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'nuther vote for the FNAR...not really a carbine, though. Most of the rifles mentioned don't seem like carbines either; long/bull barrels, or big, heavy receivers. I was looking for a 308 carbine recently and came to the conclusion that they don't really exist. The closest was the Garand-derived BM59; 19" barrel, folding stock, 20rnd mag, ~8lbs empty. Too bad they're upwards of 2000$ if you can find one. A stripped down (i.e. lightened receiver) M14 with lightweight folding furniture might work, as would a compacted AR10, I guess. But there seems to be little market for a "handy" lightweight carry-carbine in 308.
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