Best caliber for pistol cal carbine?

[AGE Mechanic]

10mm or .44 Mag would be great pistol caliber rifle cartridges.
When I was a young teenager, my uncle had a old Ruger .44 carbine he used on Alabama game. We would walk out behind his house, past his kennel of three hunting dogs, and shoot cans with it.

 

[Jack Dupp]

StarQuester, are you sure the Stribog will be roller locked? Where can I find more info on this?

 

[Tim McBride]

StarQuester, are you sure the Stribog will be roller locked? Where can I find more info on this?

The version of the Stribog being currently imported is not delayed blowback, but just a simple blowback.
GrandPower does make a delayed blowback, but it is not approved for US importation yet.

I'm trying to find one in stock with out the darn brace kit.

 

[the1_roadrunner]

This is how I interpret "pistol caliber carbine"
Marlin model 1894 in .357 Magnum.

 

[DesertLord]

I like 9mm personally. My AR9 SBR is my favorite gun. I've done 45 too, that was fun. Right now I'm working on a 10mm carbine build.

 

[Steve_In_29]

As another mentioned the best "caliber" would be 10mm as it gives the most increase with a longer barrel.

I currently have a HighPoint carbine in .45 and a lever action in 44Mag

 

[Jack Dupp]

Thanks, Tim.

 

[harleypower69]

^ I love the Mini-Uzi and yes it is an IMI. They are heavy compared to more modern weapons platforms but so very reliable. I am so old school that I am preschool and the Uzi is just one of those guns that makes me smile.

I did throw down the big bucks for the B&T 45 as well. I love it. It is lighter than my HK SP5K 9mm. It came with a rock solid SB Tac brace which will get me by until the SBR gets sorted with the gubermint tax. The B&T eats all projectile types and weights without a hiccup. Recoil is nonexistent with the buffer setup they use. My only beef is the cost of the metal magazines at a C Note a pop but all in all it is just what I wanted in a PCC / PDW.

 

[Harrier]

I would suggest getting one in the same pistol caliber you most often carry as a sidearm and if possible one that will use the same magazines. There are probably lots of options - i haven't looked recently.

 

[Ranger1]

I am building a ar15 pistol chambered in 9x25 dillon with a 11 inch barrel. It's a gas gun not blow back.

 

[harleypower69]

.45 ACP is your best choice for a PCC.

 

[Ranger1]

9x25 dillon is the best in my opinion.

 

[792mauser]

Love my scorpion Evo.
Mags are a reasonable price, eats even my early badly done reloads, cowitness with a Bushnell red dot, accurate enough to pop steel at 200 yds reliably, ambidextrous, no gas in the face like a buddy's AR in 9mm, balances well.

 

[harleypower69]

^ CZ Evo is a great platform and a 9 mm carbine is a cost effective platform to shoot. I run an Uzi Mini in 9mm and an HK SP5K in 9mm and really enjoy both. I just figured if I was going to carry a PCC (with the extra weight) then a bigger bullet made sense thus my enjoying the .45 ACP B&T.

 

[792mauser]

I finally put the brace on the evo.
With the brace it went from good on the bench to awesome. I've gotta get it sbr'd now at some point.

 

[Ranger1]

50AE is a pretty good AR round

 

[littleleft]

i am working on the .40 most people dont like it. getting stuff for the 10mm for a hk. i will see after that.

 

[Mark]

If you’re suppressing, go 9mm.

If not suppressing, 9mm is cheaper...

 

[RustyWindmill]

That Extar pcc is out of control for $400. Since you have more 9, it only makes sense to rock that in you pcc as well. 10mm is dead sexy though... js

 

[Ranger1]

Just built a blow back 9x25 dillon AR Pistol.