My next guess would be the long awaited arrival of a .308 version of the mini-14...
I'm surprised that it hasn't leaked anywhere yet.
I do find it funny that Glock can never keep the lid on it, while it seems Ruger has done the best job of building suspense. Granted if Glock is coming out with anything we already know its a pistol but it takes all the fun out of a release. However if they beat charter arms to a revolver that fired rimless without moonclips they would make a killing. The last few releases have been in the HARD-R series and all have been extremely successful, cant see why they wouldn't keep it up.
Although if they have to issue a recall over it I am willing to bet the head of the testing department will be shot. Will be interesting to see.
Did the 9mm blackhawk need moon clips?
There was the Ruger XGI that was a .308 version, but it never went into mass production...Wouldn't that just be an M-14??
Though there has been some demand for Ruger to make an M14/M1A. That'd be awesome if they went ahead and built one.
There was the Ruger XGI that was a .308 version, but it never went into mass production...
Ruger XGI - PerfectUnion BBS
Don't know why it never went through. Bugs or something.
Nope. Just drop the cartridge in the cylinder. However, unlike modern double action revolvers with swing-out cylinders, the cases are poked out one at a time with a fixed-cylinder single action like the Blackhawk, with a fixed spring-loaded ejector rod. It works the same for any type of cartridge in a Blackhawk, with the only difference being that the rim on revolver cartridges holds the round in place, while the 9mm or .45 ACP cylinders are designed to hold a semiauto catridge in place at the case mouth, if I understand the system correctly.
The moon clips used in 9mm or .45 ACP revolvers are necessary because there is not a sufficient rim on semiauto pistol cartridges for a standard revolver extractor to catch and eject the spent casings. Charter Arms supposedly has an extractor design that will successfully extract semiauto casings, but the release of their "rimless revolvers" has been delayed several times, for some reason. Personally, I'd rather see a company like Ruger or S&W develop something like this, rather than the budget firm of Charter Arms. I could dig an SP-101 in .40 S&W.
A guy at a gun shop heard from a WalMart ammo counter guy that a someone at Gander told him it was the flashlight gun!
My next guess would be the long awaited arrival of a .308 version of the mini-14...