Posted on 06/11/2018 5:07:59 PM PDT by Simon Green
A friend of mine in the Kentucky State Police opened his gun safes to show off some of his stuff a couple months ago.
I was surprised he talked so openly about spiriting away dozens of firearms from the evidence lockers over the years. They all do it apparently.
deer at a 100 yds? Only with a precise head shot.
you think cops only become cops to protect and serve?
they are often the worst offenders in terms of stealing.
It aint that anemic
The M1 carbine filled the gap between the 800 yard garand and the 9 yard 1911.
The Garand was quicker on point in close quarters than the 19ll
On Topside watch on the subs they gave us a 1911 and a Remington 870, guess what I’m gonna clear the deck with?
And golly you can use them to hunt deer.
32 law abiding citizens. Criminals don't relinquish the tools of their trade.
My first gun was an M1 carbine, you could blow a hole through a quarter at 50 yards.. with open sights
my dear 82 year old mother is still weeding tomatoes with the bayonet...
Lol
Here in Colorado, a centerfire rifle cartridge has to have at least 1,000 ft-lbs of energy at 100 yards to be used on big game. .30 Carbine has 626 at that range.
By comparison, the lowly .30-30 (considered quite a slowpoke these days) has 1,357 ft-lbs of energy at 100 yards.
Yes, it is that anemic.
I will take your word for it.
Anemic...
No
Pathetic!
Well, I wouldn't to get hit by it. To put it into perspective, a .30 carbine at 100 yards has about the same muzzle energy as a .357 magnum at point blank range.
It is way too weak for big game hunting, though.
The M-1 carbine fires a pistol cartridge and is intended to replace the carrying of pistols for troops like radiomen, artillery men, mortar men, etc. Front line infantrymen do not carry carbines.
My Marlin 30-30 lever action is one of my favorite guns. It might make favorite if someone else would pay for my ammo LOL
an H & R Topper chambered for 30-30 is a right handy rifle.
The CARBINE filled a niche and
currant Carbines are going 9mm.
Didn’t Audie Murphy like it?
A 9mm or .30 M1 carbine can be a fine weapon for defense against two-legged predators.
As a hunting rifle fior big game? Not so much...
There are no truly honest cops. Even the ones who wouldn’t spirit away a gun, but knows their buddy did, won’t turn him in.
gee, i never thought of that!
smart guys...
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