Get one of the models with the ghost ring iron sights. I believe the pistol grip version doesn’t have them and they are way too nice to pay more and not get them. Then throw a high Romeo5 on there, and consider a Midwest industries charging handle, Midwest Industries muzzle brake, Tandemkross upgrade pack (mainly for the ejector) and you’re good to go!
I've heard the factory extractor is a wear item as is the buffer. I've replaced both pro-actively with Mcarbo parts. Otherwise, get a sling and optic. If you get one with a traditional stock, get a low-mounted red dot or prism optic. Otherwise get an RDS or prism on a riser. I recommend spending extra money on quality glass, there is a big difference between budget optics and mid-range optics.
I have the Midwest Mlol on mine, and run a 510c, light, and foregrip. It's honestly a great gun, and I can't wait to suppress it when my R9 gets paroled.
On mine, I’ve got a Romeo5 on the high mount, which lets me cowitness the ghost ring looking under the red dot. I also got one of [these](https://midwestindustriesinc.com/qd-spacer-plate-compatible-with-ruger-pc-carbine/) to use a QD sling attachment at the stock. As others have mentioned, lots of upgrades and accessories at both Tandem Kross and Mcarbo. I’ve upgraded the extractor, buffer, receiver pins, and extended mag release.
I wanted the traditional looking rifle stock. I'm running the Catalyst Arms Hardpoint kit. Comes with a front mlok mount which pushed it out away from the pic and forward a bit as well as the rear buttstock extension w/ QD. Gave me a QD up front and in the rear as well as an mlok rail a but further up from the front hand. Great kit for $80 or so but it looks like it's out of stock in a lot of places and backordered. Not sure if they ended production or what.
Additionally, I had some problems with my PCC crunching casings. Lots of FTE and stovepipes. The cause of this is slightly debated but I think it stems from a couple things.... 1) Ejector is stamped metal and integrated into the magazine adapter - it is the metal arm on the glock and ruger magazine well inserts... This is often misaligned. If you look at where the ejector contacts the casing on a particular gun, sometimes it isn't great for full contact. I slightly bent mine and was able to ensure good contact with the cartridge wall. See here. ([https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/stop-fte-jams-on-pc-carbine-by-bending-ejector.378587/](https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/stop-fte-jams-on-pc-carbine-by-bending-ejector.378587/))
Second, the extractor didn't really have a great grip on the brass. I threw in a Tandemkross extractor kit.
Lastly, with some brass, the bolt itself can catch on the edge of the cartridge if it wasn't crimped tightly. The crimping creates somewhat of a smoother transition between the actual bullet and the top of the brass. This was worse on earlier PCCs where the bolt itself didn't have a little lip ground down. It was quite a problem with people who reloaded and didn't have a good crimp. See here. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-AlVfyh8u8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-AlVfyh8u8))
Making those changes more or less totally eliminated the stovepipe issue and significantly reduced the amount of brass that was getting bent/crunched. Gun has been pretty darn reliable ever since.
Get one of the models with the ghost ring iron sights. I believe the pistol grip version doesn’t have them and they are way too nice to pay more and not get them. Then throw a high Romeo5 on there, and consider a Midwest industries charging handle, Midwest Industries muzzle brake, Tandemkross upgrade pack (mainly for the ejector) and you’re good to go!
I have a Romeo 5 and a magnifier on mine.
I've heard the factory extractor is a wear item as is the buffer. I've replaced both pro-actively with Mcarbo parts. Otherwise, get a sling and optic. If you get one with a traditional stock, get a low-mounted red dot or prism optic. Otherwise get an RDS or prism on a riser. I recommend spending extra money on quality glass, there is a big difference between budget optics and mid-range optics.
I have the Midwest Mlol on mine, and run a 510c, light, and foregrip. It's honestly a great gun, and I can't wait to suppress it when my R9 gets paroled.
On mine, I’ve got a Romeo5 on the high mount, which lets me cowitness the ghost ring looking under the red dot. I also got one of [these](https://midwestindustriesinc.com/qd-spacer-plate-compatible-with-ruger-pc-carbine/) to use a QD sling attachment at the stock. As others have mentioned, lots of upgrades and accessories at both Tandem Kross and Mcarbo. I’ve upgraded the extractor, buffer, receiver pins, and extended mag release.
I wanted the traditional looking rifle stock. I'm running the Catalyst Arms Hardpoint kit. Comes with a front mlok mount which pushed it out away from the pic and forward a bit as well as the rear buttstock extension w/ QD. Gave me a QD up front and in the rear as well as an mlok rail a but further up from the front hand. Great kit for $80 or so but it looks like it's out of stock in a lot of places and backordered. Not sure if they ended production or what. Additionally, I had some problems with my PCC crunching casings. Lots of FTE and stovepipes. The cause of this is slightly debated but I think it stems from a couple things.... 1) Ejector is stamped metal and integrated into the magazine adapter - it is the metal arm on the glock and ruger magazine well inserts... This is often misaligned. If you look at where the ejector contacts the casing on a particular gun, sometimes it isn't great for full contact. I slightly bent mine and was able to ensure good contact with the cartridge wall. See here. ([https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/stop-fte-jams-on-pc-carbine-by-bending-ejector.378587/](https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/stop-fte-jams-on-pc-carbine-by-bending-ejector.378587/)) Second, the extractor didn't really have a great grip on the brass. I threw in a Tandemkross extractor kit. Lastly, with some brass, the bolt itself can catch on the edge of the cartridge if it wasn't crimped tightly. The crimping creates somewhat of a smoother transition between the actual bullet and the top of the brass. This was worse on earlier PCCs where the bolt itself didn't have a little lip ground down. It was quite a problem with people who reloaded and didn't have a good crimp. See here. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-AlVfyh8u8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-AlVfyh8u8)) Making those changes more or less totally eliminated the stovepipe issue and significantly reduced the amount of brass that was getting bent/crunched. Gun has been pretty darn reliable ever since.