used, not new. The one chambered in 22 Spitfire is probably still around but finding components and dies would be difficult.
Ammo is likely to be a problem and probably for a long time as there isn't a huge demand for it. I just did the rounds of the Cities last weekend checking out what was available on shelves. One of my check list items was 30 Carbine ammo and brass. I was able to find 3 boxes of soft points for under $25/50 but passed on the $30/50 boxes at Gander. I was able to pick up 2 bags of brass along the way too.
I'm confining my carbine to the range at this point as I can collect my brass for later use. I have a bit of steel cased ammo but the extractor tends to slide over the rim leaving the case in the chamber.