Howdy! New to the forum, and (hopefully soon) new to 10mm. Sorry if this post is a big lengthy, but I'm not a rich man, so to make every dollar count, I gotta be thorough!
I live in the back woods of New England, and I'd like a nice woods walk-out gun.
My first thought was a Glock in 10mm - any size mag I want, reliable, and a cartridge that will take care of any moose or bear (or 2-legged critter) I have an unfriendly encounter with. However, I'm not a great shot with a pistol, so a carbine would give me the extra grip and sight radius I need for a quicker target.
IF I get a carbine, I want the mag in the grip for compactness and a collapsible stock, preferably like a wire slide-out stock. This would also make it look awesome, a very important aspect of woods survival.
Obviously my first thought was the MekTek conversion upper. But I don't know anybody who has one, I've never held one, and the gun store clerk recommended just getting a dedicated carbine.
Most options Ive seen online are more like small rifles than like big handguns. Many have AR-style grips and stocks, mags forward of the trigger, and really are no different than normal rifles besides the cartridges they chamber.
Three have caught my eye though.
Kel-tec CMR is EXACTLY what I want a carbine to look and function like, down to the slide out stock and light weight and everything - but it only comes in 22. Does any other manufacturer make a gun just like this but in bigger calibers?
Kel-tec Sub-2000 takes the Glock mags, and is otherwise a perfect fit for what I want, but only comes in 9mm and .40. Would .40 be a good alternative caliber to 10mm for dealing with bigger critters?
Hi-point 995TS - a 10mm carbine, budget I could afford in a few WEEKS instead of a year, apparently more reliable than their pistols, but... no collapsible stock, and... Ew, Hi-point??
For those versed in 10mm, what are your thoughts? Any of these options good? Are there other options I havent found yet, perhaps older guns no longer being made, like military surplus, that fit the bill? Or should I just bite the bullet (pun intended) and go for the MekTek conversion kit?
P.S.- I DO have a carbine-length lever gun, a Winchester 94 in 30-30. I freaking LOVE that gun, and would carry that thing everywhere I went, but it only holds 5 rounds and is not semi-auto, so it's less practical for defense. Several websites I read were quick to go to leverguns concerning pistol-caliber carbines.
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I live in the back woods of New England, and I'd like a nice woods walk-out gun.
My first thought was a Glock in 10mm - any size mag I want, reliable, and a cartridge that will take care of any moose or bear (or 2-legged critter) I have an unfriendly encounter with. However, I'm not a great shot with a pistol, so a carbine would give me the extra grip and sight radius I need for a quicker target.
IF I get a carbine, I want the mag in the grip for compactness and a collapsible stock, preferably like a wire slide-out stock. This would also make it look awesome, a very important aspect of woods survival.
Obviously my first thought was the MekTek conversion upper. But I don't know anybody who has one, I've never held one, and the gun store clerk recommended just getting a dedicated carbine.
Most options Ive seen online are more like small rifles than like big handguns. Many have AR-style grips and stocks, mags forward of the trigger, and really are no different than normal rifles besides the cartridges they chamber.
Three have caught my eye though.
Kel-tec CMR is EXACTLY what I want a carbine to look and function like, down to the slide out stock and light weight and everything - but it only comes in 22. Does any other manufacturer make a gun just like this but in bigger calibers?
Kel-tec Sub-2000 takes the Glock mags, and is otherwise a perfect fit for what I want, but only comes in 9mm and .40. Would .40 be a good alternative caliber to 10mm for dealing with bigger critters?
Hi-point 995TS - a 10mm carbine, budget I could afford in a few WEEKS instead of a year, apparently more reliable than their pistols, but... no collapsible stock, and... Ew, Hi-point??
For those versed in 10mm, what are your thoughts? Any of these options good? Are there other options I havent found yet, perhaps older guns no longer being made, like military surplus, that fit the bill? Or should I just bite the bullet (pun intended) and go for the MekTek conversion kit?
P.S.- I DO have a carbine-length lever gun, a Winchester 94 in 30-30. I freaking LOVE that gun, and would carry that thing everywhere I went, but it only holds 5 rounds and is not semi-auto, so it's less practical for defense. Several websites I read were quick to go to leverguns concerning pistol-caliber carbines.
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