By Guns.com. Since the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gave the okay for shouldering a pistol brace, shooters have been buying AR and AK pistols in droves. Which is strange because rifle-caliber handguns are substantially less accurate, more difficult to aim and have egregious muzzle blasts compared to their full-sized counterparts. But, if these weapons are truly inferior in every way except size, why are people buying them?
More than two reasons for a rifle-caliber pistol
The practical reason deals with the compact nature of an AK or AR pistol. These snub-nosed, flame-throwing lead-slingers can easily navigate through a shooter’s house to rescue loved ones even in the smallest of mobile homes.
The much less practical reason is precisely because they’re so pointless! That sounds insane when taken out of context, but many shooters enjoy the loud, explosive experience of firing 7.62x39mm or 5.56mm ammo through an ultra-short barrel. Truthfully, shooting an AKM with an 8-inch barrel feels like holding on to a pocket Fourth of July fireworks display. It is awesome in the most literal sense.
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