Which M1?

M1 helmet?

M1 rifle?

M1 carbine?

M1 tank?

:^)

Essentially, yes. The Carbine M1 was originally intended for soldiers who had been carrying a pistol, because fighting with small arms was not their job.   

stancrist said:

Which M1? M1 helmet? M1 rifle? M1 carbine? M1 tank? :^)

Tank. Don't you carry your MBT in a thigh holster? 

Only 12% or so percent of soldiers are serving in infantry roles so for 88% rifle is a cumbersome paperweight for what-if situation and they don't really know how to use it well.

PDW if it ever succeded would be a mayor firearms program far outweighing the demand for assault rifles, but it seems everyone is content with issuing carbines and pistols.

which is why I keep trying to square that circle ;)

If they can't carry a suppressor-equipped carbine, they need to be required to train on the pistol they carry, rather than a more expensive PDW.

Yes lol, which is why we have reports of muh thick clothing stopping 30 carbine In korea

Outside of purely military realm of PDWs , it seems KelTec is aimed at prepper /survival gun market, with all the corona shitshow (at the courrent vacination rates 5+years to get anywhere close to 80% population immunity), ever more autotarian rule i imagine guns are in for record sales in coming years.

I will likely be doing a a bit of 3d work on some new survival gun concepts both short and long barrel in the coming months after i finish up manufacturing my two current rifle designs 

Can't wait to see them!