Disappointed; no .45 carbines?

Plinkeriffic · Mar 12, 2009

I've read some about the Marlin Camp 45 and it sounds like one with little wear is overpriced (even with the current inflation-mania notwithstanding). That said it blows that nobody is currently making a decent .45acp carbine. Seems downright unAmerican considering the debt this country owes to the Thompson. `

I thought it was something of an American tradition to have pistols and rifles chambered in the same round, and I can't think of a better or more important pistol round than the .45acp Only .22 seems like a viable alternative, and any enthusiast of that round has the combo, I'm sure.

Believe me, if I had $500 or more(?) to get a well-preserved Marlin Camp45 I'd give it go, spring and recoil buffer needs and all. To have a decent carbine to go along with a caliber I already keep on hand would be worth it.

Why can't Springfield or Browning get their act together?

-Plinkeriffic

Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow · Mar 12, 2009

The KRISS Super V is a pretty good carbine.

foghornl · Mar 12, 2009

I hear ya, Plinker...

Hi-Point keeps promising a .45ACP carbine, but it isn't out yet...been waiting several years for it.

Ruger sold both a 9MM and a .40 for a while; never a .45, and those are now discontinued.

I had a Marlin Camp Carbine in .45 several years back, but foolishly sold it 'for a song' in a moment of weakness (and ahhhhh 'Financial Embarrasment').

dafitch · Mar 12, 2009

Why not consider the Thompson (Auto Ordnance / Kahr)?

I'm very pleased with mine.

Flea · Mar 12, 2009

The Beretta CX4 Storm is available in a .45 ACP.

Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow · Mar 12, 2009

Why not consider the Thompson (Auto Ordnance / Kahr)?

I'm very pleased with mine.

Dafitch, do your arms look like this?

https://criticalbench.com/images/muscular-arms.jpg

J/K.

dave from mesa · Mar 12, 2009

How about a Mechtech?
http://www.mechtechsys.com/
Fun gun to shoot and always draws lots of attention at the range.

navajo · Mar 12, 2009

carbine

I've got a West Hurley M-1 version of the semi Thompson.
As long as I remember to not load hollow points it functions flawlessly. Lots of fun also.
But I am beyond stomping around in the boonies due to age related maladies.
So I don't ever carry it very far.

Plinkeriffic · Mar 12, 2009

Have heard nothing but "energetic thumbs down" for contemporary Thompson .45s, those Beretta's look pretty wild but I shouldn't have to shell out 'crazy money' to get a decent .45 carbine but seems that's where we are. Seems like Marlin could bring back the Camp 45 with just a few tweaks and sell 'em like mad!

husker · Mar 12, 2009

i talked to high point and they promised it would be available this spring or early summer=45acp. im going to call again. sparked me. OK just got off the phone and they said may of this year. ill be putting in my order

aubie515 · Mar 12, 2009

You also have the HK USC/UMP, Oly ARMs makes a 45 AR as well.

45B@cav · Mar 12, 2009

+1 on the Berretta my nieghbor just got a barely used one for a steal and it is a really nice rifle. He got it from a local shop without a scratch. The bore looks perfect and the follower in the mags look like they had never had a round stripped from them.

chris in va · Mar 12, 2009

Those Mechtechs are definitely cool. Slap it on your 1911 frame, off you go.

ulflyer · Mar 12, 2009

Mec Tec works for me

Recently bought a used CCU and stuck a Norinco 1911 lower on it. Am in process of changing the sights to M16 style so I haven't tested it for accuracy but on one prelliminary run to see if the rear sight which I had wired on was gonna be suitable, I shot it offhand at various spots from 30 feet to 180 ft and it put my low power reloads in the same general area on a piece of cardboard. This was with the sight at its lowest position. I had expected the bullets to drop at that distance, and maybe they did, but not much. Waiting now for gunsmith to drill and tap so I can get the rear sight attached properly to see what it really will do. Its a heavy rascal tho..guessing 7-8 lbs. BTW, I had a cheap 10 mag that wouldnt work in my 1911's but works great in the MT.

Girodin · Mar 12, 2009

but I shouldn't have to shell out 'crazy money' to get a decent .45 carbine

claiming your .45 crabine entitlement now?

There are various .45 carbines they just aren't super cheap. I suppose you could start saving up or keep waiting for the long over due hi point.

zt77 · Mar 12, 2009

the hk usc is a super fun rifle, but magazines are a bit on the scarce side (at least that's my experience, anybody know where i can get some?) I will soon be changing the stock on mine though as it is UGLY.

the marlin camp 45 is OK, not really that GOOD when you compare to the hk....I always thought a lever action in .45 acp would be way cool

FMJMIKE · Mar 12, 2009

A M1 Carbine in .45 ACP that uses Glock G-21 mags would be great!!!! Ok..........I will keep dreaming........... :scrutiny:

CapnMac · Mar 12, 2009

I grabbed a first generation (before the mag stop fix) Camp 45 when my local dealer got one in.

Still have it, still like it--still have to be careful on assembly/disassembly. Still like being able to make pistol sized groups on 100yd targets, too.

I also stil think discontinuing it was a dumb idea by the folk at Marlin. And, I never fet the same way about the Camp 9. (A Camp 40 or a Camp 357sig--maybe <g>)

I still think it would be a great recommendation for HD, being light, handy, and in a good HD caliber. But, I'm clearly biased, too.

Mind you, in hte present market it needs a polymer stock with A2 pistol grips fore & aft, and a 6-postiion M4 stock . . . <g>

TheToyMaker · Mar 15, 2009

Feather USA makes what I've heard is an excellent .45 carbine, though I haven't shot one myself. I bring it up only because it is conspicuously unmentioned. It's been around a while.

Zach S · Mar 15, 2009

Dafitch, do your arms look like this?

Its not really your strength that matters, its conditioning.

I only weigh 155lbs or so, yet when I was single and ammo was cheap, I'd blow through a few hundred rounds out of boredom.

The Thompson is a pretty expensive option though. Had I seen it recently I doubt I would have bought it.

kirkcdl · Mar 15, 2009

There was a company that was selling converted Mausers and Enfields,but I'm old and forgetful so I don't know their name right now...

zt77,just get a Grease Gun mag lower,it looks like the attached pic...Lotsa GG mags out there...

Storm · Mar 15, 2009

the hk usc is a super fun rifle, but magazines are a bit on the scarce side (at least that's my experience, anybody know where i can get some?) I will soon be changing the stock on mine though as it is UGLY.

I hear ya, but I find the look to be just fine and the stock to be very functional. The mags can be a bit tough to find, but I haven't had any problems, but then I haven't looked recently. They do have 20 round aftermarket mags made from aluminum, but they are pricey ($120) and being single stack very long making the gun look like a pogo stick. To tell you the truth, 20 rounds of 45 is a bit heavier than I want to carry in a carbine mag, and if I want that I can clamp mags for a quick change.

Nonetheless, stock or converted, it's a very fun cabine.

MaterDei · Mar 15, 2009

I thought it was something of an American tradition to have pistols and rifles chambered in the same round, and I can't think of a better or more important pistol round than the .45acp

I agree. Here is my pair. They don't just share ammo, they share magazines too.

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