m1 carbine for deer
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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.
#3
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!
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!
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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.
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RE: m1 carbine for deer
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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.
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.
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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.