ostdc,
Your point is well taken, considering the success you have had. But you have proven the points made here by those that believe the M1 will do the job..........experienced hunters with a knowledge of deer anatomy taking shots well within the range of this gun's effective deer-killing range. Your success is not surprising to me, considering the situations you are using it in and the bullets you are using, but the last thing readers here should take from this thread is that the M1 carbine round is a proven deer round for many scenario's...........cause it AIN'T.