Justin
Moderator Emeritus
Ok, here's a question- Is the M1 Carbine a good choice for home defense?
You see all sorts of arguments about how the .30 Carbine round is ineffective at long distances, and really isn't much of a penetrator. This may not be the ideal setup if you're storming the beaches of Normandy, but what about inside your own home at 0-dark-thirty? Seems to me that the M1 Carbine would have quite a bit going for it in this regard:
1)It's a longarm which makes it easier to handle than a pistol.
2)The round isn't a full-blown rifle round, which means it's less likely to go through three walls and into the neighbors' place.
3)Higher capacity than a shotgun- 15 and 30 round magazines are readily available.
4)Low recoil adds to ease of controllability, especially for those who might balk at shooting a 12 guage.
5)It's fairly light, which makes it quite handy.
The biggest mark against the M1 Carbine for a HD weapon is that there doesn't seem to be any provision for attaching a light.
So whaddya think?
You see all sorts of arguments about how the .30 Carbine round is ineffective at long distances, and really isn't much of a penetrator. This may not be the ideal setup if you're storming the beaches of Normandy, but what about inside your own home at 0-dark-thirty? Seems to me that the M1 Carbine would have quite a bit going for it in this regard:
1)It's a longarm which makes it easier to handle than a pistol.
2)The round isn't a full-blown rifle round, which means it's less likely to go through three walls and into the neighbors' place.
3)Higher capacity than a shotgun- 15 and 30 round magazines are readily available.
4)Low recoil adds to ease of controllability, especially for those who might balk at shooting a 12 guage.
5)It's fairly light, which makes it quite handy.
The biggest mark against the M1 Carbine for a HD weapon is that there doesn't seem to be any provision for attaching a light.
So whaddya think?