Rifles with pistol calibers. Why?

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.
 
I would say about 2/3s of my deer (mule deer here in Idaho) have been harvested with a 357 magnum carbine. Mine is a 1894 that was cut to 16 inches when I was a a kid. At 30-70 yards (from my back porch) it works well.

The only down side is my son keeps trying to "borrow" it. Once I get another one for me ill let him have it cause I would like it to stay in the family. It was my fathers first and he gave it to me as my first center fire rifle. The only down side to the shorter barrel is the less capacity. Mine only holds 7+1.

A few years ago I used Buffalo bore ammo (typically the 180 grain) But I now reload. While my loads are not as hot as buffalo bore they still kill at short range.
 
Obviously you've never shot a model 1894 in .357.... Lever action-packed fun in a handgun chamber.

The two benefits I know are cheaper ammo, and less restrictive with hunting/ rifle ranges for small game and low caliber restrictions
 
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