Originally Posted by
Failure2Stop
Not to stir the pot too much but. . .
Take a pistol, extend to a shooting stange and place the muzzle against the wall. Then mount your carbine without moving your feet. Usually the two will be very close in actual muzzle distance, and with a suppressed pistol the carbine may actually be shorter.
Of course, the pistol can be brought in closer to the body and still used, but so can the carbine.
Add to this the fact that a pistol with a suppressor mounted is easier to disarm/deflect than a carbine and you have another dilemma.
I'm not sayin' anthing, I'm just sayin'. . .