r/pistolcalibercarbine

I’m wanting an AR9 to use in PCC competitions to learn to run a rifle fast since the ammo is cheaper and we have a lot more local PCC matches than rifle matches in the area.

For a non-SBR “Just buy this” option, what are the best options out there? What should I avoid? What’s a reasonable budget to get a reliable carbine?

Edit to add a couple pieces of information. I am not presently interested in SBRing a pistol and the main PCC matches in the area do require the use of a stock, not a brace, so looking at carbines only.

I ordered a HAN9 literally yesterday morning as it looks like a fun little range gun and would be my first PCC experience. But I didn’t think of the NFA ruling so now the HAN9 is coming with a brace. I feel this gun may end up drastically dropping in price or I’ll be getting a gun with a brace that might feel useless. Idk. Maybe it’s fine and I’m just overthinking it. Would you guys cancel?

So I’ve been doing a lot of research on which pcc I should buy. Originally I was leaning towards budget options like a fx-9 or extar ep9.

After looking more into it, I think I’ve landed on the matador arms MAT-9. If you have one of these please let me know what setup you are running and if you have had a good experience with them. My main concern is that I want something reliable, metal, can be suppressed (in a prefect world with the same suppressor that would work with a Glock) and is glock mag compatible. If you have found something other than the MAT-9 that fits that description please let me know.

Thank you!

I'm considering getting an SRO or RMR for my APC9 and I'm curious to hear other's thoughts. They seem somewhat uncommon on PCCs and I'm wondering why. Is it simply because there are cheaper options? I like the idea of a smaller/lighter optic instead to the mailbox builds that have become so common lately. Anybody else?

Hello,

I've been having issues with the official Kriss 40 rnd Glock magazines coming apart when dropped in competition. I've also have the 33 rnd official Glock magazines, but of the 3 I've purchased 1 is defective and causes feeding issues consistently.

Any brands that are reliable and offer 40+ capacity?

I know the Magpul drums are popular, but my competition rig doesn't offer space to carry spares.