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Title: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: seeker_two on December 20, 2010, 01:59:58 PM
Just thinking while making out my Christmas list....what is a firearm that was never made, but you wish you owned?....

My choice....a Thompson SMG in .38Super...with a 60-rd drum magazine....  8)


Wish away!.....  ;D
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Conagher 45 on December 20, 2010, 03:00:19 PM
A new Smith & Wesson M&P 10mm Auto.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Hazcat on December 20, 2010, 03:02:22 PM
.357 SA with a 4inch barrel and swing out cylinder. 
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: mortdooley on December 20, 2010, 03:14:01 PM
 A Charter Arms 5 round 45acp Target model Bulldog with 4 inch barrel in stainless steel.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: twyacht on December 20, 2010, 04:13:10 PM
A "Low-Cost, Affordable," Barrett 50BMG. ::)

Or a .41 Magnum, Semi-Auto. :o

Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Ulmus on December 20, 2010, 04:49:02 PM
Auto-Ordinance M1 Carbine in .357 magnum.  8)
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: ellis4538 on December 20, 2010, 05:00:53 PM
One of the first gun mags I subscribed to was "Guns and Ammo" maaaaaaany years ago!  In one issue was an article about an individual that was making a .44 mag. semi auto named the "Mag Matic".  It predated the Auto Mag and was smaller and seemed to me after reading about the AM would have been easier and cheaper to make.  Probably would have worked out if he could have found funding and would have been easy to make in .41, 10mm or whatever.  Don't know what happened to my original copy but was able to find a replacement at a GS...pull it out and re-read it every once and a while.

FWIW


Richard
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Big Frank on December 20, 2010, 05:01:53 PM
.75 caliber recoilless pistol. It was in a science fiction story.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: JC5123 on December 20, 2010, 05:21:47 PM
Kimber 1911 Desert Warrior in .40 Cal. W/ a threaded barrel and double stack mags.  :'(
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Pecos Bill on December 20, 2010, 09:50:45 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the Dessert Eagle made in 41? Seems I remember it was on the Mk. XIX frame?

Pecos
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Big Frank on December 20, 2010, 11:35:11 PM
Yes there used to be a .41 DE. I never saw one but it was in the catalogs.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: TAB on December 21, 2010, 03:58:40 AM
a 1911 in 25 tok.( yeah I know its too long)

X frame in 223( does not work)

10MM lever gun

a 9x25 dillon lever gun

m1 carbine in 25 tok


i'm sure I will come up with more later
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: CJS3 on December 21, 2010, 10:15:17 AM
How about a Hi Point carbine in 25 Tok or 9x18.
Only without that ridiculus looking stock.

Yes there used to be a .41 DE. I never saw one but it was in the catalogs.

It was .41 Action Express.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: rat31465 on December 21, 2010, 10:23:50 AM
AR10 style rifle chambered in 7mm-08.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 21, 2010, 10:38:08 AM
Compact Tokarev, Same grip size but with a 3 inch barrel.

TAB, Why would the .223 not work in the X frame, is the cartridge to long ?

rat, I think they DO make a 7mm 08 upper for the AR, I forget which company though.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: r_w on December 21, 2010, 12:05:50 PM
That collapsing Glock SBR that Magpul showed off a couple years ago. 
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: deepwater on December 21, 2010, 12:11:46 PM
a 1911 in 25 tok.( yeah I know its too long)

X frame in 223( does not work)

10MM lever gun

a 9x25 dillon lever gun

m1 carbine in 25 tok


i'm sure I will come up with more later

the Tokarev is built like a 1911. just a little thinner. breaks down the same and looks a lot like it. I agree with the M1 Carbine, Haz and I have been thinking of doing something like it to his M1. haven't found any reason not to. (except for $). I really like the round and I think it would be nice to have more guns available in this round.

deepwater
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: fightingquaker13 on December 21, 2010, 12:28:36 PM
I'll take that reliable and affordable .44 mag carbine with hi-caps. That and  and a Redhawk and you would be good to go. Heck I'd settle for the .45 carbine that took Glock mags. There's one out there, but its early days, here's hoping it works, and gets cheaper.
FQ13
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: kmitch200 on December 21, 2010, 12:28:57 PM
AR10 style rifle chambered in 7mm-08.

Remington (DPMS) R25.
Get it in 243, 7mm08 or 308.

My 308 weighs only a couple of pounds shy of a Nimitz  anchor. Shoots nice though.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: r_w on December 21, 2010, 12:44:42 PM
Remington (DPMS) R25.
Get it in 243, 7mm08 or 308.

My 308 weighs only a couple of pounds shy of a Nimitz  anchor. Shoots nice though.

A 5 lb (including optics) MBR/designated sniper rifle would be nice. 
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: TAB on December 21, 2010, 01:11:10 PM
Compact Tokarev, Same grip size but with a 3 inch barrel.

TAB, Why would the .223 not work in the X frame, is the cartridge to long ?

rat, I think they DO make a 7mm 08 upper for the AR, I forget which company though.

it would fit just fine.  bottle neck cartridges in wheel guns tend to push the case back and bind up.

Smith was working on a protype for a bit, but could never get it to work.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Big Frank on December 21, 2010, 02:46:40 PM
How about a Hi Point carbine in 25 Tok or 9x18.
Only without that ridiculus looking stock.

It was .41 Action Express.

Not this one.  ;)  http://www.gunsamerica.com/977002756/Guns-For-Sale/Gun-Auctions/Pistols/Desert-Eagle-IMI-Pistols/Desert-Eagle/Desert_Eagle_41_Mag_6_and_10_barrels.htm

They even had a kit you could buy with .357, .41, and .44 magnum barrels, etc. all with one frame.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: TAB on December 22, 2010, 04:44:43 AM
a 22 pistol that will eat any 22 ammo.   Not seen one yet that will.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: rat31465 on December 22, 2010, 06:57:08 AM

rat, I think they DO make a 7mm 08 upper for the AR, I forget which company though.

The last time I checked through Remington, it wasn't an option. 

I'll look again.

Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: alfsauve on December 22, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Any AR-10 can be re-barreled for any of the .308 based calibers.

.243(6mm), 260Remington (6.5mm), 7mm-08, .308, .338 Fed(8mm) and .358Winchester(9mm)

All same pressure levels, same case.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: seeker_two on December 22, 2010, 08:50:11 AM
a 22 pistol that will eat any 22 ammo.   Not seen one yet that will.

Buy a Ruger Single-Six...that thing will eat anything....they should have called it the Ruger Mikey....
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: TAB on December 22, 2010, 09:39:28 AM
Buy a Ruger Single-Six...that thing will eat anything....they should have called it the Ruger Mikey....

that is not a pistol.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Hazcat on December 22, 2010, 10:28:16 AM
that is not a pistol.

My sons MkIII had some 'teething' problems but after about 1500 rounds or so it started eating anything.  We run mostly Rem or Fed from Wally World (the 'bulk' bricks).
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: TAB on December 22, 2010, 10:50:33 AM
but will it run CB caps?
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Hazcat on December 22, 2010, 11:27:29 AM
but will it run CB caps?

CB caps??
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: PegLeg45 on December 22, 2010, 11:51:49 AM
CB caps??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_CB

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Bb_capsmall2.jpg/200px-Bb_capsmall2.jpg)
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Hazcat on December 22, 2010, 01:38:58 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_CB

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Bb_capsmall2.jpg/200px-Bb_capsmall2.jpg)

That little thing on the left?  What's it fer?
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: ellis4538 on December 22, 2010, 01:45:57 PM
Haz...ritzy folk used to shoot them inside in there "Parlor", for fun, thus the name "Parlor Guns".

Richard
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: fightingquaker13 on December 22, 2010, 01:57:57 PM
They all have the same charge Haz, just different case lenghths. And Ellis, my Granddad was one of those "ritzy folks". He used to load .38s with just the primer and a couple of grains of powder and shot them at ten yards in his workshop. ;) As far as CB caps, they are kind of obsolete. You can get a spring piston .22 airgun that will give you better accuracy and more power. RWS and Gammo will get you 1,000 to 1,5000 fps for not too much cash and a whole lot less legal hassel if you shoot them in the backyard. The CB used to fill the same nitch, killing tree rats without creating a hazard or getting the cops called on you. Now, just get an air gun.
FQ13
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: kmitch200 on December 22, 2010, 02:01:19 PM
but will it run CB caps?

No auto will. Not enough oomph to push the bolt back. They barely have enough to get the bullet out the barrel.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Big Frank on December 22, 2010, 02:05:38 PM
I want a .44 mag semi-auto like a Ruger, only with at least a 10-round detatchable mag. I think it would make a great police/home defense/hunting carbine.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Hazcat on December 22, 2010, 02:08:39 PM
Thanks, guys.

TAB, why do you care about them?
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: kmitch200 on December 22, 2010, 02:25:34 PM
The last time I checked through Remington, it wasn't an option. 
I'll look again.

There is one here:

http://www.gunsamerica.com/988289464/Guns/Rifles/Remington-Rifles-Modern/Bolt-Action-Non-Model-700/Remington_R25_7mm_08.htm

If I didn't already have a 308 I would buy one.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Solus on December 22, 2010, 02:33:41 PM
No one else wants a belt fed 1100?
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: fightingquaker13 on December 22, 2010, 02:42:38 PM
No one else wants a belt fed 1100?
Only if you will shoot it, carry it and supply ammo. I'll even even throw in the free beer and pay for your gas. All you have to do is stand behind me and look menacing. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: TAB on December 22, 2010, 04:01:03 PM
Thanks, guys.

TAB, why do you care about them?

Simple, They are not very loud= you can kill pests and no one complains.  I've heard air guns that are louder then cb caps.

there are also the super heavy sub sonics that are very nice for suppresed guns.  Never seen one of those cycle.  I know several guys in NV and AZ that use a surpressed 22 with the heavy subsonics for best control.   All you really here is the action clicking and the impact of the bullet.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: MAUSERMAN on December 22, 2010, 07:25:26 PM
M1a1 in 6.5grendel. ;D
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: rat31465 on December 23, 2010, 07:21:03 AM
That little thing on the left?  What's it fer?

These are called BB Caps or Floberts....RWS still manufactures and sells these...They are not as accurate in my guns as CB's are and they substantially louder. 
I have one .22 rifle that will shoot the CB Longs as well as Long Rifles out to the 50 yard line...and as TAB states, they are quieter than most Air Rifles on the market.
Heres a Ballistic chart for the CB's that some might find interesting.
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/rat31465/CBShortSightinChart.jpg)
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: bodean87 on December 23, 2010, 10:35:01 AM
I want a double rifle in 458 lott for under $1000. Damn squirrels will never see it comeing.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: fightingquaker13 on December 23, 2010, 11:07:36 AM
I want a double rifle in 458 lott for under $1000. Damn squirrels will never see it comeing.
Yes, but the second one will be laughing at you while you roll around clutching your shoulder. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: bodean87 on December 23, 2010, 12:54:25 PM
Yes, but the second one will be laughing at you while you roll around clutching your shoulder. ;D
FQ13
I'd be worth it.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Hazcat on December 24, 2010, 07:29:28 AM
I want a double rifle in 458 lott for under $1000. Damn squirrels will never see it comeing.

Would one in 45-70 do?

http://www.gunsamerica.com/927265054/Guns/Rifles/Double-Rifles/Remington_SPR22_Double_Rifle_in_45_70.htm
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: rat31465 on December 24, 2010, 08:44:53 PM
No auto will. Not enough oomph to push the bolt back. They barely have enough to get the bullet out the barrel.

There was a Stevens automatic rifle that use to fire and function with Shorts....I doubt it would have run with CB's though.  Thats where a good Marlin model 39 comes in handy. The rifle length will hold either 22 or 24 Short's.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: Walter45Auto on December 25, 2010, 12:47:03 PM
I'd like a Pair of Charter Arms CARR's. One in .45 ACP, one in 10MM. (If they ever get them in production.) Also, I'd like to see an M1 Carbine in .50 AE. Saw an article in Guns Magazine or Guns & Ammo years ago of a custom gunsmith who was making a prototype of one.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: bodean87 on December 25, 2010, 10:48:02 PM
Would one in 45-70 do?

http://www.gunsamerica.com/927265054/Guns/Rifles/Double-Rifles/Remington_SPR22_Double_Rifle_in_45_70.htm
Almost. I have a 45-70 in a buffalo classic. I just feel the need for a .458 lott incase a circus elephant escapes.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 25, 2010, 10:56:53 PM
I've yet to fire a 458 Lott, but I have fired .458 Win. as well as 45/70, personally I think the 375 has a much worse kick, and that is not legal to hunt Elephant with.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: fightingquaker13 on December 25, 2010, 11:04:44 PM
I grew upon Capstick and Hemingway and would love to be shopping for an express rifle. .458 Lott, .600 NE, the various Webleys.... Still, a 4-5 figure gun, $15 a round, a $5- $10k trip and 5 figure trophy fees? I'm just not sure that anything in Africa  has ever pissed me off that badly. ;D  Still, after I win the Power Ball, I'll be singing a different tune. ;) I say go for it and let the tree rats be afraid, be very afraid.
FQ13
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 25, 2010, 11:42:08 PM
I can think of one Kenyan that would be worth the cost, No travel , or trophy fee's either  ;D
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: rat31465 on December 26, 2010, 08:19:05 AM
I've yet to fire a 458 Lott, but I have fired .458 Win. as well as 45/70, personally I think the 375 has a much worse kick, and that is not legal to hunt Elephant with.
Haven't shot the .458 Lott either, but I did have the chance to fire 3-rounds of .460 Weatherby mag with 500 grain solids...they will get your attention even when fired from standing.

Wonder how the recoil of the Weatherby compares to the Lott?
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: tbug on December 26, 2010, 10:03:59 AM
Tom you are so bad  bet you made THE LIST.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 26, 2010, 10:44:12 AM
Tom you are so bad  bet you made THE LIST.

You ask ME, with a signature like YOUR'S ?   ::)

Bet we are BOTH on "THE LIST"    ;D
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: bodean87 on December 28, 2010, 09:00:18 AM
I've yet to fire a 458 Lott, but I have fired .458 Win. as well as 45/70, personally I think the 375 has a much worse kick, and that is not legal to hunt Elephant with.

Really, I didnt think the 375 was bad at all, but then I have yet to fire anything bigger.
Title: Re: The Guns That Never Were....
Post by: rat31465 on December 28, 2010, 11:01:19 AM
Haven't shot the .458 Lott either, but I did have the chance to fire 3-rounds of .460 Weatherby mag with 500 grain solids...they will get your attention even when fired from standing.

Wonder how the recoil of the Weatherby compares to the Lott?

Asked and answered...

 Cartridge            bullet weight  velocity     Rifle weight (lbs)  Recoil Energy (Ft lbs)
.458 Win. Mag.     500 gr          2100fps     9.0                    62.3 
.458 Lott             500 gr          2300        10.0                   70.4
.460 Wby. Mag.    500 gr          2600        11.25                 99.6

http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm