Great idea..count me in! I could go with a barrel up to 4" and not necessary to take 45 ACP...but I would live with itFinally, I have a dream trail gun that nobody makes. I want a Scandium-Framed, 5-Shot S&W L-Frame with a steel cylinder, 2 3/4" barrel, adjustable sights, chambered in .45 Colt, and cut for moon clips so you can shoot .45 ACP out of it too. Think a Model 69, but scandium and chambered in .45. Carried in .45 Colt it would pack plenty of punch for the trail, but you could switch to .45 ACP for lighter recoil and faster reloads for around town. This is huge to me, as my backpacking gun has to do double-duty as my carry piece to and from the trail...I'm not bringing along an extra gun to leave in the car at some remote trailhead for days while I'm off hiking...perfect environment for thievery.
With selectable extractors, and a Greener style crossbolt lock.Id like to see henry make double barrels, and also a classic coach gun
How close does the M&P 45c come to this?How about a S&W Shield 45 double stack? Say a 10+ rd magazine stuffed into the current sized Shield 45.
As a total fantasy I'd love to see a whole new company dedicated to affordable repros of WW1 and WW2 firearms to capitalize on Forgotten Weapons and video games and other stuff driving up interest.I would be interested in someone to make newly manufactured M1 Garand, 03A3 Springfield and Lee Enfields. Just purely as shooters so you don’t have to worry about any “value” I’m sure I’m not the only one that loves older Military stuff.
Springfield had new M1s about 20 years ago but dropped them.
Don't know haven't seen one.How close does the M&P 45c come to this?
I so could go for a faithful repro of MP40 in 9mm and PPSh !!!As a total fantasy I'd love to see a whole new company dedicated to affordable repros of WW1 and WW2 firearms to capitalize on Forgotten Weapons and video games and other stuff driving up interest.
Yes, reengineering old stuff is challenging, but we also have modern manufacturing and metallurgy available and perhaps a clever set of engineers can find ways around the machining time requirements and such of old designs.
A C96, Grease Gun, 1903, pocket hammerless, and Thompson repro would be a cool starting lineup. Hit those guns that are cresting the $1k mark for even rough examples and sell your repro for $7-800. Go parkerized on the low end and offer a legitimate old school bluing as a higher end option.
It's total fantasy and would crash and burn immediately but...eh, a nerd can dream of a C96 cheap and reliable in 9mm for thrashing at matches.
The open bolt guns are a challenge, as are the short barreled subguns. They'd have to have some kind of cludgy brace adapter and a closed bolt conversion, or some significant engineering changes.I so could go for a faithful repro of MP40 in 9mm and PPSh !!!
And people thought I was dreaming?As a total fantasy I'd love to see a whole new company dedicated to affordable repros of WW1 and WW2 firearms to capitalize on Forgotten Weapons and video games and other stuff driving up interest.
Yes, reengineering old stuff is challenging, but we also have modern manufacturing and metallurgy available and perhaps a clever set of engineers can find ways around the machining time requirements and such of old designs.
A C96, Grease Gun, 1903, pocket hammerless, and Thompson repro would be a cool starting lineup. Hit those guns that are cresting the $1k mark for even rough examples and sell your repro for $7-800. Go parkerized on the low end and offer a legitimate old school bluing as a higher end option.
It's total fantasy and would crash and burn immediately but...eh, a nerd can dream of a C96 cheap and reliable in 9mm for thrashing at matches.
Could you educate me on this:The open bolt guns are a challenge, as are the short barreled subguns. They'd have to have some kind of cludgy brace adapter and a closed bolt conversion, or some significant engineering changes.
Let us know your findings with the 30 carbine cartridges in AR-15 magazines. Hopefully just a follower change. But I'm thinking the magazines feed lips are to wide and would have to be changed to accommodate the 30 carbine cartridge.A CZ SP01 in .357 Sig would be fun as would a Luger in .357 Sig. The idea of an AR in .30 Carbine is a good one. I wonder if AR mags could handle the M1 Carbine case. I’ll have to play around with that next time I’m in the safe.
I'd settle for 30-06!Remington 8 or 81 in modern-er rounds... 300 win mag comes to mind.