The new IC-9 employs a chamber-ring-delayed blowback action. For 2024, the company has expanded its Individual Carbine (IC) series to include a pistol-caliber carbine chambered in 9 mm Luger.

This means a budget-priced AR owner is going to have to spend somewhere between $3,500 to $18,000 on ammunition alone in order to cause significant wear and tear to their $500 carbine. This ...