jfh
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I've just sold my older Mini-14 Ranch I kept around as a HD rifle package. So, I need to get another small carbine package. I've narrowed it down to these two packages:
1. A Glock 20 (10mm) receiver and the Mech Tech CCU for it.
2. The Kel-Tec SU-16, in the latest iteration--the C model.
Yes, I know they shoot different cartridges, etc., etc. It is not intended to be the ultimate SHTF rifle, just an alternate to a pistol in an extended defensive situation. Compactness is the issue as much as firepower, and I envision usage would be limited to 50 yards or less, or 100 yards at the most. Both would be equipped with aftermarket sights--probably a laser, too. The collapsible stock for both is a real plus.
It looks to me like the Mech Tech and Glock package would be a better quality package, insofar as mfg. quality goes. I have looked at a Kel-Tec SU 16A, and I've read forum info on the SU-16C. The Kel-Tec is obviously of inferior construction, but it does offer a good compact package--and it should work just fine for my needs, too. I already shoot 10mm and .223, so ammo availability and cost is not an issue. Other than sighting in and testing the gun, it would probably just sit in the closet corner.
I've done the requisite searches here, and still have no firm opinion about which way to go. The cost is nearly identical--Glock will sell me a new receiver for the blown-up 20 I have for $150.00+; that makes the Glock / Mech Tech package about the same price as a NIB SU-16C here.
So, has anyone shot and handled both? What's your opinion?
If there's any other salient factors here, point them out.
Jim H.
1. A Glock 20 (10mm) receiver and the Mech Tech CCU for it.
2. The Kel-Tec SU-16, in the latest iteration--the C model.
Yes, I know they shoot different cartridges, etc., etc. It is not intended to be the ultimate SHTF rifle, just an alternate to a pistol in an extended defensive situation. Compactness is the issue as much as firepower, and I envision usage would be limited to 50 yards or less, or 100 yards at the most. Both would be equipped with aftermarket sights--probably a laser, too. The collapsible stock for both is a real plus.
It looks to me like the Mech Tech and Glock package would be a better quality package, insofar as mfg. quality goes. I have looked at a Kel-Tec SU 16A, and I've read forum info on the SU-16C. The Kel-Tec is obviously of inferior construction, but it does offer a good compact package--and it should work just fine for my needs, too. I already shoot 10mm and .223, so ammo availability and cost is not an issue. Other than sighting in and testing the gun, it would probably just sit in the closet corner.
I've done the requisite searches here, and still have no firm opinion about which way to go. The cost is nearly identical--Glock will sell me a new receiver for the blown-up 20 I have for $150.00+; that makes the Glock / Mech Tech package about the same price as a NIB SU-16C here.
So, has anyone shot and handled both? What's your opinion?
If there's any other salient factors here, point them out.
Jim H.
