7.62x25mm modern platform

[only1asterisk]

I don't think the Witness will feed the surplus ammo, but you could try. People have rebuilt Witnesses in past days of IPSC to function with a 9mm casehead, but I don't know what the degree of difficulty might be. The 38 Super slide of the 1911 works pretty well with 9mm based cartridges but the Witness is it's own animal.

David

 

[Jim Watson]

I was looking pretty close to a friends EAA Witness in .38 super. It looks like I could use that platform and have someone make a barrel for it??

Just try loading his magazine with 7.62x25 and see if it fits. If it does, see if a round will feed into the chamber. It will probably only go partway but that should give you an idea of feasibility.

Finding "someone" in the barrel making business willing to fool with the job will be a challenge. Paying him for a one-off will be the next challenge. It won't be cheap.

 

[Neckshot5seven]

Witnesses come in 9mm It already has the correct casehead. The problems arise with only the barrel. I can get the .38 super or 10mm mags to work with a little work. I wish I had a 5way CNC and a program for the witness barrel

 

[only1asterisk]

The 9mm Witness and 38/10/45 Witness are different frames. I think you will have some problems using the 38 Super magazines in the 9mm. I could be wrong and it won't cost much for you to test.

David

 

[JImbothefiveth]

The problem with a "modern platform" for 7.62x25 is that nobody now makes a pistol with a magazine well and slide stroke long enough. It would take tooling up for a new frame. I doubt anybody is going to do that, when the main interest is shooting commie surplus ammo. Is anybody here willing to pay $1000 for such a gun

I think the appeal of the round is having a CCW size handgun with the ability to pierce body armor, (for those concerned about such things) using civilian legal ammo.
The 5.7 will also likely not have as much stopping power.

As for the slide length, maybe build it off a 10mm design? Isn't that 10x23, thus almost as long?

 

[Deer Hunter]

I want to see a 7.62x25 based on the 10mm.

 

[Bigdtc]

I contacted CZ through thier site months ago. They never gave a response.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Clearly, the 7.62x25 is a ball of thunder, the ultimate defense cartridge.

The .32-20, on the other hand, is underpowered and obsolete.

 

[atblis]

I want to see a 7.62x25 based on the 10mm.

You still have a length issue. 10mm and 45 acp guns are the same size.