PC9 Police Carbine

[Chappers]

I found one for sale and it was just curious about it, anyone knows anything about it?


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[hillbill]

ive seen those and they take i believe the same mags as the ruger pistols.never heard anything bad about them but id research the accuracy to see if it was what yu are looking for.

[BNoz01]

I own one and simply put ... I love it!

It's styled to closely resemble the M1 Carbine.  It's is designed for +P ammo.  And the magazines are compatible with the P-85 series of magazines.  I'm not sure if the new SR-9 magazine is compatible or not.

This carbine is much more accurate than any pistol.  And the 9mm rounds coming from it have much more energy than pistol-launched 9mm loads.

The best part of this gun is that because of it's zero recoil, you can fire it very fast.  I have no problem spitting out around 10 rounds per second into a 6 inch target from 7 - 10 yards.  That is lethal!

B. Noz.

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

SR9 mags will NOT work in a PC carbine.

Over the years I had a PC9 and a PC4----they were fun but just too heavy--pretty much a range plinker----if you're looking for a more serious weapon with the same weight---think Mini-14.

[Lloyd Smale]

there great guns. Very reliable and accurate little shooters.

[mannyrock]

   Ruger quit making these because nobody wanted them, even after they made substantial modifications to it during its few years of production.   I handled a few at gunshows, and they seemed really handy, and easy to point.  But, certainly no better than M-1 Carbines, and the prices on them were definitely in the M-1 Carbine range.  Also, it is great that they take a pistol mag, but having that magazine jutt down there under the stock 6 inches really takes alot of the handiness out of it.

    I believe that following the police shoot-out in California, where the gunmen were robbing a bank and the police had no rifles or carbines whatsoever, Ruger probably figured they would sell tons of these to police units to keep in the trunks.  It just didn't happen.

   The one big negative I can comment on is the trigger pull.  I was allowed to dry-fire three of these at different times, and in each instance the trigger pull was very hard and very gritty.  In other words, terrible.   (Maybe there are solutions to this?)

  These would make great plinkers, but I just can't see having one as a serious sidearm.  And, since they were only made for a short time, where are you gonna get a spare part when something breaks?

  My advice would be to get to a range, and shoot one alot, before you decide to buy.   You may decide you love it, or you may decide you hate it. 

Regards,

Mannyrock

   

 

[m1key]

Love mine. Good trigger, useful iron sights. Mecgar 17 and 20 round mags available. With a 1-4x scope it will throw five Winchester 147 JHPs into an inch at 50 yards. Effective on javelinas, foxes, coyotes, skunks that sneak through my backyard at night...and it's alot quieter than an M-1, Mini-14, etc.

[dwalk]

i have one...i will not part with it.

VERY accurate, reliable, rugged and will digest any 9x19 ammo fed to it. i guess I'm "lucky", but, the trigger on mine is very good.

i selected it because of my familiarity with the M-1 Carbine; i used one in the military along with the M-1 Garand and M-14.

the magazine IS interchangeable with the P95DC pistol...i have one of them, too...the P9 and the P95DC are my SHTF combo.

i plink & hunt small game with it as well.

they were "aimed" at the LE community as a back up for the ruger 9mm service pistols.

many  believe the 9mm x 19 to be "anemic"...i think it's history and performance verify it is FAR from being anemic.