#kusakp9

Some years ago I had the itch for some unknown reason to pick up a CZ Scorpion Evo. As ugly as the CZ Scorpion is, there was just something about having a short rifle-like package that was shooting a pistol caliber, in this case it was 9MM. Now many people will debate the effectiveness of the 9MM cartridge and that’s a discussion for another day, but there is the allure of having a high capacity compact package. Many will use their PCC for home defense, competition or even as a truck gun that can carry a lot of firepower, but can be hidden out of sight when not needed. But let’s get back to the CZ Scorpion. For what it is, at the time, it was a reasonably priced entry into the PCC world. The entire gun, sans the barrel and some hardware are made of high strength polymer. The trigger is probably one of the worst triggers out there and it has an annoying ambi safety that will dig into your shooting hand. But hey, it’s a low priced PCC that can be upgraded if so desired. It had a number of different barrel lengths available at the time, a 16” and 8.3” version. The shorter “K” length 4.5” version had not yet been introduced. As short as the 8.3” version was, everyone wants to go even shorter. A few companies make aftermarket barrels, namely HBI and ILWT. I made the decision to get a barrel from ILWT and a shorter Midwest Industries hand guard from Brownells and do the conversion myself. I documented the conversion progress and released a series of videos on my YouTube channel which people still find helpful today. To address the horrendous trigger, I disassembled it, polished all of the surfaces and installed an HBI spring set. The safety can be ground down and many companies make aftermarket safeties. I chose a nice set from Parker Mountain Machine.

So I had my CZ Scorpion set up exactly the way I wanted it, but thought, there must me more out there to continue to scratch that PCC itch. I’ve always loved AKs and a couple of companies started producing readily available 9MM AK PCCs. Both Palmetto State Armory as well as K-USA had 9MM AKs. The PSA version was their own design, whereas the K-USA version was a direct clone of the Russian Vityaz. I chose to pick up the K-USA KP-9 and so happy that I chose to go that route. They do come in and out of stock over at Brownells, but can be acquired at multiple vendors. The KP-9 is an AK true and true, but uses a direct blowback system. The only upgrades I’ve done to date have been an ALG trigger. The KP-9 is an impressive piece of machinery and an absolute joy to take to the range.

So anyone who is into PCCs has to have heard about something called an HK MP5. The HK MP5 is truly an infamous and iconic PCC or sub gun that has been in service around the world for many decades now. Based upon a delayed roller action, it’s as smooth as butter to shoot as anyone who’s shot one can tell you. A true HK MP5 is quite hard and expensive to come by on the civilian market, but a number of companies make clones. I had the opportunity and picked up a Century Arms imported MKE AP5 from Brownells. MKE is actually licensed by HK, so these are true to the original design and all parts will interchange. So finally, I had achieved The top of the PCC wish list, an MP5! And it truly is the smoothest of the smooth when it comes to PCCs. I added a few upgrades to it, a Midwest Industries hand guard, SB Tactical brace and Magpul grip module. I always run my PCCs with a Rugged Suppressors Obsidian 9 suppressor and the MP5 seems not to care that it has that extra back pressure, it runs like a sewing machine.

So if you have that itch for a PCC, you don’t have to look very far and you will find a bunch of different options available to you. They range in prices from the super affordable to the wildly expensive, but there’s something for everybody. I was not sure where the adventure down the PCC path was going to lead me, but I’m sure glad I chose to start down this road. And who knows just where it’ll lead me next… B&T?