What’s the Carbine “Easy Button?”
I’m reasonably proficient with handguns, but have never gotten into long guns. Now that I own a home, I’m thinking it’s time I have something. I’m buying with general self/home defense in mind.
What’s the go-to setup for carbines? Not the cheapest, not the best. Just where I should start. The “Glock 19” of carbines. Hoping to understand specifics… Make, model? Barrel length? Optic?
Presumably it’ll be something AR-pattern. Maybe BCM? S&W? Colt?
What’s the Carbine “Easy Button?”
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DamonL
2012 called, it wants it carbine back. That’s like the Gen 2 Glock 19, maybe early Gen 3. It’ll work, but the Gen 5 has been out and doing well for a minute.
BCM is a great brand and always my go to recommendation. An ELW 14.5 with MCMR is a solid general purpose upper.
A few themes that I’d recommend following:
1. Government profile barrels are stupid.
2. Midlength gas > carbine gas.
3. 14.5” pinned > 16” despite the hassle of pinning and pin removal if you choose to do so.
4. Barrel and bolt are the heart of the rifle so if you need to save money, go cheaper on the lower. Despite it being the serialized part, it’s harder to build incorrectly.
There are probably more, but those are the most generalized ones.
Optics can be even more lengthy to cover, but the first/only AR should have a red dot in most cases, again IMO. I’ve liked my Vortex Sparc Solars enough that I replaced my T-2 with one.
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