The M1 Carbine is the standard by which all PDWs are measured.

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There are those who still love the XM8

Hey, I fell in love with the M1 carbine at the age of 7, when my dad checked one out from the armory and brought it home on a Friday evening. (He had to pull guard duty that weekend, and the armory wouldn't be open on Saturday.) I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

Sixty-some years later, the M1 carbine is still my favorite military rifle. If I could have only one rifle for the rest of my life, it would be an M1 carbine.