35 Best Pistol Caliber Carbine

Pistol Caliber Carbines offer the handling of a rifle with the reduced power delivered from pistol calibers. This reduction in muzzle energy makes them excellent choices for home defense when combined with their improved aiming capability. PCCs are incredibly popular because people can often buy one type of ammo to use in their carbine as well as in the pistol they carry every day.

PCCs are available as long-guns and as pistols, so we created a list of the most popular models, and we want to know which one you think is the best. Using the up and down arrows, vote whether you think the guns are good or bad. Use your own criteria to decide.

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Wilson Combat AR9

Wilson Combat is known for their high quality pistols and with the Wilson Combat AR9 Pistols Semi Auto Pistols you can be assured that your personal and protection needs are met. The Wilson Combat... read more

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Best Pistol Caliber Carbines

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Best 45 Pistols

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Best AR Rifles

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CMMG Banshee Pistol

The CMMG Banshee series is hard to pin down. They come in calibers ranging from 9mm to 7.62×39 and use a wide variety of magazine platforms. One thing they all have in common is that they are superbl... read more

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Best Pistol Carbines

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Best AR Pistols

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Best 9mm PCC

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Black Rain Ordnance Ion 9 Pistol

The Ion 9 semi-auto pistol by Black Rain Ordnance is so scary it cannot be shipped to 10 states and six American territorial possessions. Its sexy-looking, ventilated fore grip has Picatinny bases fo... read more

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Best Pistol Caliber Carbines

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SIG Sauer MPX PCC

The MPX line from Sig Sauer is versatile enough to adapt to any environment you may find yourself in. It features an unconventional design to match its unrivaled performance. Rigorously developed and... read more

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Best 9mm Rifles

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Best Rifles for Home Defense

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Ruger PC Carbine

The Ruger PC Carbine is a take-down rifle chambered in 9mm. It comes standard with innovative features such as a custom "dead blow" tungsten weight which shortens bolt travel and simultaneously reduc... read more

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Best 9mm Rifles

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Best Pistol Caliber Carbines

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B&T APC9 Pro

In March 2019, B&T released its APC9 PRO series, an improvement with a non-reciprocating charging handle and a replaceable pistol grip, compatible with grips for the AR-15 style rifle family of firear... read more

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Best 9mm PCC

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Best Pistol Carbines

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Thureon Defense Standard Carbine

Thureon Defense builds a variety of pistol-caliber carbines in your choice of caliber (including 10mm!) and magazine compatibility. Earlier we gave you our first look at one in 9mm that feeds from Gl... read more

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B&T GHM9 G2

B&T GHM9 9mm pistol, Swiss precision and innovation came together again with the GHM9. With its enhanced trigger system and ambidextrous controls. This sporty 9mm pistol is a perfect and inexpensive s... read more

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Best 9mm PCC

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Best Pistol Caliber Carbines

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Angstadt Arms UDP-9

The Angstadt Arms flagship UDP-9 9mm semi-automatic is a superbly modular, compact and lightweight AR-15 type that’s compatible with Glock 9mm magazines. This means one less wheel to invent, potential... read more