07-06-2019, 03:17 PM
stanc Wrote:Actually, there was nothing ideal or brilliant about the M1 carbine. It was an unimaginative solution to a problem that existed only because Army leadership chose to field a heavy battle rifle -- the M1 Garand -- that was no more than an incremental improvement on the M1903 Springfield.This one of those rare occasions when I actually agree with Stan!
A truly brilliant decision would've been to develop the M1 Garand around a cartridge similar to today's .30 HRT, or the .30 RAR...
The .276 Pedersen in the Garand also comes to mind ... but that would have been a full size battle rifle.
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