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05-20-2015, 08:04 AM
(05-19-2015, 01:01 PM)BelieveIn308 Wrote: Ok, I can understand that for people with injured shoulders that makes some sense, but I would think that market is TINY.
AS my shoulder is fine, and I firmly believe a pistol is better choice for home defense (or an AR15 for that matter), I will still have zero interest in the pistol caliber carbine.
That's just one type of disabilities that restrict the type of firearm someone may be able to use. You also have wrist injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, bone diseases, muscle disorders, arthritis, etc. The market for people with disabilities is actually fairly large. My wife is another example. It's hard picking a handgun for her because she has carpal tunnel. She has trouble even with some 9x19mm guns.
As for your point about using a Glock with a 30 round mag, not everyone likes Glocks. I personally don't. There's also the consideration that you can fit more accessories on a carbine/SBR. With a pistol you might be able to fit a combination flashlight/laser, which tend to be expensive, but with the other you can put one of each separately. You can also more easily mount an optic like a RDS or holographic sight. My personal weapon I grab in case of a home invasion is my HK USP 40 but I also see the benefit to a pistol caliber carbine/SBR. If there was a viably priced on based on teh AK format, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
That's one of the reasons I hate Obama. His stupid unconstitutional ban prevents the Saiga 9 from being imported. The only pistol caliber AK in the country right now is the Definitive Arms AKX-9 and that thing costs over $1500 for the base model. Like I said elsewhere, his ban is just a gun control effort. If he really wanted to hurt Russia, as he claims, he'd have banned the import of Russian vodka. More money is spent every single year on that than on Russian made weapons.
(05-19-2015, 01:01 PM)BelieveIn308 Wrote: Ok, I can understand that for people with injured shoulders that makes some sense, but I would think that market is TINY.
AS my shoulder is fine, and I firmly believe a pistol is better choice for home defense (or an AR15 for that matter), I will still have zero interest in the pistol caliber carbine.
That's just one type of disabilities that restrict the type of firearm someone may be able to use. You also have wrist injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, bone diseases, muscle disorders, arthritis, etc. The market for people with disabilities is actually fairly large. My wife is another example. It's hard picking a handgun for her because she has carpal tunnel. She has trouble even with some 9x19mm guns.
As for your point about using a Glock with a 30 round mag, not everyone likes Glocks. I personally don't. There's also the consideration that you can fit more accessories on a carbine/SBR. With a pistol you might be able to fit a combination flashlight/laser, which tend to be expensive, but with the other you can put one of each separately. You can also more easily mount an optic like a RDS or holographic sight. My personal weapon I grab in case of a home invasion is my HK USP 40 but I also see the benefit to a pistol caliber carbine/SBR. If there was a viably priced on based on teh AK format, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
That's one of the reasons I hate Obama. His stupid unconstitutional ban prevents the Saiga 9 from being imported. The only pistol caliber AK in the country right now is the Definitive Arms AKX-9 and that thing costs over $1500 for the base model. Like I said elsewhere, his ban is just a gun control effort. If he really wanted to hurt Russia, as he claims, he'd have banned the import of Russian vodka. More money is spent every single year on that than on Russian made weapons.
AS my shoulder is fine, and I firmly believe a pistol is better choice for home defense (or an AR15 for that matter), I will still have zero interest in the pistol caliber carbine.
That's just one type of disabilities that restrict the type of firearm someone may be able to use. You also have wrist injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, bone diseases, muscle disorders, arthritis, etc. The market for people with disabilities is actually fairly large. My wife is another example. It's hard picking a handgun for her because she has carpal tunnel. She has trouble even with some 9x19mm guns.
As for your point about using a Glock with a 30 round mag, not everyone likes Glocks. I personally don't. There's also the consideration that you can fit more accessories on a carbine/SBR. With a pistol you might be able to fit a combination flashlight/laser, which tend to be expensive, but with the other you can put one of each separately. You can also more easily mount an optic like a RDS or holographic sight. My personal weapon I grab in case of a home invasion is my HK USP 40 but I also see the benefit to a pistol caliber carbine/SBR. If there was a viably priced on based on teh AK format, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
That's one of the reasons I hate Obama. His stupid unconstitutional ban prevents the Saiga 9 from being imported. The only pistol caliber AK in the country right now is the Definitive Arms AKX-9 and that thing costs over $1500 for the base model. Like I said elsewhere, his ban is just a gun control effort. If he really wanted to hurt Russia, as he claims, he'd have banned the import of Russian vodka. More money is spent every single year on that than on Russian made weapons.