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mike, i was talking about ammo in general....more the 556 and 762...etc. 22wmr i cant really say. are manufacturers still producing 22 mag pistols and rifles or are they starting to phase that round out? i havent looked at a gun circular in ages. on the topic of "preppers"....i dont think there are a wealth of them. BUT i will say most gun owners are stocking up and like you buying when they can. i dont consider them preppers....they would have to be stockpiling food, precious metals, have a bug out plan...etc. still...laws of supply and demand apply here. IF there is a demand ( which there most definitely is )...companies will ramp up production to cash in on that demand. the fact that it has gone this long is proof to me "the fix" is in....aka...the current administration is blocking importation. i guarantee you there are foreign ammo makers who would love to cash in but cant get their goods in country.
 
Matt, While that is not something that would interest me it is a nice looking rifle and I have o problem with replica stuff as long as the quality is there and this appears to be very nicely done. You've got a nice every day shooter that looks and shoots perfectly, go for it.
Bobby, importation is not something I can speak to. The ammo that I have been able to buy locally has most often been imported, like Sellier Belloit .40S&W 600rnds opposed to 200rnds of Blazer and 100rnds of Winchester. So it would seem to me that more import is making it through than domestic. As far as .22WMR again I can't say with an authority. I have the PMR-30 Keltec, the Henry carbine, and a Heritage 6-shooter tat all use .22WMR and I like it as well, bangs like my .45 and shoots more flame. Supply Demand has indeed taken over. Big companies like Walmart could make the difference by demanding bonded shipments direct from the Mfgs rather than from regional distributers
 
Finally found some .22lr...Federal Match 325rds in a box for 29.00. Could only buy 1 box at a time. Yeesh
 
The last boxes of .22WMR I found were $12.95 for 50rnds almost $0.26 per round ironically .40S&W were $64 for 250rnds almost the same price per round but still cheaper than the Blazzers at $16 for 50
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I just recieved some items of my Dad's after about a year battling with his...let's call her the female that he married several years ago...

Anyway, among the items were his military items like footlocker, mess kit, etc. and his M1 .30 carbine. Much to my surprise, his J.C. Higgins .22 rifle was in there as well!

I recall going to turkey-shoots with him as a kid, we had alot of fun...seeing this brings back many good memories.

It's in remarkable condition for sitting untouched for decades. It's still in it's original box with all accessories, complete with owner's manual!

The carbine is a Universal, s/n indicates it was made in early-mid 1942 and really nice condition. It's still in the box it was shipped with, from the Rock Island Arsenal. I'll see about getting some photos posted of them in the next day or so.

I always used to bug my Dad about getting the carbine and now that I have it, it just doesn't seem all that important anymore...this "getting older" thing isn't as great as I thought it would be when I was younger, you know?
 
Agreed, John

It wasn't the matter of actually having the carbine, it was more along the lines of giving him a hard time (light hearted, of course). Think of it as: "it's not the trophy, but the thrill of the chase"

I would much rather have Dad around than "things".
 
Nothing like having a josh with your Dad. Mine is long gone and no one really fills the 'dad' space in your life.
I know what you mean about things.. my dad's WW2 army stuff had a relevance when he was alive as there was a tale attached to the items.
I wish I had written them down.
 

I think you might be mistaken that your Dad's Universal was his in WW2. Universal was a company that produced carbines in the 1960s out of Milspec parts. It ultimately started making their own version that was internally different and not milspec compatible. I own one. Gets lots of bad rap on the internet and perhaps deservingly so. My bolt is cracked, but it was absolutely reliable and a tack driver by comparison with some of the mil surplus stuff. Did you mean Underwood by chance?
 
He purchased his M1 through the CMP back in '63 (according to Mom...she did the paperwork for him!) lol

It's an older (well, back then) model, and The original shipping box stillhas the shipping label and everything. I'll include some photos of that along with the rifle.

I'll see if I can get you a real nice shot of the Universal stamp on the rear of the reciever, slightly obscured by the rear sight.
 
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