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To: yarddog
If anyone still makes copies of the M1 carbine it would seem a natural for the 10mm.

That's been done, as has the .45 Winchester Magnum in a reworked M1 carbine, though recoil from that load eventually shatters the wood stocks. But another problem is that the wider cartridges reduce the magazine capacity to six or seven rounds when using the carbine's original 15-round magazine, and feeding reliability can be compromised if the curved 30-round mag is used.

But there's an Israeli bullpup stock arangement now available for the G.I. carbine, as the carbine is a polular weapon still widely used by civilian police reservists there. The real answer would be a light carbine specifically designed around the cartridge, a very real possibility if the *assault wweapons ban* sunsets at the end of next year.

And wouldn't a Calico 9mm M950-style pistol/carbine in 10mm with a 50-round magazine be interesting...?


35 posted on 06/07/2003 10:38:21 AM PDT by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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To: archy
As a note to history this article really should also include the now almost impossible to find .49 AE (action express) which has a rebated head a .40 cal bullet and a 9mm cartridge base. That round also contributed to todays .40 caliber graze and was I believe out before the 10mm. I did have a 40AE for a while and it had some problems feeding so I unloaded it wquickly. It was based on a Tanfoglio frame copy of the CZ75.
41 posted on 06/07/2003 11:53:37 AM PDT by harpseal (Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown)
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