Many recommend the .22 caliber rifle as a personal defense and survival type rifle. There is much merit in this recommendation. The rifle is light, ammunition weight a trifle, and accuracy is excellent. You can get a shooter up to speed on the .22 caliber rifle much faster than a centerf...
As the stores of domestically-released carbines started to dry up, those that went to other countries were reimported into the U.S. and offered for sale through the DCM, and later, the CMP. Some imported carbines had been serviced and rebuilt by the country that used them. Italy is a ...