.30 Carbine for a home defense round ? I know even typing that sentence might launch the site into a whole new realm of craziness and drama. The .30 Carbine round and specifically the M1 Carbine rifle was tagged with a terrible rumor that it was ineffective and not lethal, there are hundreds of thousands of dead people that would like to disagree with those among us that might … [Read more...]
When you mention the .30 Carbine cartridge in any conversation about firearms it quickly goes one of two distinct ways. The first is stories about it being a fun to shoot lightweight rifle, the second is the tales of being underpowered and not a caliber that can stop a man. A point that can be argued by the thousands of enemy soldiers it killed on all fronts it was deployed to. … [Read more...]
In our first installment of History Handed down we left the 1943 M1 Carbine soaking in a lovely bath of Slip 2000's Gun Cleaner 725. It was about 70 years over due for that cleaning based upon the amount of dirt and grime clinging to the metal surfaces of the rifle. Before we dig into a lot of before and after pictures I want to take a minute to explain to you exactly how caked … [Read more...]
