What is the max weight for a carbine?

[Exodus343]

What should the maximum weight be allowed for a carbine?
Just out of curiosity and wanted to see everyone's opinion

[deviljon]

[HK Dave]

Depends on what it's being used for.

[Exodus343]

Like should a fighting carbine be 10 lb maximum or lighter?
or does it depend on the operator?

[CAL.BAR]

A carbine is generally defined by the cartridge its chambered in, not the weight. My 1928 style Tommy gun weighs over 13 pounds with a fully loaded drum, but it is a carbine b/c it uses a pistol cartridge.

[starsnuffer]

Less then 9000 pounds.



-W

[HK Dave]

Less then 9000 pounds.



-W

The photoshop work on that was done really clean... even the lighting matches... kudos to that photographer.

[docsmileyface]

military carbines get pretty heavy when you start adding your optics, aiming lights and flashlights - even worse if your unit SOP is to have the 320 attached underneath instead of taking it off.

[eclectic]

With mags? With optics? With VFG? With long rail? With full rail? With smooth-side?

What is this actual question? What can you carry?

[Exodus343]

With mags? With optics? With VFG? With long rail? With full rail? With smooth-side?

What is this actual question? What can you carry?

With mags, rails and a grip/rail covers

[eclectic]

A Carbine-Buffer w/ 16" M4 Barrel, 9" Smooth-Side rail w/ VFG, BCM gunfighter charging handle, Magpul CTR w/butt pad, PA Micro w/ Riser, MBUS, 30rd PMAG, and no brake weighs about 8.2 lbs. I think sub-9 loaded is what you should shoot for, sub-10 since you probably like **** on your rifle otherwise you wouldn't be asking what's the most weight you can get away with.

[eclectic]

A Carbine-Buffer w/ 16" M4 Barrel, 9" Smooth-Side rail w/ VFG, BCM gunfighter charging handle, Magpul CTR w/butt pad, PA Micro w/ Riser, MBUS, 30rd PMAG, and no brake weighs about 8.2 lbs. I think sub-9 loaded is what you should shoot for, sub-10 since you probably like **** on your rifle otherwise you wouldn't be asking what's the most weight you can get away with.

[Exodus343]

A Carbine-Buffer w/ 16" M4 Barrel, 9" Smooth-Side rail w/ VFG, BCM gunfighter charging handle, Magpul CTR w/butt pad, PA Micro w/ Riser, MBUS, 30rd PMAG, and no brake weighs about 8.2 lbs. I think sub-9 loaded is what you should shoot for, sub-10 since you probably like **** on your rifle otherwise you wouldn't be asking what's the most weight you can get away with.

I'm just trying to keep it under 9.5 lb right now
so far so good

[eclectic]

A carbine is generally defined by the cartridge its chambered in, not the weight. My 1928 style Tommy gun weighs over 13 pounds with a fully loaded drum, but it is a carbine b/c it uses a pistol cartridge.

This is absolutely not correct. Carbines are shortened rifles. Your Tommy Gun is a carbine, but not because of the ammo it uses. It's a carbine because it's a compact rifle.

[SA227driver]

As much as you're willing to trudge around with it slung around you.