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A sterling example of today’s youth
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Little Sarah
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More fun than practical.
That’s about high heels.
The carbine itself is fairly practical, especially with a red dot installed. Fire can be commenced once eye and ear protection are added.
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Seen at Coal Creek: CAR15 camo job
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The best 1927 Thompson movie scene
Miller’s Crossing has one of the best choreographed Thompson submachine gun scenes. I just have still photos of the 1927-A1 semi-auto carbine with a 100-round “pizza platter” drum.
“Flash mob coming, you say? I should have enough for everybody.”
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Sterling type 2 semi-auto carbine
This is one of the few semi-auto arms I like as much as the select-fire original. It’s longer barrel (16″ vs. 10″) gives it a longer sight radius, and the two-flip aperture is more familiar than the quaint diffusion disk sight of the original. Close-bolt firing means rather better accuracy: at 25 yards, the entire 34rd magazine goes into one 2″ hole. The folding stock is among the most solid of any carbine. Central balances allows easy one-hand control. Magazines are reliable and easy to load.The only down side is the all-metal construction can get hot or cold, depending on your climate. A para cord or an inner tube wrap solves that concern.
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SU16 available in 300Blackout chambering.
300Blackout is very attractive for short range (which is where 99 point something percent of defensive uses happen). It throws twice the lead of the .223Rem at reasonable velocity (ballistics approximate 7.62×39 but bullet selection is better). While subsonics are available for suppressed use, I would think the barrel twist would be optimized for one or the other, and SU16 is probably meant for 115-125gr range more than for the 220gr. AR15 magazines work, so less logistical overhead on that. The down side to 300BLK are the cost of ammunition, about $10/20 at this time vs. $6.50/20 for .223 (comparing same brand and bullet type). Less flat trajectory won’t come into play under 150 yards, while much better barrier penetration probably would. SU16 is a lot like vz58 in 7.62×39, short, light and handy. For iron sight use, minimal offset over bore should help with accurate shot placement. Piston design helps to keep the action clean: I can’t remember when I last cleaned my .223 SU16s, but they keep on working despite the extra fouling associated with sound suppression.
Availability? Depends entirely on your local gun shop, as Keltec sells through distributors and the store can go to several sources. I see plenty of SU16s in .223 locally, I assume 300BLK version would become more common shortly.
The optic shown is a Vortex Razor.
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Light your target before lighting it up.
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Sufficiently large quantity has a quality of its own
Targets at the Bullpup Shoot were steel clangers. Easy for a .223 with a 4x optic, much harder for a 5.7×28 with a 6MOA CQB red dot. The gentleman with a PS90 had a hard time hitting the targets because his reticle completely covered up the steel, especially from 180 yards out.
However, he persevered and got the hits. His carry load was one 50-round magazine in the gun and three in a mag pouch, for a total of 200 shots. I am not sure how many he fired to get all the hits, but the rapid shots definitely proved the saturation tactic effective.
Considering that this carbine was intended for close-range arguments, the ability to get hits at 300 was rather impressive. Ammo isn’t cheap but it’s cheap enough when results are needed.
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Effective range of a 9×19 carbine.
This is Sarah. She is 15 and left-handed, so a light 9mm carbine with left-hand ejection is a reasonable long gun for her. The carbine is topped with a 3x scope zeroed at 50 yards.
With this being the reticle, what holdover is necessary to hit a clay at 150 yards? We corrected by observation of impacts and found that the middle of the stadia lines (two down) was exactly right for 150. I am guessing the top line is good for about 110. From prone, she was hitting clays better than 50% of the time using Russian steel-cased ball despite strong cross-wind. Firing on a brown grocery bag (for low contrast against the wilted grass of the backstop) as the target, she put the entire magazine into it. A grocery bag is about the same size a goblin torso.
The light on the carbine can be used as a backup aiming device. It also has iron sights but they cannot be used without dismounting the scope. 45 degree rails might be a good idea for it to enable aiming with BUIS around the scope.
The carbine ran reliably even with junky ammunition. It was accurate enough to hit point targets at 150. The bottom mark would correspond to 180 or so and the opening at the bottom to around 200. Which wouldn’t even reach out to her mailbox from the bedroom window, but should be entirely adequate for most defensive needs. For 250 yards, centering the head in the opening would get a center mass hit.
She did shoot my .308 Vepr and hit 75 and 100 yard clays with just a red dot, so reaching out to the mailbox isn’t beyond her girlish efforts. And I am just glad that yet another person out there is capable of fending for herself in case of feral dogs or goblins. While a rifle caliber would be better, 9×19 is quieter, cheaper to feed and kicks less.
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Windham Weaponry 16″ carbine
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Why a CZ527 carbine
The original 7.62×39 M43 round was made for the SKS and later AK47 rifles. Since I have a vz58 compact rifle also chambered for it, why would I want a slower bolt action carbine?
For one, it’s a work of gunsmithing art, well-finished and pleasant to handle.
It is fairly light, well balanced and easy to carry in the field. The express sights are excellent for close-range snap-shooting, but it truly shines out at longer ranges up to about 250 meters. In the terrain where we walked yesterday, the longest unobstructed shot was below 50 meters at best.
CZ527 comes with a single set trigger. Pull it, and it’s crisp but heavy enough for field use, push it forward and it’s set to a lighter pull for a more precise shot from a supported position. With quality ammunition, it’s a very accurate gun. I plan on scoping it at the next opportunity, probably with a 3-9x Accupoint.
The difference between the carbine and a full-size hunting rifle becomes very obvious on broken terrain. Likewise, light recoil allows safe firing from perches on which .308 would give the shooter too much of a shove.
I am a big fan of removable box magazines. They make it easier to safe the rifle than blind magazines, and also allow switching ammunition types quickly.
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Updating the light rifle
One of my colleagues stopped by. She didn’t bring any of her own rifles, but we borrowed a couple from a mutual friend.
Start with a standard light-barreled Colt 16″ AR carbine.
Add a Trijicon RMR on a see-through mount. The sight is tiny, so the bore offset isn’t increased by much.
Add a Battlecomp muzzle brake/compensator to remove barrel climb on rapid fire.
Replace the M4 telestock with a sturdier Magpul CTR. Tatiana’s technique with the stock fully extended feels odd to me but seems to produce much better control of recoil.
The light is a Surefire model with 500 lumen main light and two little navigation lights with momentary pressure switches.
The soon to be riddled gentleman in the red shirt is from IDTS.
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Beretta CX4 Storm 9mm carbine
Gertrude first appeared in my photos almost twelve years ago.
Storm 9mm carbine has little recoil and is easy to configure for left or right hand ejection. One of my friends has an article about it coming up, I will link it once ready.
Primary Arms makes a pretty good compact light for not much money.
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Bigger is more American
1963 Plymouth Valiant was considered a compact in its time, despite the 3.7L 6-cylinder engine.
Similarly, BAZ45 is a compact gas-operated pistol-caliber carbine despite the nice, fat 45ACP caliber. Feeding off slightly modified M3 Grease Gun magazines, it has the distinction of roughly .22LR level of recoil despite launching more than five times as much metal at similar velocity though the 10-inch barrel. 5.5″ flash hider ensures no visible muzzle flash.
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Not an Operator.
My friend isn’t Army, Marines or special operations ninja. Instead of a short-barreled MP5, a Sub2000 has to suffice. It works.
Keltec weapon light on a rail forend, 50 round drum that actually functions, red dot sight, extended charging handle, GG&G adapter for single point sling, vertical foregrip. If 50 rounds feels like too much, 33rd and 17rd stick magazines also work.
Keltec light is small, bright and very simple in use. It does one thing — very well.
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Guns on the rocks
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Red Lion Precision rotating rail
With Keltec Sub200o, you can either mount optics OR fold the rifle. Red Lion Precision rail allows both — loosen the collar, turn the forend 90 degrees left or right, re-lock. To deploy, reverse the process. It keeps zero.
RLP also makes muzzle devices and improved front sight. The optical sight shown is a very nice Primary Arms unit which combines a red dot with a very wide range of brightness and a green laser.
The laser just clears the front sight tower. A big advantage of having it above the bore is that the bullet path intersects the beam twice, just like with optics or iron sights. Lasers mounted below the bore only intersect the bullet path once, requiring offset UP at close range.
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CMR30 in use
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Ruger PC9 carbine: new on AllOutdoor
Police Carbine that works for everyone. Written by my friend Frank Stratton, illustrated with my photos.
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