M1 carbine enough gun for deer?

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Thinking about using an m1 carbine for close range deer hunting.Is it enough gun out to 100 yards?Anyone else use one of these for hunting?What kind of bullet selection is there for these guns?
 
an m1 carbine is not enough to kill a deer on the spot. if you aim for the head you will kill it but any other shot will not do much as the bullet is too light and does not have the hitting power you need to drop the deer.
 
You're into a controversial power level with that cartridge. Everything I've read says its inadequate, but there's always the shoot em in the neck crowd that claims they can drop any deer with a 22. Me, I wouldn't use it unless it was life or death. There's too many better choices.
 
I picked up some ammo for my M1 Carbine, I was just looking for anything to shoot, but it turned out to be soft-point bullets. If you were close enough to the deer, I think it could probably bring it down no problem. But I don't think I would want to try it, get something more suitable for the job.
 
Come to think of it, I believe there was a time when in Manitoba, the M1 carbine cartride was specifically prohibited for whitetail deer. The regs say any centre fire, 22 calibre and up, but if my memory serves me, it also said 30 cal m1 carbine was prohibited for deer hunting. Any else can shed some light on this recollection?
 
Not a good pick in my opinion. Although deer have been bagged using the .30 Carbine there are much better rifles available.
 
I personally wouldnt use one, even if we were allowed a self loader but the round has a few followers here but only in the PR circuit. We have some very small deer here, Muntjac, Chinese Water Deer and Roe but we are restricted to using .22 centre fire as the smallest with 1000 foot pounds of muzzle energy which excludes Hornet.
 
I've shot dozens of wolves and coyotes with my M1, never a kick. I shot a deer last year with it. HOWEVER I shot it from 50m.. I knew it'd be adequate for where I was because I've never shot a deer at more that 50m there. Bushy area, shooting from a stand, base of skull shot. I could have done a vitals shot, but went for the sure thing. Did it because I could & to prove a point. Done it, no need to take it for deer again. Not the optimum tool for the job.

I'm pretty sure I could drop one at 100, but wouldn't risk it. I'm not a big fan of chasing blood for hours. If it's all you have and you're in an emergency, have at er'. Otherwise get a cheap .308.

But it is my FAVORITE close range coyote gun. Most of my yote hunting is 100m or less out here, the carbine is deadly. Fast, light, accurate at that range, and pretty quiet retort in the thicket.. Perfect.
 
It's got roughly the same power as a 357mag. It WILL kill a deer. Is it the BEST option? Hardly. Most M1s are not nearly accurate enough for a neck shot at 50yrds, let alone 100.

You have a m305, use it.
 
no issue with reloads and prenium bullet if you respect its limitation and have a head cool enought no to shoot if you dont have your shoot. 308 will kill them EVERY SINGLE TIME , and thats what i want
 
If $$ is a significant problem, buy a bubba's .303 and go to it!! Although some experts will, no doubt, scoff at this suggestion, the British .303 round and one of the several different models of Lee Enfield will make a real deer rifle. You can usually scoop a bubba'd one at a gun show for $75 or so. Last year, at Regina, I bought a beautiful Savage made Lee Enfield for $80, and the barrel is uncut, with magazine.:p:p
 
I've heard a lot of people saying that the round is inadequate for deer. Those are usually the same people who haven't shot the gun at anything moving. A lot of people have said that 22-250's are also too light for deer. There have been a lot of people that have proved them wrong.

The bottom line is if you are allowed to hunt with that caliber in your province and you are following the "one shot, one kill" method, shoot whatever caliber you have. Be aware of your maximum range and don't exceed it.

That being said, you should take your M14 out. It's more fun.
 
Rifleman1911 said:
Alberta and BC used to list the M1 carbine in the hunting regs as one of the rifles/calibers not allowed to use on big game.

If in doubt contact a C.O.
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And as I said above, I'm sure they used to list it here in Manitoba, but I haven't seen that in the "Guide" in years. Not that the guide is complete.
 
It is capable, but decidedly on the very light side.
The biggest problem IMO with guys using these rifles, is the belief that they can fire the whole mag into the deer, and be successful that way. They spend their energy pulling the trigger, not aiming the shot.
To be successful, You need to be close, best would be inside 75 yards, and you need a shot in the heart, or lungs.
Avoid any other shot IMO. (Not that other shots are not possible, just that they are marginal)
Hunt like you are using a single shot, and make the first shot count.
 
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