Pistol Caliber Carbines - Page 2

Apollyon67 · 12-14-2004, 06:48 PM

Uncle Red, Thanks for the info. I bet its a sweet shooting firearm in that configuration, Do you know if it was a custom setup?

Jesse · 12-15-2004, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ducktapehero

About the only 357 Mag auto's I can think of are the Desert Eagle and the Coonan. The Desert Eagle is a huge heavy handgun and the Coonan is rare. I also wonder how these would function with 38 specials. The 357 Mag is a rimmed cartridge so it is not the best round for semi-auto's.

The Coonan magazines are some of the toughest to find also. Coonan went out of business in the '90's.

Uncle Red · 12-15-2004, 10:01 AM

From what I remember it was a factory job, but sales were never very brisk. This was in the early/mid 80's and the GP 100/S&W 686 weere going head to head for the revolver/.357 market. Including the police dept. sidearme contracts. Police depts. wern't about to pay Big $ for 7 rnds of .357 in a 1911 package when they couldget by with a 6 shooter at $300 or so. -UR

Apollyon67 · 12-15-2004, 09:16 PM

Thanks fellas, I guess if I want a .357 magnum autoloader, I will have to stick with a Desert Eagle, or try the new .357sig.

ducktapehero · 12-18-2004, 07:13 PM

I'm not even sure if it's still made.

http://www.dancoonan.com/coonan_357.html

Apollyon67 · 12-18-2004, 07:49 PM

Ducktapehero That is certainly a very handsome firearm!! Thanks for the link.

Rave · 12-20-2004, 09:37 AM

What about the carbines?

Apollyon67 · 12-20-2004, 06:30 PM

I have a semi auto .40 Ruger carbine, do they make one in .357 and possibly .44?

Rave · 12-20-2004, 07:42 PM

( and .40 right now,talk of .45 and possibly others as the interest grows now that the ban is over.
Ruger is going to have to face more competition in the near future from other pistol caliber manufacturiors,I have owned and shot the 9mm ruger,PC9 and now have the Berretta Storm,no contest over all,the Beretta is the clear winner in accuracy,light weight,easy take down,and reliability.
I am sure more will be coming out.

BattleRifleG3 · 12-20-2004, 09:20 PM

No one has yet made them in 357, but some day I'd like to do that with an AKM. Ruger makes a gas operated 44 Mag carbine. They have amlost done one in 45 ACP, but haven't because they're dorks.

Rave · 12-21-2004, 11:20 AM

The .357 is very popular,but being a rimmed cartridge and pretty hot it doesn't seem too popular with the folks that make semi-auto carbines,or pistols for that matter.
I suggest that those folks start concentrating on the .38 super,very accurite,low recoil,unfortunitly in a pistol there is a huge flash,in carbines,especially with flash huders it would be a bear,especially if the manufacturers started building different loads.

DANA · 12-21-2004, 03:57 PM

I have two Le Mag M1 carbine conversions in 45 Win Mag and 50AE

DANA

Rave · 12-22-2004, 12:31 AM

Big10mm · 01-04-2005, 01:42 PM

The Coonan is a 1911 sized pistol. Basically it IS a 1911. I had an early Coonan and unless you loaded it heavy it didn't function well.

Mick · 01-16-2005, 03:49 AM

I've got a 44/40 rossi lever gun, my mates tell me that compared to their 44 mags it's gutless, but I dunno, I reckon it's alright. does anyone know the statistics and comparisons for this, cause we are just arguing with no real facts. Fun but pointless really

01-16-2005, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mick

I've got a 44/40 rossi lever gun, my mates tell me that compared to their 44 mags it's gutless, but I dunno, I reckon it's alright. does anyone know the statistics and comparisons for this, cause we are just arguing with no real facts. Fun but pointless really

http://www.sixguns.com/range/beyondthe44.htm

Big Dog · 01-16-2005, 10:17 AM

My shooting buddy has the EMF cowboy levergun in .357 magnum, and it has impressed me with it's accuracy out to 100 yards. It'll handle most of our deer hunting down here fine.
I tried a few of my handloads in it, using the Hodgdon manual's suggestion of 18 grains of Lil' Gun under a 158 grain JHSP. Average velocity was around 2000 FPS! Highest recorded was 2020FPS. And virtually no recoil. Over 1500FPS in my 4" barreled Ruger Security Six, without the hand-stinging recoil of the factory Remmy loads!
Very clean-burning too. This would be a good load to try in a Semi-auto carbine, if I had one in .357 Magnum.
Dana, I remember reading of those LeMag conversions several years back - just a little too much grunt for me. An M1 Carbine in .357 Magnum would be the ticket! Maybe using the Desert Eagle magazine.

DANA · 01-16-2005, 10:33 AM

I like the 45 Win Mag the best but you don't want to fire a full box of shells. Talk about kick. The 50AE is more of a long push.

DANA

12-14-2004, 06:48 PM	#21
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Uncle Red, Thanks for the info. I bet its a sweet shooting firearm in that configuration, Do you know if it was a custom setup? __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-15-2004, 10:01 AM	#23
Uncle Red Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 547	From what I remember it was a factory job, but sales were never very brisk. This was in the early/mid 80's and the GP 100/S&W 686 weere going head to head for the revolver/.357 market. Including the police dept. sidearme contracts. Police depts. wern't about to pay Big $ for 7 rnds of .357 in a 1911 package when they couldget by with a 6 shooter at $300 or so. -UR __________________ "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"--Amendment II, Bill of Rights "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."--Thomas Paine "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." - Jesus, Luke 22:36

12-15-2004, 09:16 PM	#24
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Thanks fellas, I guess if I want a .357 magnum autoloader, I will have to stick with a Desert Eagle, or try the new .357sig. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-18-2004, 07:13 PM	#25
ducktapehero Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern Missouri Posts: 319	I'm not even sure if it's still made. http://www.dancoonan.com/coonan_357.html __________________ Is it Duck or Duct Tape? http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html "Me fail English? That's unpossible!!"----Ralph Wiggum

12-18-2004, 07:49 PM	#26
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Ducktapehero That is certainly a very handsome firearm!! Thanks for the link. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-20-2004, 09:37 AM	#27
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,875	What about the carbines? __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

12-20-2004, 06:30 PM	#28
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	I have a semi auto .40 Ruger carbine, do they make one in .357 and possibly .44? __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-20-2004, 07:42 PM	#29
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,875	( and .40 right now,talk of .45 and possibly others as the interest grows now that the ban is over. Ruger is going to have to face more competition in the near future from other pistol caliber manufacturiors,I have owned and shot the 9mm ruger,PC9 and now have the Berretta Storm,no contest over all,the Beretta is the clear winner in accuracy,light weight,easy take down,and reliability. I am sure more will be coming out. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

12-20-2004, 09:20 PM	#30
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	No one has yet made them in 357, but some day I'd like to do that with an AKM. Ruger makes a gas operated 44 Mag carbine. They have amlost done one in 45 ACP, but haven't because they're dorks. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

12-21-2004, 11:20 AM	#31
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,875	The .357 is very popular,but being a rimmed cartridge and pretty hot it doesn't seem too popular with the folks that make semi-auto carbines,or pistols for that matter. I suggest that those folks start concentrating on the .38 super,very accurite,low recoil,unfortunitly in a pistol there is a huge flash,in carbines,especially with flash huders it would be a bear,especially if the manufacturers started building different loads. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

12-21-2004, 03:57 PM	#32
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,595	I have two Le Mag M1 carbine conversions in 45 Win Mag and 50AE DANA

12-22-2004, 12:31 AM	#33
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,875	Wow! __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

01-04-2005, 01:42 PM	#34
Big10mm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	The Coonan is a 1911 sized pistol. Basically it IS a 1911. I had an early Coonan and unless you loaded it heavy it didn't function well.

01-16-2005, 03:49 AM	#35
Mick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Emerald CQLD AUST Posts: 975 Images: 1	I've got a 44/40 rossi lever gun, my mates tell me that compared to their 44 mags it's gutless, but I dunno, I reckon it's alright. does anyone know the statistics and comparisons for this, cause we are just arguing with no real facts. Fun but pointless really __________________ OzHunter Give me a six-pack and a red dirt open road (Adam Brand)

01-16-2005, 10:17 AM	#37
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	My shooting buddy has the EMF cowboy levergun in .357 magnum, and it has impressed me with it's accuracy out to 100 yards. It'll handle most of our deer hunting down here fine. I tried a few of my handloads in it, using the Hodgdon manual's suggestion of 18 grains of Lil' Gun under a 158 grain JHSP. Average velocity was around 2000 FPS! Highest recorded was 2020FPS. And virtually no recoil. Over 1500FPS in my 4" barreled Ruger Security Six, without the hand-stinging recoil of the factory Remmy loads! Very clean-burning too. This would be a good load to try in a Semi-auto carbine, if I had one in .357 Magnum. Dana, I remember reading of those LeMag conversions several years back - just a little too much grunt for me. An M1 Carbine in .357 Magnum would be the ticket! Maybe using the Desert Eagle magazine. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

01-16-2005, 10:33 AM	#38
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,595	I like the 45 Win Mag the best but you don't want to fire a full box of shells. Talk about kick. The 50AE is more of a long push. DANA