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Another well researched and informative article by Tom Laemlein. My understanding concerning reports that the .30 carbine round lacked sufficient penetration came primarily from the Korean War, where carbine armed troops faced mass charges by hordes of Chinese wearing heavy, quilted winter coats.

My dad was a Seabee and landed on Betio in the Tarawa Atoll on December 2, 1943 about ten days after the Marines secured the island. The Higgins boat delivering he and his crew from their transport hung up on the reef several hundred yards from the beach just as so many of the Marine landing...

Great article, I especially enjoyed the history. I've owned and used reflex and holographic sights, open, hooded and tube, red and green reticles for 20 odd years, and agree that clutter in the sight picture is distracting. That said, a circle dot is my choice for quick acquisition as well as...

I may be able to answer your questions. The Socom-2 came out within a couple years of the Socom-16 (I got my 16 in 2008 and believe the Socom-2 was available at the time) but from reviews at the time that I recall, the extra 2.5 pounds that the rail system added made an already heavy rifle very...

I've had a SOCOM-16 for over a dozen years and added the CQB stock from Promag when they became available. I'm not a hunter but live in the Elkhorn Mountains in Western Montana and wanted something with the punch to stop any of the local wildlife in a pinch. It had to be semi-auto gas piston to...