I'm pretty sure that I want a pistol caliber carbine but I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to make that happen. I was hoping that you folks could share your opinions, correct any misconceptions that I have and help me decide. Here are the choices I'm current considering:
A) Buy a Glock 22 (.40 S&W) + a MechTech Carbine Conversion Unit - If you don't know, it's an upper that fits on a Glock (or a 1911) and turns it into a carbine. I have a .40S&W M&P compact which I love and I usually have plenty of .40 S&W around. Going this route would give me two more fun ways to shoot .40 while defending life and liberty. Great! Except I'm not sure that I really want a MA legal Glock. The Short Frame models fit my chunky medium sized hands better but Glock didn't make SF models until after the ban went into effect. ARGH! Also, while the it would be nice to have 2 .40 pistols and the MechTech, it's definitely more expensive to buy the pistol and the upper than to just get a Kel-Tec Sub 2000, its much heavier in weight (maybe +2 lbs) and it doesn't fold.
B) Buy a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 - These guns are light and they fold in half, which is a feature that I really like. People seem to say that they are reliable but I know they're light because they are mostly plastic and cheap. I know that the stock sights are pretty awful and the gun is ugly as sin. I would get the Sub 2000 in .40 S&W because consolidating calibers helps me remain well prepared while minimizing costs.
C) Buy a Glock 20 (10mm) + a MechTech Carbine Conversion Unit - All the aforementioned concerns from A) apply here, especially the grip size problem, plus I'd be adding an expensive caliber to my gun collection. But then again... I would have a 10mm pistol with the potential for hi capacity preban mags! Also, what happens when you send a hot 180 grain 10mm bullet out of a 16 inch carbine barrel at 1800 fps? 1295 ft lbs of energy is what happens! That's enough to humanely kill a deer or even a hog (in a free state).
Now, I'm not sure, but if I put a carbine kit on top of a preban glock, I think that I'm allowed to have a collapsible stock but I'm not sure because the gun is old but the carbine kit is new.
A) Buy a Glock 22 (.40 S&W) + a MechTech Carbine Conversion Unit - If you don't know, it's an upper that fits on a Glock (or a 1911) and turns it into a carbine. I have a .40S&W M&P compact which I love and I usually have plenty of .40 S&W around. Going this route would give me two more fun ways to shoot .40 while defending life and liberty. Great! Except I'm not sure that I really want a MA legal Glock. The Short Frame models fit my chunky medium sized hands better but Glock didn't make SF models until after the ban went into effect. ARGH! Also, while the it would be nice to have 2 .40 pistols and the MechTech, it's definitely more expensive to buy the pistol and the upper than to just get a Kel-Tec Sub 2000, its much heavier in weight (maybe +2 lbs) and it doesn't fold.
B) Buy a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 - These guns are light and they fold in half, which is a feature that I really like. People seem to say that they are reliable but I know they're light because they are mostly plastic and cheap. I know that the stock sights are pretty awful and the gun is ugly as sin. I would get the Sub 2000 in .40 S&W because consolidating calibers helps me remain well prepared while minimizing costs.
C) Buy a Glock 20 (10mm) + a MechTech Carbine Conversion Unit - All the aforementioned concerns from A) apply here, especially the grip size problem, plus I'd be adding an expensive caliber to my gun collection. But then again... I would have a 10mm pistol with the potential for hi capacity preban mags! Also, what happens when you send a hot 180 grain 10mm bullet out of a 16 inch carbine barrel at 1800 fps? 1295 ft lbs of energy is what happens! That's enough to humanely kill a deer or even a hog (in a free state).
Now, I'm not sure, but if I put a carbine kit on top of a preban glock, I think that I'm allowed to have a collapsible stock but I'm not sure because the gun is old but the carbine kit is new.
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