I like the M1 Carbine and have one set up as an occasional "truck gun", when needed. It's a nice 50-100 yard gun with a red dot sight. That's 45 rounds of grab n go in a light package, and SCHP or soft nose bullets are potent enough for most situations. I've seen it put down 150-200 lb pigs pretty quickly.
Paid $375 for it 16-20 years ago. It's easy & cheap to reload the ammo, I use it in 2-gun or PCC type matches when I can. The 30 rd mags are OK but the 15 rounders are pretty dependable. Fun to shoot!
A pencil barreled 16" AR with red dot is so much more practical in most every way as a "fighting rifle".
I do kinda think that a silenced, folding, 10/22 with a 12" barrel and a brick of ammo is better for most "SHTF" situations I can envision, where killing animals for food, eliminating pests, and staying out of gun fights is the goal.
Which is funny, as the 10/22 has some design commonality with M1 Carbine.
Paid $375 for it 16-20 years ago. It's easy & cheap to reload the ammo, I use it in 2-gun or PCC type matches when I can. The 30 rd mags are OK but the 15 rounders are pretty dependable. Fun to shoot!
A pencil barreled 16" AR with red dot is so much more practical in most every way as a "fighting rifle".
I do kinda think that a silenced, folding, 10/22 with a 12" barrel and a brick of ammo is better for most "SHTF" situations I can envision, where killing animals for food, eliminating pests, and staying out of gun fights is the goal.
Which is funny, as the 10/22 has some design commonality with M1 Carbine.