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madrebel · 01-17-2002, 01:11 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Pfc Webster:
The source for my information comes from a wide range of material including a book by Mark Bando, a well known author on the 101st Airborne division. He says in his book:
" The M1 Carbine proved to be almost useless and unpopular in combat".
He has a website www.101airborneww2.com and often comments on the forum, perhaps you should go and talk to him.
The calibres are the same but you must remember that the bullet that the Garand and Enfield fired was a long rifle type round while the Carbine fired the short pistol type version of the .30-06 round. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
maybe i will. ill challenge him to stand 50 yards from me with a leather jerkin and ill fire the carbine into his chest.

1900+ fps velocity i dont know man thats enough to punch through lether at 50 yards pretty easily.

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madrebel is Offline Senior Member Posts: 534 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Newport Beach CA	01-17-2002, 01:11 AM <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Pfc Webster: The source for my information comes from a wide range of material including a book by Mark Bando, a well known author on the 101st Airborne division. He says in his book: " The M1 Carbine proved to be almost useless and unpopular in combat". He has a website www.101airborneww2.com and often comments on the forum, perhaps you should go and talk to him. The calibres are the same but you must remember that the bullet that the Garand and Enfield fired was a long rifle type round while the Carbine fired the short pistol type version of the .30-06 round. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> maybe i will. ill challenge him to stand 50 yards from me with a leather jerkin and ill fire the carbine into his chest. 1900+ fps velocity i dont know man thats enough to punch through lether at 50 yards pretty easily.