Ruger LC Carbine

[MolonLabe416]

I picked up one of these yesterday at my LGS. First impressions:

It looks like a Kel Tec, but feels better in the hand.
Very light and compact.
Folding stock wokrks well, but is a bit wobbly. Adjustable LOP.
The MLOK forend feels blocky, but some covers may mitigate that.
Trigger is very usable, safety not so much - awkward.
Less than half the price of other options in this niche.

I’m generally in a hotel about half the month and this should be ideal for that type application.

Range report will follow, but it may be a bit before I get there due to my schedule.

https://ruger.com/products/lcCarbine/models.html

[LockedBreech]

This was the first I'd heard of this, a Ruger 5.7 carbine, very interesting! Looking forward to updates.

[zaitcev]

They released a version in .45 ACP:
https://www.ruger.com/products/lcCar...ets/19309.html

[HeavyDuty]

They released a version in .45 ACP:
https://www.ruger.com/products/lcCar...ets/19309.html

I could see that SBRed.

[zaitcev]

I could see that SBRed.

I don't see why you would. Just wait for the inevitable LC Charger, no need to screw around with cutting a fluted barrel.

[Totem Polar]

Given that this caliber/iteration *only* uses Glock magazines, I’m personally comfortable putting the whole Glock carbine gag to bed.

[HeavyDuty]

I don't see why you would. Just wait for the inevitable LC Charger, no need to screw around with cutting a fluted barrel.

I didn’t think of that. Good point!

[BarryinIN]

Why did Ruger use this design for the .45 ACP rather than the PC carbine? The PC9 is over $200 less than the LC, and I keep reading the LC has some fiddliness to the disassembly/reassembly.

The popularity of the PC has to be many times that of the LC. I see PCs moving through the LGS regularly, but don’t recall seeing a single LC come through. I doubt that’s only due to the caliber, since some people seem to be quite taken with the 5.7 for whatever reason.

[zaitcev]

Why did Ruger use this design for the .45 ACP rather than the PC carbine?

It probably had something to do with margins. Or, perhaps PC Charger was selling better than expected, while being banned in California (their regulations make any pistol with a magazine ahead of the trigger an assault weapon). The LC Charger should be available in California at least theoretically (needs to get on the roster).

[zaitcev]

BTW, observe two things: 1. how much longer the receiver is on the 45 version than on 5.7 (although the cartridge is shorter), and 2. how chunky it is in comparison. It's possible that PC did not have the space, because they intentionally avoided a telescoping bolt on it. It already has tungsten in the bolt. Maybe PC 45 would work if they filled it with Depleted Uranium.