Dave, apologies for words in mouth, but did you intend to say "
couldn't hit someone in a closet"?
I also have what I refer to as the "Swcharzkopf" model, i.e., same gun but registered SBR with a
M1A1 M1 carbine repro stock attached.
They are definitely close in sticks. I find I do ok with them, but they are on the wild side. Not a precision weapon at all. A 25 yard weapon, maybe 50 yards if I aim true and squeeze gently. :-)
Dave, would you say they (the chopped carbine versions) were prevalent among U.S. Forces, or just kind of an oddity? Was that a stop-gap weapon prior to the XM177E1's coming to the troops? Was it the impetus for the XM-177E1's ?? I don't think anybody was doing this to carbines during WWII?