"Weapons Expert" surprised by 30 carbine performance

[imarangemaster]

Was posted here years ago. In an old episode of History Channel's "Weaponology" series, they discuss the weapons of the French Foreign Legion through the years. At about minute 39:00 the "weapons expert" talks about the carbine being being popular with the Legion even though it was essentially a pistol round. He then shoots a 12x12" clay block with a 30-06 and gets the expected big hole. He then shoots another 12x12" clay block with the M1 carbine and the block is blown apart! He was gobsmacked and totally at a loss. To my dad and his brothers who all fought in the Pacific in WW 2, this would not have been a surprised. It excelled at close up and personal.

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