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Kinda partial to carbines myself:

Marlin 336SC .30-30


1908 Mannlicher-Schoenauer


CZ-527 7.62x39


Steyr-Mannlicher Luxus 7x57

A carbine, to me, has a 20" barrel or less. Anymore I don't want a barrel less than 20", and really prefer 22."

Once upon a time I felt differently, and mostly all I owned were carbines.

Top to bottom,

Savage 99 EG in 308 Win - 24"
Ruger 77 RS 358 Win - 19"
Ruger 77 RSI 7x57 - 18.5"
Ruger 77 RSI 250 Savage - 18.5"
Ruger 77/22 22lr - 20"

Oh my.

I've got three.

Marlin 336RC in .30-30, my favorite deer rifle.

Marlin 336SC in .35 Remington, made in 1951 and almost flawless.

Ruger UL stainless, in .30-06, with boatpaddle stock. This is an amazingly versatile rifle and gets hunted a lot.

In my life If it’s a rifle over 40” Long it almost never leaves the safe and usually when it does it’s for pictures to post it for sale. I’d rather carry a 39.5” 8 pounder than a 45” 6.5 pounder. The rifles I always use are a 700 adl with a stainless model 7 223 barrel with 1/9”
A model 7 pacnor257 Roberts ina cdl stock at 7lb3 oz scopes and loaded and a model 7 7mm08 in a Mickey ks with 20” shilen. Weighs 6lb 8 or 12 oz depending on scope. 20” barrels on all. 39.5-40” overall length.

Lots of nice rifles mentioned here
The lil CZ527 in x39 Has lots of uses

Hank

Three that will be seeing use starting next Saturday. Top is an Argentine sporter with a cut down military stock and a 20" Israeli 308 surplus bbl. It weighs 7lb-10oz. Below is a M600 Remington with a very much slimmed down M660 stock....also a 308, that weighs 7lb-8oz. Both are tack drivers!




Next is a Howa Mini 1500 in 6.5 Grendel.

Ha! My son is doing all his hunting this year with a TC Contender Youth Carbine that has a 'Fire bought threaded 16.5-in. .300 Blackout bbl from MGM on it. It is stupid wieldy!

Love this thread and the carbine rifles. Earlier, I said I had one rifle with a 20" barrel or that was considered a carbine. Well, I guess I meant bolt rifle carbine! Here's a couple more...

Handirifle in 45-70, duracoated metal and stock with 4x33 Leupold and Bubba buddy cartridge holder



MS primitive weapon and even though it has a 22" barrel, it's shorter than my 30-30

Marlin 336 30-30 with 1-4x20 Leupold VX-2, my sons first rifle. Killed quiet a few deer with it...



Even though not a rifle, my favorite shotgun and probably my cheapest too. Stoeger Coac Gun 20 gauge. Killed piles of squirrels, snakes and other vermin. Even killed a few doves and crows...

Fireball, those were some wonderful rifles and took a lot of game.

I also had a 77 RLS (18.5") 30-06, 77 RSI 308, and 77 RL (20") 257 Roberts.

I always wished Ruger had used a 20 or 21" barrel on the RSI's... if they did I'd still own one.

i pack around a similar one, but usually in .41mag...16" MGM, 1.5-5x...
i do like those 1.75-6 short tubes also...




also hunt quite a bit with a 16" barrels in .35rem & 45/70, and 20" barrels in 45/70, .414supermag, and .445supermag:

Also pretty fond of Model 7-KS's, and have them in .250/3000, .35rem, .358win, .350mag, and 300saum...

turdy-five rem:


.350:

I have several rifles with barrels from 20" down to 16.1". Love them.

..............Imo, a 20" barrel is a little long to be considered a true carbine type rifle.

I have a 300 WSM Ruger Frontier. Sometimes I use a scout scope, and sometimes I use a scope in the conventional position over the receiver.

''Twas out smashing rocks and such today with my little CZ 7.62 Carbine-that rifle is a hoot!😎