Coonan 1911 style .357

[ENTHUSIAST]

What's LCI ?

Loaded Chamber Indicator

[Khram]

I've fired and even carried one for part of a day once. Kind of finicky for my tastes but it's good to see such a neat gun possibly coming back again. I know a guy that needs some magazines for one possibly.

[aplinker]

I've fired and even carried one for part of a day once. Kind of finicky for my tastes but it's good to see such a neat gun possibly coming back again. I know a guy that needs some magazines for one possibly.

I'm pretty sure every Coonan owner will be buying mags.

[Futurecollector]

I'm pretty sure every Coonan owner will be buying mags.

Whats the deal with there mags?

[Futurecollector]

Also I spoke with a lady there, and she also said that they where going to be making them again, and If you want one they are taking names to put on a list,


Coonan also said they are making the FAL receivers, and should be producing both of them in late July,

again this is what the lady told me on the phone.

[colossians323]

I've fired and even carried one for part of a day once. Kind of finicky for my tastes but it's good to see such a neat gun possibly coming back again. I know a guy that needs some magazines for one possibly.

In your experience, what was finicky about it?

[dfletcher]

I've owned 2 Coonans, my experience is that they can be unreliable when fed ammo that is designed (as virtually all 357 ammo is) for a revolver - as in, the 110 & 125 JHPs with those soft lead front ends and anything that isn't a "full bore" loading. When I stuck with FMJ ammo - 130 or 158 grain - the gun ran fine. I suppose that's more an ammo issue than a gun issue.

Another issue, I got greatly varying points of impact from 110s as opposed to 158 grain bullets. Again, that's just pretty much the way a 357 works, but having fixed sights didn't help. Adjustable sights as standard would have been better.

[Khram]

In your experience, what was finicky about it?

Like Desert Eagles, they are picky on the bullet types you feed them and the hotness of the ammo.

[Khram]

I'm pretty sure every Coonan owner will be buying mags.

Maybe not the broke dude I know,lol. He has champagne tastes on a beer budget it seems, I'm one to talk though. Heck, it's his only .357mag chambered firearm!

[Gunaria]

how do they expect to get on our "great" list?

Money. If you pay the BOF enough extorsion money you can get on the list.

[aplinker]

Maybe not the broke dude I know,lol. He has champagne tastes on a beer budget it seems, I'm one to talk though. Heck, it's his only .357mag chambered firearm!

Coonan mags run about $100. I'm sure if they started selling new ones for $30-40, there would be quite a few sales.

[SVRider]

Coonan mags run about $100. I'm sure if they started selling new ones for $30-40, there would be quite a few sales.

One can only dream....

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