Originally Posted by
muskeg13
A close family friend with 30+ years in uniform, with a combat tour in Korea and two in Viet Nam as a small unit "advisor", absolutely loved the M2 Carbine. For modest distances, he thought it was the best personal weapon he ever used, and at times he carried the M1903(A4), M1 rifle, M3 and Thompson submachineguns, M14 and eventually the M16. He had great respect for and always was also armed with a M1911, needing to use it on occasion. He told me he thought the Army made a mistake introducing and adopting the M16 for Viet Nam when he believed the M2 Carbine was perfect for that situation, and that the M2 Carbine should have been put back into production.