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Shooters are scrambling to purchase braced pistols again, and many popular firearms manufacturers have already begun to offer more options for consumers to choose from. To help you decide which model best fits your needs, the Classic Firearms team has assembled our picks for the best braced pistols you can own in 2024.
Using innovative support brace technology, large frame semi-auto pistols allow shooters to aim and manipulate an AR or AK-style firearm one-handed without sacrificing accuracy. This makes a braced pistol an excellent choice for individuals with compromised mobility or other disabilities that make effectively shouldering a full-size rifle difficult or next to impossible.
Braced pistols also require less storage space than rifles and are considerably more maneuverable in close quarters. Consequently, many shooters opt to run a braced pistol for home defense or as a convenient, easy-to-stow truck gun. Both use cases informed our selections below.
To be considered for our list, each braced pistol must have a barrel length not exceeding 12 inches and must be chambered in .223 / 5.56 NATO, .300 Blackout, or 9mm (for a complete list of pistol caliber carbines, click here.) We are focusing exclusively on models that we have confirmed will ship with a brace installed from the factory in 2024.
This entry-level AR pistol features a 7.5" barrel with an M-LOK handguard and a bladed support brace. Best of all, it is compatible with standard .223 / 5.56 NATO AR-15 magazines, so you can utilize the same ammo pool for the compact and lightweight P4 as well as your full-size defensive rifle setup.
Another supremely affordable option available in 2024, Anderson's AR-15 pistol utilizes a forged upper and lower receiver set for added durability. The 10.5-inch chrome moly nitride barrel features a 1:7 twist and an A2 muzzle device, plus each pistol ships with a Magpul brace and pistol grip.
The P147 from Alex Pro Firearms is a balanced, well-built AR pistol that sports several enhanced features, including a nickel boron bolt carrier group and a 5.5-inch M-LOK handguard with an integral finger hold. If you're looking for a quality braced pistol for sport shooting or self defense, look no further.
For fans of .300 Blackout, it's tough to beat the CMMG Banshee MK4. This phenomenal pistol is build around CMMG's radial delayed blowback operating system and features an incredibly soft recoil impulse. Each gun ships with a RIPBRACE and CMMG Zeroed Pistol Grip for improved comfort and performance.
The MPX K is truly the cream of the crop when it comes to modern semi-auto sub guns, sporting an upgraded flat-faced Timney trigger and a Sig PCB folding brace. It is the ultimate large frame pistol for use in CQB or home defense scenarios.
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Still deciding whether a braced pistol is right for you? Watch our video below for more pros and cons of AR-style pistols compared to their Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) and full-size rifle counterparts.
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