WTS: .30 Carbine Paratrooper Rifle & Reloading Items

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  • jedi

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    Oct 27, 2008
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    NWI, North of US-30
    Summary:
    Here is your chance to own a .30 carbine with under 1500 rounds through it and all the stuff you will need to reload for it to include powder and bullets! I bought this rifle to work my way up from a 10/22 to a .308 rifle for Appleseed. I have since gotten use to the more recoil of a .30 carbine vs a .22lr and am now looking to make the next step .223 or .308. As such this rifle is not going to see much action from me anymore and there is no point in it just sitting in the safe when someone else could use it. At this time I am not willing to break this sale into sub section (ie. I won't just sell the ammo or the reloading stuff separately.)

    Price: $2200 for all of it.
    Location: Griffith, IN (46319)
    Conditions:
    1) F2F within NWI.
    2) Must be 18+ years of age
    3) Must show a valid IN driver's license
    (no information will be recorded)

    Items:

    Firearm

    • Auto Ordnance M1 Carbine Paratrooper (Caliber: .30 Carbine)[note 1]
    • 15 Round Magazines x 14 (various manufacturers)
    • 100/300 yard flip rear sight

    Reloading

    • Lee 3 Set Die for .30 Carbine
    • Lee Factory Crimp Die for .30 Carbine
    • Lee Hand Trimmer for .30 Carbine
    • Winchester 296 Powder (8lb)[note 2]
    • 2690 x .30 110 gr FMJ Bullets
    • 396 x .30 110 gr Berry's Platted Bullets
    • 212 x Twice fired .30 carbine brass (deprimmed)
    • 2 x Once fired .30 carbine brass (spent primmer still in)
    • 46 x Twice fired .30 carbine brass (spent primmer still in) [STRIKE]
    • 96 x Three times fired .30 carbine brass (spent primmer still in)[/STRIKE]
    • 137 x Three times fired .30 carbine brass (spent primmer still in)
    • 12 x Range pick up .30 carbine brass (deprimmed)
    Ammo

    • 15 x WW II ammo HP .30 carbine brass
    • 50 x Remmington .30 carbine brass
    • 50 x Augila .30 carbine brass [note 3]
    • 50 x 70's ammo HP .30 carbine brass
    Storage



    Note 1:
    I am the 4th owner of this rifle. The original owner (unknown) test fired it under 100 times before selling it to an Indy cop. The Indy cop never fired it and traded the rifle with several others to an INGO member from Indy. That member also never fired it and put it up for sale in the INGO classifies where I pick it up from.

    Here is the log of rounds through the barrel:
    Bought used with 100 rounds
    29 JUL 12 - 50 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 150

    11 AUG 12 - 5 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 155

    23 SEP 12 - 10 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 165

    20 OCT 12 - 25 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 190

    18 NOV 12 - 163 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 353

    27 DEC 12 - 31 rounds @ Horse Farm Valpo
    - TOTAL COUNT 384

    24 MAR 13 - 298 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 682

    20 APR 13 - 204 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 886

    19 MAY 13 - 153 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 1039

    15 JUN 13 - 144 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 1183

    13 JUL 13 - 41 rounds @ Winamac Fish & Wildlife Area Range
    - TOTAL COUNT 1224

    Note 2:
    There is approximately 1/3 left in the bottle enough to make 1184 rounds using 14gr with Berry's Plated Bullets.

    The carbine likes these settings:
    Trim 2 Length = 1.284 to 1.286
    Platted Bullets use 14.0 gr (black mark on Lee Die)
    FMJ Bullets use 14.6 gr (Pink mark on Lee Die)

    Note 3:
    The aguila ammo was put inside the Cabela's yellow steel case ammo box because that box has the plastic insert whereas Aguila does not.

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