Are m1 carbines reliable or not> I don't care if the bullet has stopping power or not, I mean does the gun go bang when I pull the trigger?

I'm confused because I see equal supporters and detractors so I'm left wondering what is really going on?

How can the M1 carbine be both a famous WWII US weapon and also an unreliable POS even with new current production models?

What the heck is going on?

I would like to onw an M1 carbine but I do not want to own an unreliable gun I could not trust my life to if need be. Plus I was thinking my wife might like it, but obviously I won't supply her an unreliable gun.

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