Rifling twist is one turn in ten inches allowing use with a wide range of bullet weights. This measures 16.1 inches in length and features a heavy profile. Sling swivel studs are also factory installed on the butt and fore-end.Īt the front of the receiver you’ll find a cold hammer-forged chrome-moly barrel. A short 1913 rail section is located at the front 6’Oclock position on the fore-end allowing easy installation of a bipod, white light or other accessory. Both the wrist and fore-end are nicely textured to provide a secure grip, even with cold, sweaty or grimy hands. I found the stock’s wrist to be nicely sized and shaped to properly index my medium size hand within comfortable reach of the trigger. With all the spacers installed the carbine’s overall length measures 34.3 inches. So it is easily configured to properly fit both large and small. The butt features three removable ½-inch spacers allowing the length of pull to vary from 12.6 to 14.1 inches. The PC carbine features easily installed magazine wells allowing use of not only Ruger but also Glock G17/19 magazines. The adapter is lifted out through the top of the stock, and then the model of choice slid in and snapped into place. Swapping magazine adapters requires the action to be unbolted from the stock, but it is not a difficult procedure. An easily removable magazine adapter readily converts the PC carbine to feed from different style magazines. The push-button design is factory installed on the left side of the carbine, but is easily removed and mounted onto the right side if you so desire. The stock features a short magazine well with a reversible magazine release. 10/22 inspired features include a simple but effective cross-bolt safety and manually operated bolt-catch. The PC carbine uses a trigger group based upon the well proven 10/22 design. Examining it you’ll find a familiar looking fire control group. The upper receiver is bolted into a traditional looking durable black polymer stock. This comes mounted to the right of the bolt, but is easily switched to the left if so desired. The design also features a removable reciprocating charging handle. Adopting the 1913 rail allows the end-user to easily mount a host of magnified or non-magnified optics. Gone is Ruger’s proprietary scope mounting system. The bolt rides inside a beefy receiver with an integral MIL-STD 1913 rail machined into the top. Developed by Todd Wilkinson and Frank Sanders, Ruger’s PC carbine is a blowback design utilizing a 3-piece bolt with a tungsten dead-blow weight. In addition, the extra mass also aids stripping a round from the magazine if the action is badly fouled or dirty. It also increases dwell time for the magazine to present the next round in the feeding cycle. The tungsten dead-blow weight, in conjunction with a simple buffer, helps to reduce felt recoil at one end of its travel, and bolt bounce at the other. The bolt is machined from heat treated, chrome-moly steel to ensure strength, structural integrity and durability. It features a three-piece bolt consisting of a “carrier”, bolt face and tungsten dead-blow weight. The heart of the PC carbine is its interesting blow-back operating system. So out of the gate the new Ruger has a couple of nice features. The design is easy to use and based on the proven system introduced in 2012 on their 10/22 take-down model. Ruger’s PC carbine can be discreetly stored in a pack or large messenger bag. As take-down rifles require less space than a traditional rifle, they have long been popular as ‘survival’ guns. Its rapid tool-less disassembly allows it to be easily stored, even when space is at a premium. Yes, Ruger’s new design incorporates a simple take-down feature. (Photo by Laura Fortier)Īnother feature many will appreciate is its ability to split neatly into two halves. Have a need for a pistol caliber carbine which feeds from Glock mags and breaks down for easy storage? If so you may want to consider Ruger’s PC carbine. I believe this is a major selling point which will endear it to many Glock owners. Personally, I like having the ability to use Glock pattern 33-round stick magazines and 50-round drums. You can also buy a separate third magazine well which allows it to feed from Ruger American Pistol magazines. Feeding from Glock magazines is a big plus in my book. Ruger’s 9mm PC carbine can be fed using not only Ruger SR-Series and Security-9 magazines, but also common Glock 19/17 9mm magazines. The most important of these, in my humble opinion, is the modular magazine well. Ruger’s 9mm PC carbine packs a number of interesting features into a relatively conventional pistol caliber carbine.
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