2. There is no current gun that could be readily adapted to the round, its OAL is too long for even a .38 Super magazine.
There are a couple of guns that I think could be adapted to fire the 7.62 Tokarev, actually. I just don't have the money to throw at what a conversion would cost me, and I would have to find a talented gunsmith to do the work. Seeing as I don't have the time or the money right now, I haven't wasted a gunsmith's time asking these questions.. yet anyway.
The Ruger 57
The 5.7 round isn't TOO far off from the Tokarev in terms of dimensions. The existing magazines with altered feed lips and a new follower would probably work, the biggest question is whether or not Ruger's delayed blowback action could handle the Tokarev round instead of the 5.7. The question after that is whether or not there is enough room in the action to allow a cartridge with different dimensions to function. I haven't handled one in person so I don't really have an idea yet.
The IWI Deagle
I mean, this gun definitely has the room.. and then some. I don't doubt that the action would be strong enough at least! The magazines are so oversized for the Tokarev round that I'm sure a semistaggered higher capacity arrangement would be possible. You would need a new follower, altered feed lips, new feed ramp, a new barrel, reduced strength recoil springs, and maybe changing the size of the DI tube and moving it closer to the beginning of the barrel (similar to the Sig Rattler) would allow it to work?
The Coonan .357 Magnum 1911
This gun would probably require the least number of modifications to shoot the 7.62 Tokarev round.. but it's a single stack and to me, not a significant enough improvement over the TT33/M57 for me to be interested.
-------Cartridge--------------OAL-------------Widest Dimension of cartridge
-----7.62 Tokarev-----------1.386"-------------------------0.392"--------
---------FN 5.7----------------1.594"------------------------0.313"--------
----.-357 Magnum ----------1.59"--------------------------0.440"-------
--------.50 AE-----------------1.610"-------------------------0.547"-------
Now.. an interesting idea. Our Canadian neighbors reportedly had access to
a Chinesium Clone of the Sig P226, the Norinco NP762. The magazines were limited to 10 rounds of 7.62x25 Tokarev, but I believe that was to comply with Canadian laws, not because more wouldn't fit.
Given that various eastern European gun manufacturers have shown their willingness to continue manufacturing 7.62 Tokarev pistols for the market (Zastava) perhaps they could be convinced to make a similar clone to the NP762.
Just my thoughts, I am not a gunsmith. Just a fan of the 7.62x25. I'd love a double stack, modern pistol chambered in the Tokarev round. Someday I hope to make that happen, one way or another
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