Ruger carbine in 5.7x28

[marvin02]

Ruger® LC Carbine™ Autoloading Rifle Models

ruger.com

NRA first take:

Age Verification - NRA

www.shootingillustrated.com

Comments?

Folding stock vs the takedown system of the 9mm PC Carbine removes weight?

Mags in pistol grip.

About 3 inches shorter than 9mm.

 

[marvin02]

credit to @Bigtanker for the above links

 

[cosermann]

I'd rather see a PC Carbine in 45 acp.

 

[Ark]

I'm not paying 5.7 prices to run it in anything but a P90.

 

[MrSmitty]

Too bad the ammo costs almost as much as the gun.........

 

[zoglog]

Too bad the ammo costs almost as much as the gun.........

It’s $42/50 at several places in Indy. So it’s come way down. And with more and more guns in the caliber, hopefully more manufacturers for ammo.

Hate looking at boxes that have $29 stickers on them that I’ve had for a while though.

 

[ditcherman]

I'd rather see a PC Carbine in 45 acp.

Kinda two opposite ends of the spectrum there.
Speed.
Weight.
Accuracy.
Two world wars vs not.

 

[ditcherman]

I'm not paying 5.7 prices to run it in anything but a P90.

Wait you have a p90?!?
I’ll bring the ammo.

 

[ditcherman]

As a ps90 owner, I see cheek weld, normal sight over bore height, normal muzzle device threads (ever look into how much work it is to suppress a ps90?) and sling mount options.

 

[Ricnzak]

Bare Arms had one in. Seemed nicely built. Much nicer than my PC carbine

 

[ditcherman]

Bare Arms had one in. Seemed nicely built. Much nicer than my PC carbine

Hmmm might need to find an excuse to go to noblesville tomorrow…

 

[Noble Sniper]

One of my LGS had one I checked out today….. very nice!!!

 

[ECS686]

I saw one in the wild. Nothing against Ruger but to me the LC Carbine when I handled it was like they took a 57 pistol grip and threw a KelTec upper on it. I’ll pass

 

[ACC]

As a ps90 owner, I see cheek weld, normal sight over bore height, normal muzzle device threads (ever look into how much work it is to suppress a ps90?) and sling mount options.

How much work? I have a PS90 I want to SBR and suppress. What don’t I know ?

 

[ditcherman]

How much work? I have a PS90 I want to SBR and suppress. What don’t I know ?

I’m sure I don’t know all the details but I know that the OEM flash hider is pinned to the barrel to meet length requirements, and that the thing you see sticking out is not the actual barrel, but the barrel shroud. It all has to come apart, and the barrel has to be threaded, but if you don’t sbr it the shroud is still kinda there somehow. Most people that suppress also sbr at the same time, and IIRC they’re sending their barrel off to have the work done, and of course waiting on the stamp.
Maybe it’s not all that complicated, but compared to an AR it seems like it.

 

[Amishman44]

I'd rather see a PC Carbine in 45 acp.

Bingo...I've shied away from 5.7 due to ammo costs as well as ammo availability, but to be able to run a long gun in the venerable .45 acp would be awesome, especially for in and around the home!!!

 

[Scott58]

I'd rather see a PC Carbine in 45 acp.

Love my Hi-Point .45acp.

 

[woody131]

Has anyone done any accuracy testing with the new ruger carbine? I don’t expect it will rag one hole at 100 but 6 inches at 100 would detour me from buying one.

 

[1nderbeard]

Has anyone done any accuracy testing with the new ruger carbine? I don’t expect it will rag one hole at 100 but 6 inches at 100 would detour me from buying one.

Not on paper, but the .40 ruger PC takedown hits 100 yard targets pretty easily. Shooting an 8 inch gong with irons. Wasn't really going for match accuracy, just practical accuracy for a truck gun carbine.

 

[woody131]

Not on paper, but the .40 ruger PC takedown hits 100 yard targets pretty easily. Shooting an 8 inch gong with irons. Wasn't really going for match accuracy, just practical accuracy for a truck gun carbine.

Truck gun accuracy is almost a given. I was hoping to use the 5.7 as a varmint rifle. Ballistic wise it’s 22 hornet so 20rd semi auto is very appealing. But hitting a running coyote at 100-150 yards is testing my skill set to say the least. If the rifle is only minute of man accurate I’m not going to lay down any money.