TheGunMag: "M1 Carbine the Most Versatile Rifle"

[Wineman]

Somehow we have gone from the generation where the gun was a tool (think rusty shovels, dull axes, bent rounded screwdrivers) to the I have to always take everything apart and get every bit of gunk out of it generation. Yes I obsess at times, but the M1 Carbine is best set up right and left intact when it comes to cleaning. The M1 Carbine always elicits either praise or scorn. Used in it's intended purpose: as pistol replacement that everyone can shoot well it excels. When you start to get out of that comfort zone and get into Battle Rifle replacement, Assault Rifle, Sub-machine gun, long range weapon or target rifle you start to see the faults. Paper power is fine, but the 357 out of a rifle has more weight and more diameter, maybe not as fast. However, an SP Carbine bullet is no slouch either. Either way a good shot has venison in the freezer. I have loaded for the M1 since I was 16 but if I had to live with it day to day, it would be Winchester, Remington or Federal 110 SP's all day long.

Dave