Because they are fun.
They don't need another reason to exist. I am a big Carbine fan, so it's only natural that I would include a pistol calibered Carbines to my collection. Currently I only have a pair of 9mm's but I surely wouldn't mind one chambered in .45 ACP.
In allot of ways, these cabines make sense especially when chambered in the same caliber ammunition as your sidearm. In an emergency you could 'borrow' rounds from whichever isn't being used at the time to feed the one that is. In some cases, some of these carbines use the same magazines as their handgun counterparts. I personally don't own one of these, but they do make sense; Only one type of magazine to carry for backup in an emergency type situation.
The longer barrels of the carbines can only do to improve the performance of whatever round they are chambered for. Literally unheard of velocities for these handgun loads can be achieved by simply shooting them out of a 16" barrel. But that's just the techincal stuff.
Pistol calibered Carbines are seriously fun to shoot. First off they have next to no recoil at all and due to their generally smaller overall sizes they handles extremely well and FAST making accurate multi-shot hits easy if not expected.
My 2 9mm Carbines couldn't be further apart in purpose, function, and style. My first is my Bobcat BW89PDW (HK MP5K clone). I am very fond of this gun, and it is one of my favorites in my collection. With its 5.5" barrel this gun is basically a pistol with a rear stock (had it not been for it's 9" fake surpressor).
The added control the rear stock is surprising, and cool! It allows me to blast away; ACCURATELY.
Add that to it's crisp trigger and reliability and this gun has firmly secured its place as one of my fav's.
Next comes my akward, heavy, weird looking Masterpiece Arms MPA971 9mm carbine. I imagine trying to explain what it is, is allot like the first European explorers returning from Australlia trying to describe a Platapus.
The MPA971 has the upper receiver, bolt, and barrel assembly of a Cobray MAC11...the Lower Receiver/Trigger assy & stock of an FN FAL Battle Rifle, magazine well of a Suomi Submachinegun and the forend grip of an AR15.
I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.
This gun is HEAVY. I'm talking Rosie O'donnel/Oprah at their prime HEAVY. Being chambered in 9mm I bought the gun with the intention to use it as a carry along rifle for hiking, but as soon as I picked it up I knew that this was out of the question. So instead, I set the gun up like a full-sized MIDRANGE target rifle! LOL! I added a Cobray quick release Faux silencer for more barrel weight, a Bipod, and a 3 x 9 x 50mm scope on it, and it has since proven itself to be a really fun (and cheap shooting) gun to do some accuracy shooting with. 9mm rounds remain decently priced. To be real honest, this gun has no potential to be anything else in my opinion. It is WAY too heavy to be considered for a defense gun or pack rifle, and even if someone would consider breaking it down into SBR configuration it would still be too heavy.
Anyway, pistol calibered carbines are popular now for a reason. They offer long gun action that can be used at most ranges, they are relatively inexpensive to shoot, and their mild manners make them fun for the whole family to shoot. I for one like 'em!
They don't need another reason to exist. I am a big Carbine fan, so it's only natural that I would include a pistol calibered Carbines to my collection. Currently I only have a pair of 9mm's but I surely wouldn't mind one chambered in .45 ACP.
In allot of ways, these cabines make sense especially when chambered in the same caliber ammunition as your sidearm. In an emergency you could 'borrow' rounds from whichever isn't being used at the time to feed the one that is. In some cases, some of these carbines use the same magazines as their handgun counterparts. I personally don't own one of these, but they do make sense; Only one type of magazine to carry for backup in an emergency type situation.
The longer barrels of the carbines can only do to improve the performance of whatever round they are chambered for. Literally unheard of velocities for these handgun loads can be achieved by simply shooting them out of a 16" barrel. But that's just the techincal stuff.
Pistol calibered Carbines are seriously fun to shoot. First off they have next to no recoil at all and due to their generally smaller overall sizes they handles extremely well and FAST making accurate multi-shot hits easy if not expected.
My 2 9mm Carbines couldn't be further apart in purpose, function, and style. My first is my Bobcat BW89PDW (HK MP5K clone). I am very fond of this gun, and it is one of my favorites in my collection. With its 5.5" barrel this gun is basically a pistol with a rear stock (had it not been for it's 9" fake surpressor).
The added control the rear stock is surprising, and cool! It allows me to blast away; ACCURATELY.
Add that to it's crisp trigger and reliability and this gun has firmly secured its place as one of my fav's.Next comes my akward, heavy, weird looking Masterpiece Arms MPA971 9mm carbine. I imagine trying to explain what it is, is allot like the first European explorers returning from Australlia trying to describe a Platapus.
The MPA971 has the upper receiver, bolt, and barrel assembly of a Cobray MAC11...the Lower Receiver/Trigger assy & stock of an FN FAL Battle Rifle, magazine well of a Suomi Submachinegun and the forend grip of an AR15.
I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.
This gun is HEAVY. I'm talking Rosie O'donnel/Oprah at their prime HEAVY. Being chambered in 9mm I bought the gun with the intention to use it as a carry along rifle for hiking, but as soon as I picked it up I knew that this was out of the question. So instead, I set the gun up like a full-sized MIDRANGE target rifle! LOL! I added a Cobray quick release Faux silencer for more barrel weight, a Bipod, and a 3 x 9 x 50mm scope on it, and it has since proven itself to be a really fun (and cheap shooting) gun to do some accuracy shooting with. 9mm rounds remain decently priced. To be real honest, this gun has no potential to be anything else in my opinion. It is WAY too heavy to be considered for a defense gun or pack rifle, and even if someone would consider breaking it down into SBR configuration it would still be too heavy.
Anyway, pistol calibered carbines are popular now for a reason. They offer long gun action that can be used at most ranges, they are relatively inexpensive to shoot, and their mild manners make them fun for the whole family to shoot. I for one like 'em!