As most people in this group and most people who use guns for self
defense are civilians, the question refered to a civilian self
defense scenario.

Given that, the scenario would be to defend against one or a few BGs
at relatively short (home defense or car-jacking) ranges.

The operative phrase is "to neutralize the threat." Given one could
be shooting anything from .17 to .50BMG cailbre, the question was of
a general nature.

Next time I'll come up with a 3,000 word poll question just for you,
Phil.

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--- In Practical_Carbine@yahoogroups.com, "Phil H" <falphil@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In Practical_Carbine@yahoogroups.com, "rd_hobbies99"
> <subscriptions33@> wrote:
> >
> > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
> > Practical_Carbine group:
> >
> > If you had to use a carbine in a self defense situation, what
firing
> > strategy
> > would you use ?
>
> I don't like the question.
>
> First of all, the scenario is ambiguous. Is this a one-on-one
> encounter? Is it a civil strife scenario? Is it peripheral to a war
> zone where there are organized enemies slugging it out? Is it a
> grizzly in the wilds of Wyoming? I think I would act differently,
> depending on circumstance.
>
> Secondly, if this is a "practical carbine" situation, what's my
> carbine? If it is my imminently practical Marlin 336 in 35 Rem, I
> don't need to hit the center of mass but one time on most threats.
If
> it is my aluminum receivered FAL in 9mm Para, I might want to put
more
> than one shot on target, depending on the circumstance.
>