Rifleman 173
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Not everybody needs a rifle. For some people, a decent pistol caliber carbine works well for their shooting needs. People doing rear echelon work for the military and people doing security work probably don't need the long range accuracy of a rifle. If you were guarding something like a nuclear power plant, then a good, short carbine would be almost ideal for your shooting needs. If a bad guy violated your security you could use a pistol caliber carbine to stop him cold and ruin his day if needed.
But the new thing for a number of groups is the bullpup rifle like the new Chinese military rifles in 5.8 millimeter or the FN P-9 used by some NATO troops for their security needs. If given a chance, I think that I would still opt for a big bore .45 caliber carbine of some sort for any security work if I had no choice. But if I did have a choice, I'd opt for the rifle instead of the pistol caliber carbine because I'm better with something like that.
But the new thing for a number of groups is the bullpup rifle like the new Chinese military rifles in 5.8 millimeter or the FN P-9 used by some NATO troops for their security needs. If given a chance, I think that I would still opt for a big bore .45 caliber carbine of some sort for any security work if I had no choice. But if I did have a choice, I'd opt for the rifle instead of the pistol caliber carbine because I'm better with something like that.