First off, not all "pistol" calibers are equal. Most auto calibers pale in power when compared to the big rimmed revolver rounds.
With the AR platform, (or other semi-autos) I'm not sold on them. They only come in weak auto based calibers like 9mm, and the like. I do love that you get the usability, and accuracy of the carbine. I love the AR platform itself, but with the weak cartridge, it doesn't really up the game unless you put multiple rounds on target. Then again, the good thing is that's pretty easy with these things.
In a lever gun they work pretty well because the most popular two, the .357 mag, and .44 mag, are very potent out of a carbine. You can get even bigger handgun cartridges in them like .454 Casull, and .500 S&W. Once again, these are rounds you can't get in an AR based platform, or any semi-auto platform I know of.
I love my .44 mag lever gun. I'd feel comfortable going up against anything on this continent with it... short of maybe an angry charging polar bear, though I'm sure if I kept my composure (unlikely) it could handle one.
With the AR platform, (or other semi-autos) I'm not sold on them. They only come in weak auto based calibers like 9mm, and the like. I do love that you get the usability, and accuracy of the carbine. I love the AR platform itself, but with the weak cartridge, it doesn't really up the game unless you put multiple rounds on target. Then again, the good thing is that's pretty easy with these things.
In a lever gun they work pretty well because the most popular two, the .357 mag, and .44 mag, are very potent out of a carbine. You can get even bigger handgun cartridges in them like .454 Casull, and .500 S&W. Once again, these are rounds you can't get in an AR based platform, or any semi-auto platform I know of.
I love my .44 mag lever gun. I'd feel comfortable going up against anything on this continent with it... short of maybe an angry charging polar bear, though I'm sure if I kept my composure (unlikely) it could handle one.
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