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    Jerry M on the Coonan .357 auto pistol

    Only two semi auto pistols shooting .357 mag, the Desert Eagle, which is a famous jamomatic toy of little value, and the Coonan. Seems to run ok for Jerry, but I'm curious how they got a rim fire rnd to function reliably in the 1911 platform. Anyone ever shot a Coonan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WillBrink View Post
    .....shooting .357 mag......I'm curious how they got a rim fire rnd to function reliably in the 1911 platform.....
    Is that what you meant to say?

    Edited to add:
    It seemed to run OK for this guy too:
    Last edited by Wildcat; 09-27-22 at 16:33.

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    This is a pistol I wish I hadn't slept on years back.

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    Are they still made?

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    I used to have a Coonan B. A very fun pistol to shoot. Recoil is no more than a .45ACP 1911 which makes it very manageable and easy to make follow-up shots. It is one pistol I regret selling, but it needed someone who was going to shoot it a lot more than I. I first saw these back in the late 1980s and wanted one. I finally acquired one around 2010 and sold it about 3 years ago. If you can ever get your hands on one, get it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yoni View Post
    Are they still made?
    I didn't know the answer to the question either, so I looked around, and it looks like the answer is no. There are a few available on Gunbroker for around $2900-3600. They appear to be collector pieces at this point.
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    Perhaps the precedent firearm is the Colt National Match pistol made to chamber a 38-Special. These things were made by Colt on a standard 1911 frame to shoot a very specific type of 38-Special ammo to shoot very tight groups for Bullseye matches.

    https://revivaler.com/colt-m1911-gol...ch-38-special/

    Assuming that Coonan wanted to take the idea and build it for 357 magnum instead, they needed a new, longer grip frame.
    Colt had established a pretty good magazine design for the 38-spl wadcutter. You can see a close-up photo in the linked article. I resembles an up-sized rimfire magazine in the way it guides and assists in feeding the cartridges into the chamber.
    That mag design also had to be remade to work with 357 length ammunition.


    Its interesting that Coonan opted for a different trigger construction also. It may have been easier to prototype than a stirrup design like the normal 1911.

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    Jerry M on the Coonan .357 auto pistol

    Nice video, thanks for posting it, I always enjoy Jerry Miculek

    That one intrigued me when I was young and I lusted for one. They were expensive then and they are even more expensive now here in Switzerland. And I had such a bad experience with the desert eagle that I figured that a rimmed cartridge in a semi auto platform was not a good idea.
    Last edited by OLIAR15; 09-28-22 at 03:53.

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    Good video, but I'kk stick with my S&W 7/8 bangers. I do love my revolvers though.

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    Neat gun and idea, but with .38 Super and 10mm available in 1911's, I'm not interested enough to ever get one.

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