Is a 9mm upper worth the money?
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No no no, I said there is no real reason to want to shoot fireballs and deafen everyone nearby. My comment was not caliber related, but rather about barrel length. I was saying that going super short on a 223/556 barrel is retarded. I 1000000% agree with a rifle caliber over a pistol caliber.
To me the question is what’s the intended use to decide the tool. I think both have a place in the tool box. I like the rifle to reach out if it’s necessary. I went with 11.5” 556 pistol for that reason. Now suppressed it’s not bad on the ear outdoors I think that changes in a room but it’s definitely better suppressed. So I recommend a can on a 10.5”.
The PCC 9mm is a lot of fun to shoot and cheaper than 556. I sold my AR9. I couldn’t keep it fed. Great to have for carbine competitions if that’s your plan and quieter suppressed indoors for home defense and still lethal unless marauders with ballistic plates enter your house. If that’s the case you have bigger problems to worry bout.
The fact is I have a 11.5” pistol in a rifle cartridge that I can carry with me and no worry of paperwork if I decide to go across state lines.
The PCC 9mm is a lot of fun to shoot and cheaper than 556. I sold my AR9. I couldn’t keep it fed. Great to have for carbine competitions if that’s your plan and quieter suppressed indoors for home defense and still lethal unless marauders with ballistic plates enter your house. If that’s the case you have bigger problems to worry bout.
The fact is I have a 11.5” pistol in a rifle cartridge that I can carry with me and no worry of paperwork if I decide to go across state lines.
Precisely why I built my 10.5” 5.56. It would have been 11.5” but I just couldn’t wait another 8 weeks for a Scionics Barrel.
What do you mean by “couldn’t keep the AR9 fed”?
And if you have a PCC 9mm, is that a 16”?
There is a commercial out with John Claude Van Damme it the catch phrase is " You just Van dammed, Don't get Van Dammed ".
Children will be children. Might as well get use to it.
I understand patience is something I’m learning as well. The PCC pistol caliber carbine I don’t think requires a specific barrel length so it can be pistol rifle or SBR just that it shoots 9mm 357 40 45 or 10mm. The pistol I had would eat lead like crazy. I would have gone broke trying to supply that hunger it had for either 115 124 or 147gr. It liked them all too much. A blast to shoot.
Well , I shoot a good bit of 9mm. I have multiple platforms , multiple barrel lengths , including integral suppressed . It’s economical to shoot. The big reason ? My wife LOVES to shoot my 9mm SBR’s ! Which means I can fib a bit when I buy stuff !
So, given that the 9mm IS cheaper to shoot, if I can find a cheap upper from one of the discount sellers and spend @$200 or so, then it’s a good investment. Right?
I don’t think it’ll be an investment, but if you like to shoot it it should be a fun expense.
Depends. My 22lr AR was an investment imo because I was shooting 100 rounds of 223/556 every Sunday night at US Arms. My total cost per night went down from ~$50 to ~$24, so that gun will pay for itself in 24 weeks of shooting, and be saving me money after that.
That's still an expense, not a return. You're just losing less, not making anything.
A lot of here have already bought a few. I have 3, and I’m looking for a good 9mm upper.
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BangBang
Apprentice to master AR builder Greg Vess
True, but it just gets annoying when they keep on day after day, over and over and over with the same thing!
Do you have any idea how annoying it gets @The Mechanic (Greg Vess)?
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