Carbines were subjected to production tests
Randomly selected carbines were shot 6,000 times and any problems were noted. To show you how easy on the barrel these weapons are, some of these test carbines, after 6,000 shots were simply cleaned up and sent out for issue. A Garand would have a seriously shot out barrel by that time. Another consideration is that many of these guns were carried by cooks, mechanics, artillerymen, staff officers etc. and were not fired a lot. The ones used by infantry were used up and rebuilt.
My NPM has its original IBM barrel and the only flaw in that barrel is a bit of pitting directly over the gas port, probably from water entering from that hole. It shoots lights out at 100 yds.