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you would have a difficult time finding a pistol caliber carbine,
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pistol caliber carbines, useless or practical? a great deal of the potential answer lies in what your intended use for the pistol caliber carbine might be used for, your choice should depend on what's the intended use for the weapon, if it's strictly home defense where a shot over 15 yards is unlikely the pistol caliber carbine in 9mm-45 acp or 10mm or darn near any similar carbine with a high capacity magazine is a very useful option
giving good accuracy , great firepower and much less excess penetration than a carbine in a rifle cartridge like 223 rem, 7.62/39 or 6.8 spc.
but if your intention is home defense you have lots of options like shotguns and handguns.
a lever action in 357 mag, 41 mag or 44 mag can be very useful for small up to deer and hog size game.
I've owned a few, pistol caliber carbines and while they can be fun to play with, they generally do have the option to hold more cartridge capacity,
than a similar caliber typical handgun, and generally being more easily aimed and fired, the MARLIN 44 mag lever action carbine is one pistol caliber carbine I've found very useful and for home defense Id have selected a marlin or ruger lever action in 357 mag,
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and having less penetration than a typical rifle, inside the home,
they may be a good option for home defense , especially by people who generally don't shoot a great deal.
I don't think they are truly practical, personally Id consider them more as expensive toys, other than in the home defense use.
vs a short barrel rifle UNLESS your dealing with a suppressor, short barrel rifles in carbine calibers ,
are far more practical, but there's obvious over lap, and storing larger volumes of ammo is easier.
or
you really feel having magazines that work in both your handgun or carbine
is a huge advantage.
or
IF you wanted a semi concealable carbine
( THAT usually requires folding stock and shorter barrel,)
than a typical rifle, that significantly increases your longer range accuracy,
and still accepts your handgun magazines.
yeah there are cartridges & calibers like 30 carbine, 5.7/28 ,10mm, 10mm mag, 44 mag, even 41 mag that exist in carbine form
that approach some rifle power levels, and rifle calibers that blur the line.
personally I think the benefits of a carbine chambered in cartridges like 300 blk out or 6.8 SPC far out weight the problems of the typical pistol cartridge carbines , unless your specifically selecting the carbine,for pure defense, for use in a building where shots under 50 yards are going to be 95% of its use.
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