Thumbs up to Ruger (PCC)

[reppans]

Ruger is making a few guns that appeal to me and that I want to buy - this PCC is one of them. But that'll have to wait for my last Ruger to 'break in' and become reliable first.

 

[Janos Dracwlya]

As an owner of a Marlin Camp 9, I'm very interested in one of these, once they wring out the few bugs and develop some additional, reliable magazine adapters for handguns I own. I'm also very interested to see what the folks who make customization parts will bring out for these, given the incredible number of such parts for the 1022.

 

[Stumper]

So here I sit in central TX ... temperature is 41° and dropping, feels like 33°; wind at 15 MPH, gusting to 20. Guess I'll NOT be going to the range this morning ...

Would you feel better if I called you a wuss?
It is supposed to be fun.

 

[Legionnaire]

Hey, I'll admit it. My blood has thinned since moving to TX, and I seem to be able to take the heat better than the cold at this point. Won't have to wait long, either; temps predicted in the 80s later this week! Won't be long before I get the carbine back to the range. Have a couple of red dots to try on it, too ...

 

[BSA1]

The PCC is a brilliant sales concept to owners like me that want a pistol to that uses the same magazines to go with it. Since I don't like Glocks and don't own a SR9 Ruger is going to sell me two guns when I make the decision to buy.

 

[bluzman]

The PCC is a brilliant sales concept to owners like me that want a pistol to that uses the same magazines to go with it. Since I don't like Glocks and don't own a SR9 Ruger is going to sell me two guns when I make the decision to buy.

I don't own nor do intend to buy any striker fired pistols so it's the ability to have both a pistol and rifle that share common ammo that's the attraction for me. My PCC has a 9mm Kimber Tactical Pro for a companion.

 

[WelshShooter]

Pistol calibre Carbines are just great fun to shoot. Being able to shoot off multiple rounds with low recoil, and low cost shooting, is a great way to improve your ability shoot.

From a business point of view, you really cannot fault Ruger in your case. Sure, you may be a beta tester but Ruger have seen to it that you, the customer, is not going to be out of pocket if the rifle does not work. That's the way you keep your customers coming back!

 

[kcofohio]

I bought one of the new Ruger PC Carbines, dropped the Glock magazine well into it, and had a great time with it at the range. Functioned well, and shot accurately ...

BUT, there were a couple of "issues." There is a barrel spacer in the takedown block ahead of the receiver, and on my specimen, every time I separate the barrel from the receiver (takedown) the barrel spacer would fall off. Not the way it should be. Also, even with the fore grip torqued down, there was still play in it--the front end of the grip could be pulled away from the barrel between 1/8 and 1/4 inch. Neither of these glitches kept the gun from functioning; they were just annoyances.

I went to Ruger's website and filled out their Online Support Request. 48 hours later I received an email saying they wanted to look at the gun and providing an RMA and pre-paid shipping label to return it.

I just got it back. They didn't tell me what they found wrong. What they did tell me was that they replaced the barrel and takedown block--basically the whole front end--function and safety tested it, test fired it, and promptly returned it. Everything feels tight and looks new ... and the barrel spacer stays in place as it should.

This isn't the first time I've been a "beta tester" for Ruger (I sent a first-run GP100 in .44 Special back, too), and one could argue that they shouldn't release things until they are totally right. But I continue to be a fan. A pistol-caliber carbine that accepts Glock magazines and a GP100 in .44 Special are both things I wanted Ruger to produce, and I couldn't be happier with the final products and the bullet-proof support.

Thanks, Ruger!

I hope Ruger continues making the PCC for a while. I want one, but some other things are ahead on my list. Besides, I have a Hi-Point fugly for now.
While there could be an argument about getting it right before release, 2.0, Gen2, ect. comes to mind. But that is why these companies usually have great CS.

 

[highlander 5]

When Ruger or someone else comes up with an adaptor for Beretta 92 mags I'll get one

 

[Legionnaire]

That would be cool, too!

 

[BSA1]

A Beretta 92 magwell adapter is the cats meow for me.

 

[highlander 5]

I'm not a Glock fan and since my state has magazine capacity limits I have several pre 94 mags for my 92 fs easier to come by and far less expensive and easier to identify than Glock mags.