Coonan 1911 .357 Magnum

[California44]

Can it be sse'd? Would a 'kit' be available to fit this pistol?

[Garand1911]

I want one

[colossians323]

I guess my model B must be broke.

I shoot factory ammo from 125gr to 180gr without a bobble.

Only downside I see is the fireball (it does get people's attention), it's hard on the ears, and not the best grip for small hands. I wear size Large gloves and it is a handful. Did I mention it's loud? I did want to try it out on deer but haven't had the chance.

I say if you have the means, pick one up or come up here and I'll let ya try a few rounds first.
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Ditto..................Never had a FTF yet, not saying that I can't have one, just shocked that they are considered finicky.

That magazine issue does suck. I only own 3, and was going to try to buy one new one and see if they could be modified someway to be adapted to the old model

[The Gleam]

That magazine issue does suck. I only own 3, and was going to try to buy one new one and see if they could be modified someway to be adapted to the old model

Supposedly they can. At some point in time I saw info from the company and/or maybe it was a post on some bulletin-board somewhere, with pics on what someone did to modify the new mags to work in the older guns.

I just never pursued it, as I have about 6 mags which fits the bill of my needs.

[CAL.BAR]

I've had mine for several years now. I is a one of the new production line (as opposed to those from back in the 80's) I very much enjoy it. It is a bit of a show stopper at the indoor range. I load my own round for it ( 15 grains of H110)

I have never had ammo problems with it and it is quite reliable. Yes, it's load, yes it's a handful. Much more manageable than the desert eagle. It offers a great deal of versatility as it comes with a .38 spec. main spring so you can run .37 spcl. through it (although I have NO idea why you'd want to do that) It's like driving your high performance sports car down an empty road slowly.

The CO. will not ship into CA, so to order a new one as I did, you will have to run it through an out of state FFL first and then have it shipped down to CA. It makes a great choice for an end of the year SSE pistol.

If you make it down to the South OC CalGuns shoot on the 2nd Fri of each month, you can try before you buy.

[Citadelgrad87]

Pretty sure Citadel did that intentionally

[jmust1991]

Does anyone know if there a wait list for them? I have one last SSE slot. As long as they could have it shipped by 12/15 to my FFL in Cali it may be game on!

[California44]

Does anyone know if there a wait list for them? I have one last SSE slot. As long as they could have it shipped by 12/15 to my FFL in Cali it may be game on!

This shop has one. A little pricey, but he has one.

http://www.ocgunsngear.com/catalog/item/7795130/10053780.htm

[SDgunner47]

Got the Classic and Compact in black duracoat. love them both!! in middle of working up loads for both of em.

[SDgunner47]

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[TripleThreat]

I like the concept, not sure if I'd bite though. 357 is a amazing round.

Nuff said,

Triple