Originally Posted by
BigJ71
While the M1 carbine will dispatch deer I feel it is a borderline deer hunting rifle. You are only talking about a 110gr bullet @ 1800fps, this will give only about 760ft lbs of energy at the muzzle.
A lot of the advertised rounds put the muzzle energy between 900 and 1000 ft lbs. The Super X, for example, states 967.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c....aspx?a=945078
Still marginal, but more in line with that .44