I Saw This New Firearm!

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I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by n11pilot » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:17 pm

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Does anyone have any thoughts on Ruger's new Pistol Caliber Carbine? It is currently available in 9MM but rumor control states that it should be available in other "Popular" calibers soon.

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by Cousi » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:31 pm

I think that'll be better than the HiPoint 9mm carbine my dad used to have. Mostly because Ruger builds a better gun than HiPoint does...

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by Blackthorn » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:13 am

Ruger makes good products, with a few exceptions. I'm sure they're illegal here in CA, so I'll only find out if I move to Wyoming (a dream we have).
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything….Albert Einstein

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by Blackthorn » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:15 am

If it comes out in .40 or .45 I'll be very interested...
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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by AeroDillo MkII » Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:38 am

It's a good idea, and one surprisingly absent Ruger's lineup in recent years. Excepting some of their older designs, the aforementioned HiPoint family, and the blink-and-miss-it Berettea CX4 there's been a surprising dearth of pistol-caliber carbines the last decade or so...mostly AR derivatives that come with their own drawbacks.

The one I got to shoot was pretty well bone stock, and I got the impression a good reflex or other non-magnified optic would do wonders. Bonus points that you can feed them with Glock magazines, meaning the 33-rd stick and the larger drums aren't off the table.

A Thompson it's not and it doesn't have the cool points of Zenith's HK clones, but I could find a lot of use for one.

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by n11pilot » Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:27 am

I haven't had a chance to fire one yet but I was impressed with the sample that I saw at the gun shop. As Dillo pointed out it can use Glock mags with a provided magazine well insert and it also has inserts to adjust the stock length. It breaks down into small enough parts that it can be carried in a relatively small case. The barrel is threaded for either suppressor or compensator and the top rail can accommodate almost any optics desired.

I thank my fellow gun folk for the input and if I get a chance to fire one I will let you know the results.

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by Cousi » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:41 pm

Blackthorn wrote:
Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:13 am
Ruger makes good products, with a few exceptions. I'm sure they're illegal here in CA, so I'll only find out if I move to Wyoming (a dream we have).
I've been considering Wyoming and Montana as an eventual destination. Gotta wait until the divorce is final and the kids are moved out before I give it any serious thought.

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by Blackthorn » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:03 pm

Cousi wrote:
Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:41 pm
Blackthorn wrote:
Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:13 am
Ruger makes good products, with a few exceptions. I'm sure they're illegal here in CA, so I'll only find out if I move to Wyoming (a dream we have).
I've been considering Wyoming and Montana as an eventual destination. Gotta wait until the divorce is final and the kids are moved out before I give it any serious thought.
Sorry to hear about the divorce, been thru it all myself.

We have hopes of getting to WY some day, it seems like a paradise at the moment.
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything….Albert Einstein

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by n11pilot » Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:05 pm

Blackthorn wrote:
Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:03 pm
Cousi wrote:
Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:41 pm
Blackthorn wrote:
Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:13 am
Ruger makes good products, with a few exceptions. I'm sure they're illegal here in CA, so I'll only find out if I move to Wyoming (a dream we have).
I've been considering Wyoming and Montana as an eventual destination. Gotta wait until the divorce is final and the kids are moved out before I give it any serious thought.
Sorry to hear about the divorce, been thru it all myself.

We have hopes of getting to WY some day, it seems like a paradise at the moment.
Cousi, I too am very sorry to hear about the divorce. I know it's not easy.

Blackthorn, You live in CA and I live in CA wannabe MD so to us any state that still respects the Constitution looks like a paradise.

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Re: I Saw This New Firearm!

Post by Blackthorn » Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:26 pm

Blackthorn, You live in CA and I live in CA wannabe MD so to us any state that still respects the Constitution looks like a paradise.
Ain't it the truth, Pilot!
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything….Albert Einstein

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