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Over the past half-century Ruger has become a household name. While most are familiar with their P-series pistols, Blackhawk revolvers and their M77 series rifles, few remember their handy Police Carbine.

Taking a page from their best-selling 10/22 rimfire rifles, Ruger engineers came up with a similarly sized carbine in a centerfire pistol caliber. The carbine used a simple and traditional blow back action with a massive bolt to retard the recoil. With an overall length of just under 35 inches and a weight of 6-pounds, the PC was ideal for being stored in a passenger seat gun rack, or trunk. The longer sight radius, coupled with the increase in cartridge velocity gained from a 16-inch barrel, meant that the carbine was capable of taking 100-yard shots with standard pistol caliber ammunition. Ghost ring rear sights and a built in base for optics gave the PC a quick and easy sight picture. A thick and durable polymer stock was used exclusively on the PC and advertised as being ‘cop-proof….

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