Last month Wilson Combat released their P365 Grip Modules. Their P320 grip module is a huge win and my EDC is a P365 with the Sig OEM XL Grip. For $65, I figured why not? Let’s give that a shot.
Howard has been in the firearms industry for about 10 years. Started at a big box store retail gun counter back in the day and is usually found behind the scenes on marketing and product shoots. Live fire videographer.
I’m a big fan of full size 9mm handguns. If it’s a range gun, OWB or an off-body defensive piece I prefer full size. I like the longer sight radius, extra weight, extra grip, extra velocity, higher capacity and less muzzle flip. Full size pistols usually look better to me with full sized lights. If you already own a compact, you might want to add a full size to your inventory. Your mileage may vary.
Howard has been in the firearms industry for about 10 years. Started at a big box store retail gun counter back in the day and is usually found behind the scenes on marketing and product shoots. Live fire videographer.
I ignored the P320 for a long time. Having shot someone’s stock P320 Compact years ago, I found that it combined the bad from the P229 (high bore axis, bulky weird grip) with the bad from Glock (shit trigger). That was enough for me to ignore it for several years, while it started to catch on in a big way here in the US.
I really started paying attention again when I saw the potential that the design has. Using the serialized guts, companies were starting to come out with some awesome gadgets like chassis to make PDW style guns, different slides and frames, things like that. I realized that it would be a valuable firearm to have, because you could swap the FCU out and make pretty much anything you wanted. I continued to ignore it, however, as I was happy with my P229 and my M&P 2.0.
Then I got the P365, and immediately swapped out the small frame for the XL frame. I was convinced, this is an awesome concept. You can get parts shipped to your door and make whatever the hell you want. I decided I had to have a P320 as well.
Manufacturing Engineer, Designer, Inventor, Shooter, Instructor, Meddling Machinist.
Fanboy of: Sig, ADM, Trijicon, Holosun, Surefire, 556 AK’s, Ranger green and Multicam Black
CARRY PISTOL: Sig Sauer P365 w/ Holosun 507K, Wilson Frame, Surefire XSC
FIGHTING RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-MOD2 5.56 w/ Trijicon ACOG Model TA31RCO-M4CP & Piggyback Holosun 508T
FIGHTING PISTOL: Sig Sauer P320 full size w/ Holosun 509T, Modlite PL350
BUMP IN THE NIGHT GUN: Sig Sauer P320 X-Compact w/ Holosun 508T, Streamlight TLR-7
BATTLE RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-10A 6.5 Creedmoor w/ Trijicon VCOG SCO(in progress)
PRECISION RIFLE: Kelbly Atlas Tactical 6.5 Creedmoor built by Straightjacket Armory in an American Defense Manufacturing PRC-700SA chassis w/ (insert the nightforce here when you can afford it)
SHOTGUN: Mossberg 590A1 w/Holosun 507C
HUNTER: Remington 700 308, converted to 6.5 Creed, 14.5″ Barrel pinned/welded, Grayboe Trekker stock, Leupold 1.25-4x Patrol (in progress)
JUST FOR FUN:
Ruger PC9, Magwell hunter stock, Trijicon MRO, and of course a Jawbone Mag Release
Izhmash Saiga 223, converted by me
Parts kit Galil build, 14.5 pinned welded, Sureshot Armament MLOK forend, Trijicon ACSS 1.5x ACOG
Parts kit Polish 5.56 AK, Aimpoint CompM5, Valman forend(in progress)
1911 kit build, 9mm, commander
Glock 17 Gen 3 police trade-in, just for students
Kimber custom TLE-II, converted to 9mm w/ officer length bull barrel(in progress)
I want to start off by saying I like PCCs. I’ve built a few and also have some solid stock setups, all with high round counts. In this post I want to focus on realistically stacking up the Ruger PC Carbine next to AR9’s in the same price range via characteristics.
Howard has been in the firearms industry for about 10 years. Started at a big box store retail gun counter back in the day and is usually found behind the scenes on marketing and product shoots. Live fire videographer.
We can argue all day about whether or not a pump shotgun is a viable weapon for home defense, but for the purposes of this article, let’s just assume that it is. There is no argument however, that a well-placed shot with the correct load will have devastating effect on a would-be dirtbag trying to take your life, belongings, or precious virginity.
Manufacturing Engineer, Designer, Inventor, Shooter, Instructor, Meddling Machinist.
Fanboy of: Sig, ADM, Trijicon, Holosun, Surefire, 556 AK’s, Ranger green and Multicam Black
CARRY PISTOL: Sig Sauer P365 w/ Holosun 507K, Wilson Frame, Surefire XSC
FIGHTING RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-MOD2 5.56 w/ Trijicon ACOG Model TA31RCO-M4CP & Piggyback Holosun 508T
FIGHTING PISTOL: Sig Sauer P320 full size w/ Holosun 509T, Modlite PL350
BUMP IN THE NIGHT GUN: Sig Sauer P320 X-Compact w/ Holosun 508T, Streamlight TLR-7
BATTLE RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-10A 6.5 Creedmoor w/ Trijicon VCOG SCO(in progress)
PRECISION RIFLE: Kelbly Atlas Tactical 6.5 Creedmoor built by Straightjacket Armory in an American Defense Manufacturing PRC-700SA chassis w/ (insert the nightforce here when you can afford it)
SHOTGUN: Mossberg 590A1 w/Holosun 507C
HUNTER: Remington 700 308, converted to 6.5 Creed, 14.5″ Barrel pinned/welded, Grayboe Trekker stock, Leupold 1.25-4x Patrol (in progress)
JUST FOR FUN:
Ruger PC9, Magwell hunter stock, Trijicon MRO, and of course a Jawbone Mag Release
Izhmash Saiga 223, converted by me
Parts kit Galil build, 14.5 pinned welded, Sureshot Armament MLOK forend, Trijicon ACSS 1.5x ACOG
Parts kit Polish 5.56 AK, Aimpoint CompM5, Valman forend(in progress)
1911 kit build, 9mm, commander
Glock 17 Gen 3 police trade-in, just for students
Kimber custom TLE-II, converted to 9mm w/ officer length bull barrel(in progress)
In this post we explore the optimal P365 setup using all Sig Sauer OEM parts. I went stock for this one so far but I have been eying @ripandtear_’s P365 Holosun 507K setup and might need an optics upgrade in the future.
The P365 hybrid or P365 X-Carry gives the best balance when it comes to concealablity, capacity and ergonomics.
Howard has been in the firearms industry for about 10 years. Started at a big box store retail gun counter back in the day and is usually found behind the scenes on marketing and product shoots. Live fire videographer.
Since the dumpster fire that is 2020 started, reloading became top of mind for most gun owners.
If you already load and were lucky enough to get the components needed to press (or already had them on hand), you are probably feeling pretty good about now.
Howard has been in the firearms industry for about 10 years. Started at a big box store retail gun counter back in the day and is usually found behind the scenes on marketing and product shoots. Live fire videographer.
My first time shooting a pistol with an MRDS (Micro Red Dot Sight) was a Kimber TLE-RL2 with a dovetail mounted Leupold Deltapoint Pro. It was neat, but after a couple hundred rounds of not really being able to consistently find the dot, the dovetail mount just not really working, and getting slower presentations than I was used to, I gave up. I thought: “Maybe this just isn’t for me”.
Manufacturing Engineer, Designer, Inventor, Shooter, Instructor, Meddling Machinist.
Fanboy of: Sig, ADM, Trijicon, Holosun, Surefire, 556 AK’s, Ranger green and Multicam Black
CARRY PISTOL: Sig Sauer P365 w/ Holosun 507K, Wilson Frame, Surefire XSC
FIGHTING RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-MOD2 5.56 w/ Trijicon ACOG Model TA31RCO-M4CP & Piggyback Holosun 508T
FIGHTING PISTOL: Sig Sauer P320 full size w/ Holosun 509T, Modlite PL350
BUMP IN THE NIGHT GUN: Sig Sauer P320 X-Compact w/ Holosun 508T, Streamlight TLR-7
BATTLE RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-10A 6.5 Creedmoor w/ Trijicon VCOG SCO(in progress)
PRECISION RIFLE: Kelbly Atlas Tactical 6.5 Creedmoor built by Straightjacket Armory in an American Defense Manufacturing PRC-700SA chassis w/ (insert the nightforce here when you can afford it)
SHOTGUN: Mossberg 590A1 w/Holosun 507C
HUNTER: Remington 700 308, converted to 6.5 Creed, 14.5″ Barrel pinned/welded, Grayboe Trekker stock, Leupold 1.25-4x Patrol (in progress)
JUST FOR FUN:
Ruger PC9, Magwell hunter stock, Trijicon MRO, and of course a Jawbone Mag Release
Izhmash Saiga 223, converted by me
Parts kit Galil build, 14.5 pinned welded, Sureshot Armament MLOK forend, Trijicon ACSS 1.5x ACOG
Parts kit Polish 5.56 AK, Aimpoint CompM5, Valman forend(in progress)
1911 kit build, 9mm, commander
Glock 17 Gen 3 police trade-in, just for students
Kimber custom TLE-II, converted to 9mm w/ officer length bull barrel(in progress)
This post will cover the accessories we chose to complete the base Ruger PC Charger Jawbone style.
The Ruger PC Carbine is one of the most affordable and practical pistol caliber carbines (PCC) on the market. If you grew up shooting a 10/22 and an 870 you’ll probably love this gun. Odds are also good that you already have 9mm Glock magazines in your personal inventory. Which is a huge plus.
Howard has been in the firearms industry for about 10 years. Started at a big box store retail gun counter back in the day and is usually found behind the scenes on marketing and product shoots. Live fire videographer.