Capybara
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I have owned my PC Carbine for a few years now and it is a great gun... but it is no M1 carbine. The M1 carbine is a gas operated action and the PC Carbine is a simple blow back action. The PC Carbine has a heavy bolt that slides backwards and hits the back of the receiver which sends considerable shock into the gun, through the stock and into your shoulder and cheek that is resting against the stock. It is not considerable recoil, it is considerable shock. The M1 Carbine also has very little recoil but does not have the annoying shock that is associated with a blow back carbine. Carrying a PC Carbine DOES have a very similar feel to carrying M1 Carbine as they both have a quality well machined feel to them.
As much as I like my PC Carbine if I had to do it over again I would put out the extra money and get a non-blow back carbine. I would probably look at an HK roller delayed blow back (aka MP5) or a gas operated action. Recoil isn't going to be considerably different but the lack of shock from the bolt slamming into the back of the received will make for a more pleasant shooter.
Just my .02 cents.
Thanks for your input. I've owned WWII vintage M1 Carbines in the past and liked them but completely different kind of gun in my experience. I reload and .30 Carbine ammo is expensive to even reload these days, much less buy new factory ammo.
I like the H&Ks but at 4-6x the cost, for a 9mm plinker, just not worth it. Even the Turkish clones are double the cost at least. Nah.