To me the value of having an AR in .30 Carbine would be in several areas, mainly not putting wear on my G.I. carbine. Other benefits would be manifold, such as having a modern platform for optics (rails) that would also be easily customized, readily available parts and the transfer of familiarity from one's other ARs. As I said at the beginning, I no longer have any practical use for the M1icon Carbine. When I got it over 20 years ago, my thinking was different than today. I now consider the carbine a collectable that will not be fired except very rarely.