Mid-caliber carbines are very popular. Many are chambered in popular offerings, such as 30-06 Springfield, 7.62x39mm (or 7.62 Soviet), 300 Blackout, 308 Winchester, and 30-30 Winchester, to name but a few. These traditional cartridges have proven useful in semi-auto, lever-action, and single-shot handy rifles, and some have been adapted to bolt-action carbines, which like the other action types, can be reliable, fast handling, accurate, versatile, and safe. As a ranch rifle, for instance, a bolt-action carbine can ride with an empty chamber and the bolt partially closed on top of rounds in a magazine and out of battery, then the shooter can work the bolt quickly to chamber a round and fire to drive pests or predators from the property or take medium game at moderate ranges. Also, short, light carbines may not be ideal for personal defense because of their low rate of fire, but they could serve in that role if need be.
