m1 carbine for deer
 

Im thinking of usingan m1 carbine for deer hunting does anyone have any experience with this.

thanks,
snedd162

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

First off check and see if its legal to use an M-1 Carbine for deer in your area. Ive used a M-1 carbinea little for deer but its not exactly the best caliber, i found it lacking, but it will work. If you have another more powerful rifle use it insted but if all you have is an M-1 goat it just make good shot placement (lungs/Head) and use commercial soft-point ammo.

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

Bad! Bad thinking! The M1 carbine uses a pistol cartridge, and is less effective than even the .357 Magnum. While it will kill a deer, (just as will the .22 long rifle), it is certainly not up to the job as a routine matter.

IF you insist on trying this, use a good softpoint bullet load, and get up CLOSE - 40 yards or LESS, and place your shot in a vital area, avoiding all heavy bones!

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

techniqualy the M-1 round is not a pistol cartridge as it was designed for the carbine. And at is effective on whitetails out to about 100 yards at the very most, id say 50 yards would be a realistic distance for a lung shot.

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

And to think, some of us think that the .22's are bad! I agree with El!

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

The .30 M1 round actually is nothing buta rimless, reduced caliber versionof the Winchester .32 self-loading round of 1905-06. It also closely resembles the round developed for use in the Pedersen Device in 1918 (the code-named "U.S. pistol, caliber .30, Model of 1918"), and is closest to the HV loading of the old .32/20 Win. in ballistics. And you are right about its range limitations. The only animals I ever shot with a carbine were jackrabbits, and I was not overwhelmed by its performance on them!

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

We could discuss wheather the .30 carbine is a rifle or pistol round till the cows came home but thats neither here nor there. As you said its not a very impressive round but it does work... I dont doubt your displeasment using the round on jack rabbits because the round generaly dosent expand very quickly and it would have just punched a hole through the jack' without deposting much energy into it. And as for the 32-20 an oldtimer near me used one for years on deer and it works too, you just have to know their limitations.

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

Ask any Old Marine who used the US Carbine in battle and see what they have to say about them!

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

I wouldn't use one on deer.

RE: m1 carbine for deer
 

They are not legal in our state for deer hunting. They don't come close to the minimum ME.