Thanks again for the addtional info... -rangemaster, my trunk weapon was always a Remington 870 from 1973-1995.... When I decided to add a carbine twenty years later, my research led me to three candidates.... the S&W Sport 15 (at $525 the cheapest...), then a Mini 30 tactical (two hundred more...), then finally towards war babies (of the three, much more interesting....). My first military weapon was an M-14 (basic for me was January 1968 so I'm into geezer territory now....). After learning that system a year later we all had to re-qualify with the M-16 (which was a snap compared to the M-14...). The area I worked as a cop (small city just north of Miami, during the height of the party....) was never conducive to using a carbine or other long gun (unless you were in a specialized unit) so the basic riot gun was my go to on any hot call for some years....

I'll be re-learning old skills (hopefully) and that carbine will once again be a trunk weapon. Here's a small prayer that it's never needed for anything other than range work...
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