May secure another handgun, what about the Coonan 357 mag....
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Do they shake/beat themselves to death after 1000 rounds? The .357 magnum has quite a bit more "pepper" than the .45 ACP {which the design is based around}. I thought someone on this forum owned one as a "safe queen"?
It's not a standard 1911 that has been chambered in 357, everything seems to bee a bit bigger/heavier on the Coonan.
One down, one to go.
i hope you were the lucky one to get the black handle version. i was super tempted. been looking at a sti rangemaster and realized the coonan is not far off. it would have gone nicely with the matte chrome DE50 I just bought from Clay.
I did. Pretty accurate pistol, nice and crisp SA trigger (like a good 1911). You can shoot both .38 and .357 with it, just don't mix them up in the same mag or you'll get lots of FTF's.
Wanstall has the same gun for $220 less ($1479 vs. $1699)
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H.C.
While they are extremely cool guns, I would be wary of giving them any money on a political basis. The short version is they have thrown in with an organization called 'Evolve' who are backdoor gun control supporters. You can read the long version on The Truth About Guns.
I understand not all purchases should be considered or made on these grounds, and the uniqueness of the Coonans gives them a particular allure, I would personally feel a bit icky giving them my cash.
I understand not all purchases should be considered or made on these grounds, and the uniqueness of the Coonans gives them a particular allure, I would personally feel a bit icky giving them my cash.
Perhaps true, but knowingly supporting is a different matter IMHO.
I owned the first model Coonan and it was the finest semi auto pistol I have ever owned or shot. The trigger was exceptional and it never failed to cycle even at the fastest rate of fire one could imagine. I loaded 140 gn JHPs with 296 powder with a max load and the gun shot way better than me and the SDs over the chronograph were in the single digits. It did not spew brass badly and pretty much dumped them in about a 4 ft circle. I fired mine more than 10,000 rounds and it was as tight as the day I bought it. I used it indoor as well with 38s but had to buy a different recoil spring for target load 38s and it then shot them without a hitch.
The pistol I had was amazing and I really cannot say enough good about it, it NEVER, not once, failed to function as far as I can remember. This was a pistol that I would bet my life on and actually took it to Africa to have in the leopard blind as my "close up and personal" firearm of choice. I have large hands and it fit me like a glove and the bullets went where ever I pointed that pistol. If the current quality is on par with the one I owned, I would recommend it above any other handgun for power, reliability, accuracy and lifespan. The closed breech also added 150 fps over a revolver with a 1 1/2" longer barrel and the identical loads. Other than the depth of the grip, which wasn't an issue to me, there just wasn't a single flaw with this pistol. I carried it as a personal defence weapon in Jo'burg and it's flat profile and single stack mag made it ideal even just stuffed into the back of my shorts with a loose shirt over. I'll say it again this is a pistol that I would bet my life and my son's life on and did, without reservation or hesitation, I'm not sure one can say more about a pistol than that.
The pistol I had was amazing and I really cannot say enough good about it, it NEVER, not once, failed to function as far as I can remember. This was a pistol that I would bet my life on and actually took it to Africa to have in the leopard blind as my "close up and personal" firearm of choice. I have large hands and it fit me like a glove and the bullets went where ever I pointed that pistol. If the current quality is on par with the one I owned, I would recommend it above any other handgun for power, reliability, accuracy and lifespan. The closed breech also added 150 fps over a revolver with a 1 1/2" longer barrel and the identical loads. Other than the depth of the grip, which wasn't an issue to me, there just wasn't a single flaw with this pistol. I carried it as a personal defence weapon in Jo'burg and it's flat profile and single stack mag made it ideal even just stuffed into the back of my shorts with a loose shirt over. I'll say it again this is a pistol that I would bet my life and my son's life on and did, without reservation or hesitation, I'm not sure one can say more about a pistol than that.
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I would love to try one. I am not sure if the grip would be too large. I like short triggers on 1911's.
Like I said, not everyone makes their purchases on those grounds. I provide the information so somebody can make their own decision. That's a personal choice, and not one I argue with people over as I'm not entirely sure where I land on all these issues myself. Deciding to ignore the knowledge is something you have to do on your own. I like to think people prefer to make informed decisions (one way or another, I don't judge) instead of opting for deliberate ignorance, though I could be wrong.
With gun companies, this is difficult in particular because many are own by giant conglomerates or investment companies at the back-end, who are almost always ultimately tied to loaded politicians who I tend to disagree with. Some of the most respected companies (Smith and Wesson and Ruger both jump to mind) also have a well-recorded history of 'compromising' with anti-gun lawmakers to screw competitors and improve their own market share. It's frustrating to try to work through all that to evaluate which companies you want to buy products from on an ethical basis on top of the "I want that!" basis. Top it off with the fact that some people who shoot do support some manner of gun control and it's not really reasonable to say wholesale "X company is bad because they support Y initiative, nobody should buy from them!"
Personally, Coonan falls under the list of companies I wouldn't buy from right now. Others are free to disagree, but I'd prefer they make the purchase knowing the facts. They are some incredibly interesting handguns.
good for Dan Coonan for supporting common sense controls. I definitely want to buy one now to support this (though mainly because it is a super cool pistol). It is this type of rationale approach which brings back some credibility to gun owners, marksmen, hunters, collectors etc and helps counter the perceptions that gun owners are a bunch of redneck hillbillies.
LOL! I know the feeling. I am very attached to my .44Mag brass and I cringe at the thought of loosing some every time I use my DE.
