Anyone knowingly going to a gun fight would be a fool to take a pistol when a rifle was available. That was the purpose of the 30 MI Carbine to replace the pistol and make it easier to make hit in a real gunfight. As a close to medium range weapon the 30 carbine is way under rated these days.
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
