Posted: 1/25/2010 1:46:41 AM EDT
There was a theard here but can't find it but at the SHOT show.
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yes, same .357 Remington Magnum that came out in 1935. Will also fed .38 Spl (requires different recoil spring for reliable operation if operation alot of .38) I owned two Model Bs before. CD 
Tragic boating accident? I'm just curious if it's going to stick around this time. |
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Looks like some news might be coming
http://www.coonaninc.com/pistols.php |
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It won't be any time real soon... 
Ah yes The COONAN... Long out of production but built to last more than a lifetime. I am close friends with some who are involved with the resurrection, and it will be some time before that happens. But I'm holding out hope. However... It's still one of, if not my favorite pistol. I really regret selling off several that I've owned back in the day. It's 8 (or 9 with modded mag) total round capacity, stainless steel 1911 styled (aprox 10% larger overall) that I have owned many of over 25 years, and still have my last one. I have formerly competed with them for years (in the distant past), hunted with them, plinked, and home defense is a given. Concealing one is not easy, but with the 'right clothing' I have done it. The standard .357 magnum out of the gun doesn't have the cyl gap of a revolver, so shooting anywhere from 110 to 180 grain bullets gives 'much' greater performance than a revolver, and it shoots very flat. The second most accurate pistol I own next to my SA OMEGA 10mm. Here's a pic of some standard configs they were offered in: 
Here's me back in 1986? (or so) at a friends cabin. He had a nice 35mm camera that caught the recoil and muzzle flash. I was 25 years old and only 155 lbs. compared to 215 lbs now (give or take a bit) so concealing it would be easier now. :) I assume by the muzzle flash I was shooting some federal 125 JHP which the gun was quite fond of as it sent the bullets down range just under 2000 fps. No compensators back then for me yet. 
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