cluttonfred
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The Spanish Destroyer carbine is in many ways the ancestor of the modern police patrol rifle--a light, low-recoil long arm with less risk of over-penetration than a full-bore rifle and far better accuracy and practical range than a pistol even when using the same cartridge.
I mentioned in another thread the idea of a modern, bolt action, pistol caliber carbine. Perhaps with a synthetic stock, optionally folding like the MAS36 CR39, 16" barrel, good protected peep sights like Tech Sights plus a scope rail, common pistol magazines, say Glock G26/27/30 10-rounders in 9mm/.40S&W/.45ACP which allows the larger size Glock mags if you have the urge? Keep everything light and handy, say a loaded weight under 5 lbs? Maybe a slick, short-throw, simplified Lee-Enfield action, cock on closing, for rapid fire?
With careful design only the magazine well, barrel and bolt face would have to change between different caliber versions to keep the cost down. Perhaps a stock "empty" magazine well could be fitted with different adapters to allow other types of magazines such as Colt 1911 .45 ACP. The result would be similar to, but hopefully much cheaper than, the British Armalon carbines.
I think one of these would be great fun at the range and could do double duty as a truck gun or even for home defense. Aside from the current ammo craziness, pistol ammo is usually cheaper than rifle ammo, and many pistol ranges will allow pistol caliber carbines which is a big plus for urban/suburban gun owners looking for a place to shoot. What do you think? Any interest in something like that?
I mentioned in another thread the idea of a modern, bolt action, pistol caliber carbine. Perhaps with a synthetic stock, optionally folding like the MAS36 CR39, 16" barrel, good protected peep sights like Tech Sights plus a scope rail, common pistol magazines, say Glock G26/27/30 10-rounders in 9mm/.40S&W/.45ACP which allows the larger size Glock mags if you have the urge? Keep everything light and handy, say a loaded weight under 5 lbs? Maybe a slick, short-throw, simplified Lee-Enfield action, cock on closing, for rapid fire?
With careful design only the magazine well, barrel and bolt face would have to change between different caliber versions to keep the cost down. Perhaps a stock "empty" magazine well could be fitted with different adapters to allow other types of magazines such as Colt 1911 .45 ACP. The result would be similar to, but hopefully much cheaper than, the British Armalon carbines.
I think one of these would be great fun at the range and could do double duty as a truck gun or even for home defense. Aside from the current ammo craziness, pistol ammo is usually cheaper than rifle ammo, and many pistol ranges will allow pistol caliber carbines which is a big plus for urban/suburban gun owners looking for a place to shoot. What do you think? Any interest in something like that?
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