herrwalther
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I know this is gonna get some flak, I don't really care. It is more for discussion. But I don't really understand the point of pistol caliber carbines/rifles.
Handguns, in both form factor and caliber, are a compromise. You carry a handgun because carrying a rifle is too cumbersome, obvious, and possibly illegal depending on where. A 5.56 AR strapped to my shoulder is a lot more comforting than a 9mm carried IWB. A 9mm handgun that is concealed is more acceptable to the populace as a whole. But the 9mm is a compromise to carrying a rifle. I forget who said the line but a handgun is to shoot your way to your rifle. And that is how I treated my M9 sidearm all the time I was in the military. It was to get me to my rifle.
PCCs are the size of rifles. And nearly the weight of rifles. So if you are going to carry something that big, why carry it in an anemic/pistol caliber? Specifically PCCs such as ARs in 9mm, Ruger PC and LC carbines, Henry Homesteader etc. I have fired them. They make okay range toys to me, but from a utilitarian standpoint they don't make much sense. If I am going to carry a rifle, I want a rifle caliber. Discuss
Handguns, in both form factor and caliber, are a compromise. You carry a handgun because carrying a rifle is too cumbersome, obvious, and possibly illegal depending on where. A 5.56 AR strapped to my shoulder is a lot more comforting than a 9mm carried IWB. A 9mm handgun that is concealed is more acceptable to the populace as a whole. But the 9mm is a compromise to carrying a rifle. I forget who said the line but a handgun is to shoot your way to your rifle. And that is how I treated my M9 sidearm all the time I was in the military. It was to get me to my rifle.
PCCs are the size of rifles. And nearly the weight of rifles. So if you are going to carry something that big, why carry it in an anemic/pistol caliber? Specifically PCCs such as ARs in 9mm, Ruger PC and LC carbines, Henry Homesteader etc. I have fired them. They make okay range toys to me, but from a utilitarian standpoint they don't make much sense. If I am going to carry a rifle, I want a rifle caliber. Discuss