What is the most reliable out of the box 9mm carbine / SBR / Braced pistol?

B&T is good but $$$$

I keep almost wanting a Ruger PCC but I want to give them time on the market to work out any reliability bugs. Every now and again I hear about problems with Glock mags, which is the only magazine I would have any intention of ever using.
If I do get one I'm getting the new version with the factory M-Lok handguard, because it looks like some kind of dieselpunk submachine gun.

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My experience is that Colt Ar6951, sub 2000, and beretta cx4 carbine all ran 100% with 124 grain FMJ and OEM magazines.

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Originally Posted by j102

I look at 9mm carbines every once in a while, but I have never bought one. I like them, don’t get me wrong, but I prefer a rifle round on a rifle. And I have a couple 9mm handguns that fill that need.
What’s the benefit of a 9mm carbine vs a 9mm handgun like a Glock 34 or Glock 17?
Now, give me a Marlin 357Magnum or 44Magnum lever gun and I will be happy.

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I ended up eating my own words. I shot my friend’s AR9 a few times after I made this comment, and bought an AR9 a couple of months ago. What a fun gun to shoot! And practical too.

I have both Beretta CX4 and the Sub 2000.

Both are employed in situations where my life might be in danger. I have no problems relying on either one.

I'd grab the cX4 in OP's scenario.