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Pistol-Caliber Carbines
Pistol-caliber carbines occupy a special niche between handgun and rifle, they are akin to a submachine gun without an auto or burst option.
Commonly, they're semi-auto and chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP. Think Marlin Camp Carbine, Kel-Tec Sub-2000, and Beretta CX-4.
Short lever-action rifles chambered in .357 Mag /.38 Spec and .44 Mag / .44 Spec also fit into this category. The Winchester 94 Ranger and Marlin 1894CS are examples.
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They're useful because they're often handier (shorter and lighter) than full-house long guns (M4s with 15 pieces of flair need not apply), use the same ammunition (and sometimes magazines) as your sidearm, and provide a short range heavy projectile.
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