I dunno, goofy Thordsen stock notwithstanding your AR9 looks pretty cool and I don't see what the Ruger offers over it. Do you have a need for the take down function?
Keep my AR9 or sell and get the Ruger PCC?
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Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
It offers less recoil and no questionable legalities if you ever have to use it. Plus it's disposable. 500 bucks gets you another one.
They are both straight blowback right? I doubt the extra weight of the Ruger makes all that much difference in the recoil department.
Questionable legalities could be dealt with by removing the trigger guard thingy.
@ArmedCorgi, here is my opinion. Stick with your AR9 and use the money for something else.
Unless you just want a Ruger PC. In that case go ahead and trade in the AR9 to scratch that itch.
I know all about gun itches, they just won't go away till scratched.
You know how long I'd been wanting a 308 semi auto? Years and years, ever since I had to sell my STG58 Para. Then along comes the Galil and all is right with my gun world.
So you gotta decide if you really just want the Ruger.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
The pinned barrel cap can be an issue if they pushed it especially if you did it wrong via a Bullet Guy special with just glue but all that is avoided with this. There is absolutely no question that the Ruger is 50 state legal.
Having had both I can say without a doubt that the Ruger has less recoil. You don't get a heavy bolt traveling into a buffer tube like you do with an AR9.
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It's not a lot, but it's just enough that my sights never leave the target. Maybe it's the way I hold it. I don't know. But for me it definitely shoots better.
I've actually taken a liking to the CMMG Banshee. But it's so expensive and I'd have to get an SBR stamp to legally have it in the optimum configuration. Anything that short needs a vertical foregrip.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Build it as a pistol and just do magwell holds.
@ArmedCorgi if you had posted this a week and a half ago or mentioned it to me at the Appleseed I could have let you try mine out!
SuffolkArms
.40 S&W
I like mine for the most part. Does anybody else hate how easily the bolt slams forward when it’s locked and the stock is tapped against something? There’s a warning about it in the manual, but it sure is frustrating when it happens during assembly.
Right there - great point for me. 50 state legal. Awesome travel gun. Some states no pistol but at least you would have a gun. I've traveled a lot with a 357 lever gun but this can break down for suitcase packing.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
What recoil?
My AR 9 with a heavy buffer and the proper spring is barely noticeable. I think I notice the noise more than the recoil itself.
^^This. My AR9 has little to no recoil. Pretty much stays on target.
Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I 've never felt the recoil with my AR9.
then again, she hasn't left the safe.
then again, she hasn't left the safe.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
Saddest story in the world.
Do you have another AR? Do you have an accurate bolt gun? All depends on your current inventory.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
If it had been an option I would've voted for "Buy the GARAND and shut up already", lol.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
Yes and yes.
Believe it or not, ARs are not that sought after down here. Everyone owns one, few own more than one. With the availability of basically anything you want they seem to like anything other than ARs. The market right now is so saturated there are sub $400 ARs that aren't moving in the least bit.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I've noticed that. The ranges I've been to out of state have more traditional guns than anything else. Lots of M1A's and Mosins.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Mine was barely noticeable with a .308 spring and a heavy Aktive buffer from Blitzkrieg. It still had some. Just enough to bring the sights up about a quarter of an inch. With the Ruger PCC, it is half that.
I'm not saying it was heavy recoil but it did move and I felt the buffer in the tube.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Yes. Fudd guns. Unmodular guns that have limited customizability. They seem to be a hit in free states. Mostly older ones.Do you mean FUDD GUNS?
@ArmedCorgi if you would like I will be giving the new member orientation at the Club this Sat Nov 3 till around 2:00 I could bring my PCC9 for you to try, If you wanted to take a drive up?
Camaro45th
.357 mag
Wouldn’t the AR break apart as well?
Exonautic
.308 Win
Not enough to fir in a backpack. I have a 5.11 rush 72 and it's just an inch or two too long to fit an AR upper in it. The PCC is short enough that you can fit the whole thing in there.
Camaro45th
.357 mag
Yeah I have a PCC and I bought one of those small bags for it. Very nice portability.
Phazer
.338 Win Mag
I'm like a roach trap for firearms: They check in, but they don't check out.
I've even paid for firearms from relatives, and endured the transfer hassles, just to prevent the firearms from leaving the family. After all...never know when we might need them but can no longer get them.
That's why I picked up a sub2k. Hands down the best backpack gun IMHO. I do have bag that has an AR in it, or an AR pistol might be an option, unless the pinned mag is a killer.
Exonautic
.308 Win
I plan on building one of those not a rifle ars. That will fit without an issue. Probably in 9mm.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I used to transport my AR in a tennis racket bag. The same bag now transports the Ruger. Just get a new bag. It's much cheaper and really isn't all that larger than the smallest bag. It's just a matter of inches.