>stamped components, cheap to scale up
>no gas system
>circle on circle sights
>heavy-ish, easily absorbs recoil impulse, especially on single fire
>cheap, readily available, proven cartridge
>low over penetration with hollow points
>longer barrel/sight radius than handguns offers improved range and precision, but not so much that it would be wasted in a civilian defensive situation
>shorter variants exist for vehicular use and vip protection
>alignment restriction: lawful good

if they were under $1000, I’d rate it above the AR-15 tbqh senpai
>inb4 goofy pistol-pdw conversion kit apologists