Even though most of my experience was with the Garand, carrying the carbine for guard duty and mandatory shooting twice year on our post: just loved it.
Reflecting on the low-recoil and over-all size: purchased an Inland years later and I take it out to the range twice year. No problems for me up to a 100 yds.
What others have said about the cost of purchase today and ammo costs seem artifically produced due to the millions of carbines that were mfgd. Anyway, I think every household ought to have one when "all hell breaks loose" in your neighborhood....