| I've fired several variants of both weapons over the years, and based on that experience, I gotta say M1 Carbine, hands down. It's lighter and more compact, has better sights and trigger (IMO), lower recoil, and a detachable mag of higher capacity. All that more than makes up for any perceived deficiency in "stopping power". Besides, the .30M1 round has similar ballistics to the .357Mag fired from a carbine - nothing to sneeze at for typical CQB/urban combat type applications. |