A 74 year old friend asked for advice/assistance on the subject of a semi-auto carbine and 9mm pistol. I assumed he meant an AR but lately have been thinking on the subject and about his real life needs. I know he has a .308 bolt action cause I sold it to him when I had my FFL. Also know he lives in suburbs and not likely to be doing any varmint hunting. He's mostly a shotgun guy(or was before he got too old to walk the fields).
Option 1 was a plain vanilla 16" AR carbine with an optic(he already has a spare scope) and a Ruger P89(or similar). That would require two types of magazines and ammo supply which is problematic right now as we all know. Giving the entire aspect more consideration, I'm less sure this is the best advice.
Option 2 would be a PCC in 9mm with a matching mag/ammo pistol. Compared to an AR, the PCC has much less range but is more manageable and better suited to a less knowledgeable user. The guy already has a very capable longer range rifle so maybe an AR isn't applicable or desirable for his needs. I've shot both PC9 Ruger and Marlin Camp 9 so have a fair idea of what a 9mm carbine can do.
If both of the mentioned options are readily available--opinions??
Option 1 was a plain vanilla 16" AR carbine with an optic(he already has a spare scope) and a Ruger P89(or similar). That would require two types of magazines and ammo supply which is problematic right now as we all know. Giving the entire aspect more consideration, I'm less sure this is the best advice.
Option 2 would be a PCC in 9mm with a matching mag/ammo pistol. Compared to an AR, the PCC has much less range but is more manageable and better suited to a less knowledgeable user. The guy already has a very capable longer range rifle so maybe an AR isn't applicable or desirable for his needs. I've shot both PC9 Ruger and Marlin Camp 9 so have a fair idea of what a 9mm carbine can do.
If both of the mentioned options are readily available--opinions??