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whirley · 09-12-2011, 04:28 PM

The carbine cartridge is only a souped up pistol cartridge with a muzzle velocity of about 2000 FPs and you will be handicapping yourself. The M1 garand uses a cartridge with a velocity of about 2700 and a heavier bullet. No competition at all.

09-12-2011, 04:28 PM	#4
whirley V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Contributor Posts: 457	Re: M1 carbine for Garand match The carbine cartridge is only a souped up pistol cartridge with a muzzle velocity of about 2000 FPs and you will be handicapping yourself. The M1 garand uses a cartridge with a velocity of about 2700 and a heavier bullet. No competition at all.