30cal carbine

[Illhunter]

how does the 30 cal carbine compare to other calibers i have never shot one but was thinking it would be a fun gun to have around so how does it compare to the more common calibers i might have shot any help would be appreciated thanks in advane.


Terry

[trotterlg]

I have a reamer and have made a few H&R barrels with it.  It is great fun, shoots like a 32-20, or a little hotter, and you can load it up with heavy cast bullets and go sub-sonic if you have a fast enough twist barre.  Have at it, they are great!  Larry

[45-70.gov]

a hi-point  9mm  fills the same niche
cheaper ammo and gun
you priced an m-1 carbine lately

but nothing  esle  like the m1 for nostalgia

[Victor3]

how does the 30 cal carbine compare to other calibers i have never shot one but was thinking it would be a fun gun to have around so how does it compare to the more common calibers i might have shot any help would be appreciated thanks in advane.


Terry

 I love my M1 carbine. I sold my Mini-14 after I got the M1. The Ruger just never got shot much anymore.

 It's not very accurate and not very powerful, but it's light and a heck of a fun plinker if you want something a step up in power from a 10-22, and a step down from something in .223.

 In my opinion though, they're not worth the prices they go for these days...

[S.S.]

an excellent home defence weapon.
the short rounded profile of the 110 grain bullet
does strange things to flesh on impact. It creates
a wound that a 110 grain bullet at 1900 fps
should not be creating. mine are plenty accurate for their intended
purpose and there is virtually no recoil. True that a Hi-point is handy
but I would in no way put it in the same class as an M1.

[Mikey]

S.S. x 2.

[Cheesehead]

SS x 3

The 30 carbine at the muzzle per Remington balistics has 967 ft/lbs of energy. The maximum energy of the 357 magnum per Remington is 610 ft/lbs. I have one and enjoy it very much. My point is that the little 30 is under rated.

Cheese

[mannyrock]

   And, at a full 100 yards, the .30 carbine still has about 550 ft pounds of energy, the equivalent of a standard 158 grain .357 round coming out of revolver with a 4 inch barrel at point blank range.  And at 200 yards, the .30 carbine still retains about 350 foot pounds, approximately the same as a 9mm fired from pistol at point blank range.

    None of this adds up to much if you use the full metal jacket military ammo, but using standard factory softpoint ammo, it is quite deadly

   Someone mentioned a 9mm high point carbine, which is an interesting combo, but does not come close to the foot pounds of the .30 carbine.  A 9mm carbine is at best a 50 to 75 yard weapon.  The M-1 has far greater effective range.

[45-70.gov]

performance./power..........m1 has the egde
accuracy........my  one hi-point [with scope]  out shoots my peep sighted  one m1
reliability............on  my  one each comparison  the hi-point is more reliable
ammo cost...............9mm has the edge
nostalgia.................m1 has the edge
cool factor..............tie......anyones call
gun cost...................hi-point  [quarter  the cost]
gun availability......hi-point
ammo availability...............9mm by far
handgun compatability.......9mm  or 357     [only rugar makes m1 blackhawk]

357 carbine  lever is another comparable firearm  tp the  m1