Wal mart here in Coffeyville has had plenty on 30 carbine lately, Can't atest for today, I was in there lsat about 3 days ago.
Im gonna at least see how it does with soft points
I will be taking a back up....
what uses does the 30 carbine really have????
Shooting paper.....
Seriously it was an underpowered round, I mean yeah the rifle itself was great thru WWII and Korea, but it was underpowered....
It may be underpowered compared to the .30-06 of the M1903 or M1 rifle, but it is no slouch.
.30 Carbine 110gr FMJ, MV - 1990 fps, Energy - 967 ft/lbs
.357 Magnum 110gr JHP, MV - 1295 fps, Energy - 410 ft/lbs
It has twice the muzzle energy of the .357 Magnum and I don't think too many folks consider the .357 to be "underpowered".
Ballistics data from:http://www.winchester.com/default.aspx
I've read the that .30 carbine was originally intended as a pistol round.
Either way, these weren't intended for front line troops.
Got me a Inland Rack M1 Carbine and a SA M1 Garand "Special" on order from CMP. Hopefully by Christmas!
Is that why they issued a variant of this carb to airborne troops?
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