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From: MEDELMA@cms.cc.wayne.edu (Michael Edelman)
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Subject: Re: .30 cal carbine (was Re: Long gun for rural property advice request)
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Date: 12 Jun 91 16:20:21 GMT
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The M1 Carbine is very good at doing what it's supposed to do. It's not
a marksman's rifle, or a sniper's weapon, or anything like that. It
was conceived as an alternative to the sidearm for non-infantry troops.
The cartridge has ballistics similar to the .357- i.e., a hot handgun
round. Given the choice of reaching for my .357 or my carbine in a tight
situtation, I'd grab the carbine with a couple of 30 round magazines.
IMHO, of course.           --mike