I've got some for fun and home defense (heavily skewed to fun). I basically just plink at the range and LARP in my house. Everyone who shoots my X95 SBR and girlfriends PS90 SBR has a lot of fun and very memorable for new shooters.
X95 SBR:
Pros
* Not an AR
* never had a reliability issue
* WAY shorter than an 11.5" AR even with a can. I can walk sideways through a door while shouldering it
* Balances well. The rear balance works great when I add a can to the front. It doesn't feel front heavy and it swings really well.
* Easy to hold offhand without getting tired even though it's kinda heavy compared to an AR
* okay aftermarket
* bult in folding BUIS with tritium inserts
* familiar controls
* built in pic rail
Cons
* very expensive
* hard to get spare parts if something was to break somehow
* IMO it needs to be an SBR. The weight is unacceptable. good luck finding the kit though
* doesn't like high back pressure cans and no adjustable gas block without custom work
Neutral/notes
* stock trigger feels like a Glock
* Gisselle trigger bow fixes the takeup and brings it close to a lighter ar milspec without being horrendously expensive
* gotta pay attention to optic mount heights. lower 1/3 cowitness on an ar is absolute on an x95
PS90 SBR:
Pros
* Very short
* Very light and handy
* very easy to hold offhand
*
intergalactic combat proven
* fully ambi
* okay aftermarket
* 50 rounds on tap
Cons
* expensive gun
* expensive ammo
* hard to get spare parts if something was to break somehow
* IMO it needs to be an SBR. The length is unacceptable.
* stock trigger feels like squishing through a memory foam mattress to crush a stale fortune cookie
* stock rail/sights are garbage and must be replaced
* not drop safe from the rear
* weird to mount light controls on
Neutral/notes
* k&m trigger spring and promoted pawn creep killer fixes the terrible trigger
* easy to work on/clean
* 5.7 got NATO acceptance and everyone is making new 5.7 guns now so ammo might get cheaper one day and shouldn't vanish
* girlfriends home defense gun, also her favorite to shoot
* ejects downward with authority. entertaining shooting on a bench if you're too far forward
* doesn't like american eagle ammo
11.5" AR15 for reference:
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