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Originally Posted by Crompsin
One definition of carbine = lightweight pistol-caliber shoulder arm.
9x19mm (9mm Luger) is a popular pistol round. No duh, right?
Think of a carbine as a "big pistol you shoot with both hands."
Hence the Bushmaster, Keltec, and Marlin models available.
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Oh, I know what a carbine is. I was saying, I didn't include rifles because no sane person would be flinging .223 through his house, and I had forgotton about carbines when making the poll.
I was countering with, although a carbine has some advantages (and disadvantages, though less numerous and more arguable ) over a pistol, I would still prefer a shotgun over either.