If all you had

[Badgersmilk]

This should keep you busy for a few days.   



http://ammo.ar15.com/project/Self_Defense_Ammo_FAQ/index.htm#.30%20carbine

[TAB]

I've been thinking very hard as of late of swaping out my DE for a m1 for my Home defense gun.  another plus is even my wife could use it.

[USSA-1]

I wouldn't hesitate to use a M1 Carbine.  Easy to shoot with plenty of ammunition capacity and with some of the new loadings available, I would expect it to be quite an effective man stopper.

http://www.dakotaammo.net/Self-Defense-DPX/30-Carb-100gr-DPX-Hunter/DPX30100-20/200/Product

USSA-1

[L.E. Keeney]

Ok, this is one that should be carefully thought out; If all you had for a home defense weapon was a M1- Carbine, would you feel undergunned?  In my case it is not the only gun I own, however, if push came to shove and all you had left after your other guns were taken away; and you had stashed the M1 away, do you feel that you could take care of yourself and your family?

Id feel much better if I had a choice in ammo..for example, a hollowpoint hunting load or something from cor bon.

[fightingquaker13]

I've been thinking very hard as of late of swaping out my DE for a m1 for my Home defense gun.  another plus is even my wife could use it.

The other plus is the clips. I sold my grandad's to a friend of his who wanted it and I felt obligated. The thing is though, it had 600 rounds of ammo in stripper clips that fit in a few bandoliers. That and two or three twenty rounders and you should be good with a lot less weight than an AR or AK would reuire to carry that much ammo. Again, I'd treat it like a pistol caliber carbine, but given that limitation, I think you could do a whole lot worse.
FQ13

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[Woody]

 I wouldn't mind one at all,  send me one.