SharpsDressedMan
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My dad served in the Phillipines. He was issued a carbine, and said he couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with it. I always believed him, until I started shooting one. I never beat him up over it; a vet can develope any opinion of any gun he wants. They deserve the right. He dumped it and carried a Garand shortly after hitting the first island, in addition to the 81mm mortar parts or ammo (he was a mortarman). I think the biggest complaint there was inadequate penetration in the jungles, and the Japanese doping up and taking more than a carbine round to go down. The disdain for the carbine by the infantry ahead of him was probably what made him shoot so poorly with the carbine, not the accuracy of the carbine itself. But, we're talking can it hit at 450 in this discussion, and I think it can. There are certainly better fighting rifles, but few as portable or handy in close quarters. My carbines are consistently more accurate than my AK variants.
