Short-barreled AR 15? Maybe a Ruger 10/22? Maybe a Ruger American Ranch? Maybe a Henry lever-action in 44 mag with a 16" barrel? What's your favorite carbine? I like this 12.5" barrel (AFT-registered) AR with iron sights.
What's Your Favorite Carbine?
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16" 1892 lever gun in .357
Hard to narrow it down to just one.
I'd love to have a .357 lever action.
M1 .30 cal carbine- it's old so I don't shoot it that often, but it is so fun.
AR 15 .223 with 16 in. barrel, with an extra upper in 6.5 Grendel, 16 in. barrel.
AR 15 "pistol" with 11.5 in. .223 with an extra upper in .300 BO. 10 in. barrel.
AR 9 "pistol" in 9mm.
I'd love to have a .357 lever action.
M1 .30 cal carbine- it's old so I don't shoot it that often, but it is so fun.
AR 15 .223 with 16 in. barrel, with an extra upper in 6.5 Grendel, 16 in. barrel.
AR 15 "pistol" with 11.5 in. .223 with an extra upper in .300 BO. 10 in. barrel.
AR 9 "pistol" in 9mm.
My old Remington 241 and a new Rossi RB22. The former is the Browning take down design slightly improved. Remington was licensed to make and sell the design in the US and FN was licensed to sell under the Browning name in Europe. The latter is a super light bolt action plinker.
Marlin 39a mountie, and my dad's old 336 sc(sporting carbine) in .35 Remington.
I have a short stock Winchester 94 in 30-30. Light, nimble, easy to carry, smooth as silk action. My favorite rifle.
Ruger 10/22 Stainless Steel 16" Synthetic Stock
KAK Industry AR 15 10.5" Pistol .556
Colt LE6920 M4 16" .556
LWRC M6IC 16" .556
Ruger American Compact Bolt Action 18" Bull Barrel 6.5 Grendel
KAK Industry AR 15 10.5" Pistol .556
Colt LE6920 M4 16" .556
LWRC M6IC 16" .556
Ruger American Compact Bolt Action 18" Bull Barrel 6.5 Grendel
Made in UK Mark V Jungle Carbine in .303 Cal.
Bolt: CZ 527
Semi: any of my black rifles
Semi: any of my black rifles
If you have ne er seen an Enfield MK V Carbine.
From a practical standpoint, I'd have to say M4. My first deployment to Iraq had us carrying the M16A4, which was just unsuitable for war conducted mainly from the inside of a humvee. Too long.
And we were issued then new body armor with ballistic SAPI plates. The fixed, full-length, non-collapseable stock made it impossible to get your eyeball behind the rear aperture, thus rendering the marksmanship acquired on qual ranges useless.
2nd time over, we got the M4. It was ideal, and you could collapse the stock all the way down to get behind the sights.
And we were issued then new body armor with ballistic SAPI plates. The fixed, full-length, non-collapseable stock made it impossible to get your eyeball behind the rear aperture, thus rendering the marksmanship acquired on qual ranges useless.
2nd time over, we got the M4. It was ideal, and you could collapse the stock all the way down to get behind the sights.
Mine was a Ruger Model 44 carbine. My first deer "rifle," it was perfect for me. At 16, I was 5' 11" and weighed about 130, soaking wet. 
I have a very small carbine Marlin 336Y Compact. 16” barrel. Designed for youth, but I like its smaller brush busting size. The deer thickets get pretty deep round these parts.
I'd love to have a CZ carbine in 6.5 Grendel. Not sure what model number that would be. I have a slick little Remington Model 7 in 7-08, but not my favorite caliber for that size rifle.
I went with .223 to keep my re-loading requirements simple. It is amazingly accurate.
I’ll take one in 9mm and .45 please!
Hunt the pawnshops, but there aren't a lot of them.I’ll take one in 9mm and .45 please!
Replace its presumably crumbly rubber recoil buffer - its Achilles heel - and rock on, with great style.
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