As I've seen on other reviews, the carbines always get more praise.
A friend of mine was raised in an anti gun household . I took him shooting back in 2006 and he decided he wanted to buy a gun. I gave him lots of good advice, but he still chose to go buy a hipoint 9mm pistol.
Fast forward to today, he has over 30 guns. Including Remingtons, Marlins, kimbers, Berettas, etc. He's taken deer, hogs, lots of small game and will probably be heading west with me for antelope this fall.
It all started with a cheap hi point. (Which he still has and shoots regularly.)
-Jake