If one wanted to get ahold of an M1 Carbine as a reliable utility short range long gun in the current social situation, who currently makes a decent candidate?
Or is this more a case of finding a rebuilt WW II or Korean example and laying in an extra set of every possible spring, extractor, etc?
I can see fitting one with a red dot on one of the several upper handguard replacement mounts as Chris at Lucky Gunner has done.