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jim brady · 02-17-2012, 01:41 PM

Had one - didn't really like it much. Like Grumpy66 said, the spare mags are pricey. If you can find them. I didn't like the bolt design much, and I think Erma could have made it look more like a real M1 Carbine with just a little work. I wouldn't buy another, but if I did I would not pay more than $150 for it.

I know this is an old post, I've been out of town a while - but my two pennies here is that you'd be better of just buying a very used M1 Carbinbe and loading ammo for it. You can do just about the same thing with a .30 carbine anyway. It's really just a pistol round. Might make 'bunny burgers' more than a .22, but they are fun little carbines.

02-17-2012, 01:41 PM	#7
jim brady Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,072	Re: Erma EM1 .22 carbine Had one - didn't really like it much. Like Grumpy66 said, the spare mags are pricey. If you can find them. I didn't like the bolt design much, and I think Erma could have made it look more like a real M1 Carbine with just a little work. I wouldn't buy another, but if I did I would not pay more than $150 for it. I know this is an old post, I've been out of town a while - but my two pennies here is that you'd be better of just buying a very used M1 Carbinbe and loading ammo for it. You can do just about the same thing with a .30 carbine anyway. It's really just a pistol round. Might make 'bunny burgers' more than a .22, but they are fun little carbines. Last edited by jim brady; 02-17-2012 at 01:43 PM..