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    The M1 Carbine was so ineffective in Korea

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    Paul, thank you for the link.....Frank

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    Yes...this has the potential of being a long thread. I've always agreed with your train of thought though, a properly placed carbine round kills as well as the next weapon. I always knew that from the sound of the strike on a steel plate at 200 yds. The other thing I enjoyed hearing was his philosophy of care for his troops welfare. It was the exact same thoughts I had about it being the Snr NCO's job of maintaining the welfare of his men. Glad to know I was on the right track...
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    This is in the same wheel house as the argument over .380 being an effective round for self defense. I tell you what, I know for a fact I don't want to be shot with it.

    .30 carbine is guaranteed to mess up a perfectly good day.!!

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    Great article in the current Carbine Club newsletter. Great to hear firsthand from someone there.

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    Thanks for sharing, Paul. Regards, Rick.

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    I read in a book somewhere where in Viet-Nam a couple of Rangers were discussing weapons. Sitting at a bar they got on the subject of the Carbine . They both agreed it was a POS another Soldier overheard them and said it was BS. The man said he had killed a lot of Koreans using one and he got the MOH for doing it. Hmmm could it be they were talking to him ? The Carbine and the M-16 debate will always go on . What I thought was ironic was the early AR-15 / M-16 first used in 'Nam were having reliability problems . So most of the Americans carried the M-1 / M-2s !

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