30 caliber = .308 of an inch = 7.62mm
The m1a1 carbine is manufactered by Inland which is a division of General Motors. It is equipped with a 15-round magazine and takes .30 caliber ammunition.
The M1A1 Carbine was an American semi-automatic, gas operated, magazine fed, shoulder weapon designed as a modified varient of the standard M1 Carbine, the difference between the two models is that the M1A1 has a retractable steel wire stock, making it more compact and lighter than the M1 Carbine, while the M1 Carbine had a standard solid wood rifle stock. The M1A1 was issued primarily to American Army paratroopers in Europe due to its light weight, compact wire stock. The M1A1 was fed from a detachable box magazine that contained 15 .30 carbine cartridges, the same as the regular M1 Carbine.
For Range the M1Garand is better, but for close quarters and compact-ability the M1/M1A1 Carbine is better. It's the difference between cartridge's M1 garand is in 30-06, and the M1/M1A1 carbine is in 30 carbine, which is designed for close range shooting
m1 grande or m1a1 carbine
.45 caliber ACP
The M1A1 nomenclature was applied to a variation of the Thompson submachinegun, which was an automatic weapons. As far as the .30 carbine goes, M1 designation was applied to semi automatic variants, whereas the fully automatic versions were known as M2.
Remington did not make a carbine in .44 Magnum caliber. They did chamber the Model 788 rifle in that caliber. Do you have a Ruger carbine in .44 Remington Magnum, or perhaps a Marlin in that caliber? sales@countrygunsmith.net
BAR (Browning Automatic), Thompson Submachine gun. .45 caliber Colt m1911 pistol, M1 Garand, Sten, Bren (both of which are british) , Lee-Enfield, M1A1 Carbine.
The Universal company did make a civilian version of the M1 Carbine. Not all of the Universals use the same parts as the military issue M1 carbine. Please note this is caliber .30 Carbine, and not the 30-06 caliber of the M1 Garand rifle.
It means "Model 1" "Addition 1" The standard M1 carbine has the standard solid wooden rifle stock, while the M1A1 is the modified "paratrooper" model with the folding metal wire stocks, these versions of the carbine were used in Europe.
The most commonly weapon used by the 82nd Airborne was the M1 Garand, M1 and M1A1 Carbine, Thompson M1A1, BAR, M3 Grease Gun, M1919A4, and M1911 pistol.
The Daisy model 94 carbine and model 111 Western carbine both shot BB's in the .175 caliber, not pellets in the .177 caliber.