Define carbine please.
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The M1 Carbine fired a bullet type round with a blunt nose.
The firearm itself resembles its big brother in that it also uses a rotating bolt. It is magazine fed from a separate clip which inserts underneath. Back to the bullet, it is smaller then the Garand’s 30.06 round with much less propellant. The range I believe is about 200 yards while the Garand is at least 5 times that. The carbine fit a niche between 45 pistols and the Garand was cheap and easy to use with easy reloads. You could say it was a plinker. I am also well acquainted with it and the closest modern firearm would be the mini-14 but again a bullet round not the .223.
Load soft point ammo in a carbine and it is not a plinker, it’s a great defense weapon for the home. I have put one in the hands of women for training and so far every one of them has preferred it to the ARs. I can shoot it in my garage without ear protection, too. Never try that with an AR, even if you’re half deaf like me.