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WE have AR Pistols is 5.56, 9mm, 45 ACP ect. I always wonder why no one has made one in 357 Magnum. To me that would be a great caliber to bridge the gap between the smaller pistol calibers and the rifle calibers.
Thoughts on the AR pistol thing.
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That’s why they make lever action carbines.
To add to that, I’d be curious to know if anyone has ever made a box magazine that holds 357 magnum rounds?
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There has to be a way to get around the rimmed case, they make a semi auto pistol in 357Mag.
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I can't remember the manufacturer but I know there is a 357 Magnum semi auto pistol that feeds from a magazine,
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Magnum Research makes the gun.
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Coonan.
I was unaware that Magnum research makes an automatic pistol of any sort, let alone one in 357.
To make a vertical box magazine work with a rimmed cartridge, you have to slant it. So the bottom cartridge is all the way at the back of the magazine, the one on top of that is slightly forward so the rim of the second cartridge is forward of the rim of the first cartridge, then the third one is slightly forward to the second one so its rim does not interfere with the second one's rim.
The more rounds you make, the more slanted the magazine has to be. That's why 22 automatic pistols normally hold no more than 10 rounds, and normally are slanted.
The Coonan is basically a 1911, and the grip is extremely large because first a 357 is long, and then you have to have the slanted magazine which requires a slanted magazine well which takes up a lot of grip space.
Now if someone made an AR in 357 SIG, that would probably give you the power you want in a cartridge that we work through a box magazine.
I was unaware that Magnum research makes an automatic pistol of any sort, let alone one in 357.
To make a vertical box magazine work with a rimmed cartridge, you have to slant it. So the bottom cartridge is all the way at the back of the magazine, the one on top of that is slightly forward so the rim of the second cartridge is forward of the rim of the first cartridge, then the third one is slightly forward to the second one so its rim does not interfere with the second one's rim.
The more rounds you make, the more slanted the magazine has to be. That's why 22 automatic pistols normally hold no more than 10 rounds, and normally are slanted.
The Coonan is basically a 1911, and the grip is extremely large because first a 357 is long, and then you have to have the slanted magazine which requires a slanted magazine well which takes up a lot of grip space.
Now if someone made an AR in 357 SIG, that would probably give you the power you want in a cartridge that we work through a box magazine.
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I just took a look, and palmetto armory was the first name that popped up. 300 blackout is 70 cents a round there. Then I did a search on 357. Sportsman's guide came up. They have three or four manufacturers selling 158 grain jacketed soft points. $35 a box which is - Ta taa ta taaaaah - 70 cents a round.
Does not appear to be cheaper to me.
Does not appear to be cheaper to me.
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Now add a thousand rounds of each to cart and finalize the transaction to show the shipping, tax, insurance, and to see if it's actually in stock or if they have just a box. That's a real comparison. Sportsman warehouse is always cheap and PSA is always expensive/late to ship so that's not really fair. Compare it to reeds ammo or 2a armory ammo and see what ya get.
They may be close today but it wasn't like that the past couple years. One more virus or fake election and all the 38 and 357 will be gone again. 223 will be a hot commodity leaving tons of 300 black on the shelves everywhere.
Ammo prices are intentionally misleading and convoluted nowadays. My last purchase was from Brownells since they have the $50 off $200 deal all month.
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I saw a 38spl 1911 not too long ago at the LGS. They also had a SS mini 14 with the folding stock and a blackhawk in 30 carbine.
Guy was selling off his collection while the price was up but I think his wife also had cancer so he was raising money to help pay the bills.
Guy was selling off his collection while the price was up but I think his wife also had cancer so he was raising money to help pay the bills.
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I suspect what you saw was a .38 SUPER - not a Special.
There are no 1911's in .38 Special.
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