Marlin Camp Carbine
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The Marlin
Camp Carbine is a self-loading carbine
chambered for either 9mm Parabellum or .45 ACP
, formerly manufactured by Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut. The carbine has been discontinued since 1999.
As the name implies, it was designed as a utility firearm to be used around hunting camps for foraging or defense. It was made in 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP calibers to use the same magazines as popular handguns in those calibers in keeping with an American tradition of having a carbine and handgun using common ammunition. The carbine operates by direct blowback
. The action is drilled and tapped for a scope mount. The stock was made of walnut-finished Maine birch
.
The Camp Carbine uses a detachable magazine that inserts into the magazine well in front of the trigger guard
. The .45 ACP version is compatible with most Colt 1911-type
magazines; the Camp 9 rifle magazine can be replaced by magazines from 59-series S&W
pistols. The Camp 9 magazine well is sized for 12-round magazines, and magazines with higher capacities extend beyond the bottom of the magazine well. A 20-round magazine was produced, but was discontinued in 1989. Numerous aftermarket magazines and drums
were produced for both models.
Marlin Firearms
Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers...
Camp Carbine is a self-loading carbine
Carbine
A carbine , from French carabine, is a longarm similar to but shorter than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower velocity due to a shorter barrel length....
chambered for either 9mm Parabellum or .45 ACP
.45 ACP
The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...
, formerly manufactured by Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut. The carbine has been discontinued since 1999.
As the name implies, it was designed as a utility firearm to be used around hunting camps for foraging or defense. It was made in 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP calibers to use the same magazines as popular handguns in those calibers in keeping with an American tradition of having a carbine and handgun using common ammunition. The carbine operates by direct blowback
Blowback (arms)
Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge....
. The action is drilled and tapped for a scope mount. The stock was made of walnut-finished Maine birch
Birch
Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
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The Camp Carbine uses a detachable magazine that inserts into the magazine well in front of the trigger guard
Trigger guard
A trigger guard is a loop surrounding the trigger of a firearm and protecting it from accidental discharge.Some assault rifles can have their trigger guard removed or positioned as not to impair firing with gloves for example in Arctic conditions....
. The .45 ACP version is compatible with most Colt 1911-type
M1911
The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. John M. Browning designed the firearm which was the standard-issue side arm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to 1985. The M1911 is still carried by some U.S....
magazines; the Camp 9 rifle magazine can be replaced by magazines from 59-series S&W
Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson is the largest manufacturer of handguns in the United States. The corporate headquarters is in Springfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1852, Smith & Wesson's pistols and revolvers have become standard issue to police and armed forces throughout the world...
pistols. The Camp 9 magazine well is sized for 12-round magazines, and magazines with higher capacities extend beyond the bottom of the magazine well. A 20-round magazine was produced, but was discontinued in 1989. Numerous aftermarket magazines and drums
Drum magazine
A drum magazine is a type of firearms magazine that is cylindrical in shape, similar to a drum. Instead of rounds being stored flat, as in a more common box magazine, rounds in a drum magazine are stored in a spiral around the center of the magazine, facing the direction of the barrel.There are...
were produced for both models.