Yeah, I know it may be totally impossible to make work but I'm going to try. Why? No reason what so ever. I'm having a 5" Gov't barrel with a Clark/Para ramp chambered for 380 acp.
I think I have the extraction figured out. I have an AFTEC extractor that I have used in my 22 TCM and that will grab the smaller rim cartridge, no problem. I've measured and the 22 TCM and the 380 acp are about identical.
Feeding is going to be trial and error. I have a single stack magazine where I can essentially put a spacer strip at the back to move the cartridge closer to the ramp in varying increments.
There's going to have to be a dance between the magazine spring, slide spring and mainspring to strip off a round. I have springs that go to ridiculously light weights; which will likely will not be enough. I'm sure I'll have to really ramp the firing pin stop so it has almost no resistance.
Now quit asking why. I don't know why. I just thought it would be interesting to see if I could make it work.
I think I have the extraction figured out. I have an AFTEC extractor that I have used in my 22 TCM and that will grab the smaller rim cartridge, no problem. I've measured and the 22 TCM and the 380 acp are about identical.
Feeding is going to be trial and error. I have a single stack magazine where I can essentially put a spacer strip at the back to move the cartridge closer to the ramp in varying increments.
There's going to have to be a dance between the magazine spring, slide spring and mainspring to strip off a round. I have springs that go to ridiculously light weights; which will likely will not be enough. I'm sure I'll have to really ramp the firing pin stop so it has almost no resistance.
Now quit asking why. I don't know why. I just thought it would be interesting to see if I could make it work.