hwoo@unix386.Convergent.COM (Hsien-Chun Woo) (06/19/91)
Just a simple question, what is the difference between a carbine and a rifle ?? Thanks Hsien
cramer@uunet.UU.NET (Clayton Cramer) (06/22/91)
In article <35793@mimsy.umd.edu>, hwoo@unix386.Convergent.COM (Hsien-Chun Woo) writes:
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# Just a simple question, what is the difference between a
# carbine and a rifle ??
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# Hsien
Barrel length. At one time, any rifle less than 24" barrel length
was a carbine; I think 20" is now the standard.
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In article <35793@mimsy.umd.edu>, hwoo@unix386.Convergent.COM (Hsien-Chun Woo) writes:
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#Just a simple question, what is the difference between a
#carbine and a rifle ??
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Rifles are generally shorter :-). One often sees a "regular" model and a
shorter "carbine" model for many different rifles. In terms of just how
short it should be, a good measure is the width of a door (so you can
run around in a building and not pull a Three Stooges).
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