A Carbine, handgun poser

[Cancerman]

I have a M1 carbine and wonder if it would be a good idea to get a 30 carbine Ruger revolver, or get a 44 mag carbine and revolver to have the use the same ammo concept?  What you think?

[Hazcat]

30 carbine ammo is cheap and available.  I like the round myself.

[Trevor]

Having a pistol and a carbine in the same caliber is fun.  It gives you a nice commitment to one caliber, kind of like a promise ring to a pretty girl next door.  Yet, given the awesome development of the .223 and 7.62x39 cartridges, and their accompanying rifles, you are going to get with the floosie anyway and forget about the girl.  Quaint downhome fun ain't what it once was.  Buy them all.  The ego will know its own.

[fightingquaker13]

Personally the carbine offends me, Not for what is so much as what it was for, so sadly wasn't. How many of our guys got zapped because of it? You look at the Ruger mini-14/ slash min-30 and they're what the gun should have been A reliable, rugged, accurate enough at a hudred yard weapon. The irritating thing is they use technology that was pretty much available at the time. (rant over)

As far as the M1 today, WHY? Its the reason I roll my eyes at most pistol carbines witthe exception of the .44 mag, which is a serious rifle. (Of course its also a serious pistol too, as far as hunting goes). I had fun shooting my M1, bu I sure don't miss it. I'd buy a Saiga in 7.62x39 (around five give take on the net), or a used mini.  Why buy a carbine in a non-.44 cartridge, when you can get rifle power for the same money? You'll have a plinker, a short range hunter and you'll significantly raise the ante in a defense situation. Just my .o2
fightig quaker13

[tombogan03884]

Love the Carbine, Hate the round  Go with the .44's unless you just want accurate plinking.

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[pioneer]

Makes a lot of sense to have pistol & carbine in same caliber.  A lot of folks like the .30 carbine, but some WW2 vets, including my dad, think they aren't good man stoppers. 

If you go with a lever gun carbine and revolver, you have a few more options.  Such as .38 / .357, or .44 spl / .44 mag.  Lighter loads for practice, magnum loads for serious work. 

[Badgersmilk]

I hunt with .44 mag in a Ruger carbine and a Super Redhawk.  Even use a .44 Raging Bull as a home defense backup (to a 12 gauge).  .44 mag versatility is amazing!  You can get ammo from the factory's thats got a good variety of uses (self defense to deer hunting), but hand loading is where its at baby!  Look at the ballistics of a .44 mag with a 300 grain bullet and H110 powder!  Now thats layin down some hurt on target!

30 Carbine is a great little round, and much cheaper if you intend to do a lot of paper killing.  I completely refinished an old M1 Carbine for my dad.  He uses it on rabbit, ground hogs, a fox or two, stuff like that.  Very happy with it.