Which piston carbine would you purchase?

[Picton]

...I mean, the AK is a carbine. It's in the name.

And, well, it has a piston. So...

 

[Mesatchornug]

...I mean, the AK is a carbine. It's in the name.

And, well, it has a piston. So...

That font of knowledge, Wikipedia, seems to disagree (emphasis mine):

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK)

That said, and all that having been said, I like the cut of your jib. Allow me, in parallel, to recommend a Tanker M1A

M1A™ Tanker .308 Rifle - Springfield Armory

www.springfield-armory.com

(though the Garand conversions are sexier...)

Springfield Armory M1 Garand Tanker - For Sale, Used - Very-good Condition :: Guns.com

National Match Armory: We are universally recognized for crafting the finest restored, target and match quality M1, M1A and 1903 Springfield rifles anywhere. We have been selected for twelve straight years to create the highly coveted presentation rifles for the prestigious annual Camp Perry...

www.guns.com

 

[Picton]

That font of knowledge, Wikipedia, seems to disagree (emphasis mine):


That said, and all that having been said, I like the cut of your jib. Allow me, in parallel, to recommend a Tanker M1A

M1A™ Tanker .308 Rifle - Springfield Armory

www.springfield-armory.com

(though the Garand conversions are sexier...)

Springfield Armory M1 Garand Tanker - For Sale, Used - Very-good Condition :: Guns.com

National Match Armory: We are universally recognized for crafting the finest restored, target and match quality M1, M1A and 1903 Springfield rifles anywhere. We have been selected for twelve straight years to create the highly coveted presentation rifles for the prestigious annual Camp Perry...

www.guns.com

Oh.

I think I was thinking of the SKS. Still works, lol.

 

[Mesatchornug]

Oh.

I think I was thinking of the SKS. Still works, lol.

Aaah, "self-loading carbine of (the) Simonov system." I learned a thing!

Clearly, OP needs both.

Sadly, I never got one when they (and ammo) were still relatively inexpensive, and my collector drive just isn't there enough to get one now...

 

[Picton]

Aaah, "self-loading carbine of (the) Simonov system." I learned a thing!

Clearly, OP needs both.

Sadly, I never got one when they (and ammo) were still relatively inexpensive, and my collector drive just isn't there enough to get one now...

The SKS is a delight, but once you have enough AK47s it's sorta extraneous.

 

[Mesatchornug]

The SKS is a delight, but once you have enough AK47s it's sorta extraneous.

I still haven't even gone down that path yet.

From the perspective of having alternate mechanisms to investigate, it seems interesting...but I'm just not ready to develop that "reference library" yet.

 

[Fixxah]

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M110s are lame.

Those sniper legs are sexy.

 

[Supermoto]

I would get a PSA Jackl

 

[Grendizer138]

Money is no object and only one other person voted for the Barrett??

 

[jasonj84]

HK or the LWRC. Otherwise why bother?

I looked at the LWRC. Reviews on accuracy weren't stellar.

 

[Mesatchornug]

Money is no object and only one other person voted for the Barrett??

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Here for you, babe.

 

[jasonj84]

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M110s are lame.

Shouldn't this be in the "Flex on the poors" thread?

 

[mav]

Shouldn't this be in the "Flex on the poors" thread?

Ha, this is the original flex on the poors thread, and not just because my preference was HK.

 

[jasonj84]

Ha, this is the original flex on the poors thread, and not just because my preference was HK.

So it is.

 

[Noreaster]

PWS Mk 109 Mod2 in 300blk. Throw a can on it for good measure.
300 blk is a fun round.

 

[Golddiggie]

I put a PWS 16" upper (long stroke) onto a standard AR lower I happened to have. Total spend on the rifle (sans optic) was maybe a grand. Upper was on sale at the time, which helped. Planning to give it some lovin this weekend.

 

[Compooky]

From that list, if you don’t care about a folding stock, PWS for ambi and HK for non. I’m picking based on the lower so there will still be some other piston upper options if you decide to switch. The LWRC lower is similar to the PWS but I don’t like how the left side controls are close together.

I would fall under mall ninja with LMT.

 

[jkelly1229]

The SKS is a delight, but once you have enough AK47s it's sorta extraneous.

Or if you have monkey arms they are annoying

The length of pull is too short

 

[jkelly1229]

From that list, if you don’t care about a folding stock, PWS for ambi and HK for non. I’m picking based on the lower so there will still be some other piston upper options if you decide to switch. The LWRC lower is similar to the PWS but I don’t like how the left side controls are close together.

I would fall under mall ninja with LMT.

Any of the 4 brands you just named make you a mall ninja...and thats coming from someone that owns 2 pws's and loves them

 

[mav]

Any of the 4 brands you just named make you a mall ninja...and thats coming from someone that owns 2 pws's and loves them

Mall Ninja? My dudes...


IRL:


CoD MW3

 

[jkelly1229]

Mall Ninja? My dudes...


IRL:
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CoD MW3
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Thats the gun of the mall cop they call to hunt down the mall ninjas

 

[Whiskeywon]

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M110s are lame.

Surefire RC2 on a knights? What are you? Poor? Jokes aside I like a good RC2 more than a QDSS or similar anyways

 

[stinx]

LWRC IC-A5 Rifle​

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[AllaSnackbah]

Surefire RC2 on a knights? What are you? Poor? Jokes aside I like a good RC2 more than a QDSS or similar anyways

Lolol, i like the sf cans more too

 

[Varmint]

Money is no object and only one other person voted for the Barrett??

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Uh cause it’s not a carbine?

 

[Grendizer138]

Uh cause it’s not a carbine?

I once again must petition for an eyeroll quick emoji response.

 

[Varmint]

The Army is only buying 6.8mm Spears right, not 5.56 or 7.62?

 

[DarthRevan]

I have an LWRC IC-A2 and I wish I went with an A5 for the adjustable gas block and longer rails. Otherwise it shoots well. And I think I only spent 2100 for it. I’ll likely buy an A5 upper and put the A2 on an Aero or something… or just buy a complete A5 I dunno.

I also have an LMT MARS-L, which has a better fit and finish to it but I like the LWRC a hair more.

 

[Agnotology]

Ar-9 and build it how you want it?

 

[mav]

Ar-9 and build it how you want it?

I have a Scorpion Evo3 S1 SBR that fills that niche nicely. If I go with another PCC, it will be an HK USC/UMP conversion in .45ACP. Not on the list in this thread because I've been focused on rifle calibers, not PCC's.