NEWS -- .223 REVOLVER

[ugaarguy]

Mr. Gresham, did Mr. Morrison say if this beast will have a flash supressor, or at least have bbl threads for one? I don't know how effective it would be with the bbl/cylinder gap, but I would think that it would still help. Either way I want one.

Thanks for all the updates keeping us informed of the gun industry goings on.

 

[Guntalk]

I think this sucker oughta come with WHEELS and Nomex gloves.

I love the idea.

Note, the .223 revolver is not made of magnesium. That's the small .38.

He said they have some other cool stuff, but wouldn't tell us on the air what it is.

Look for new guns from Beretta, Ruger, . . . well, everyone. Lots of competition, and we are the winners.

I'll be broadcasting live from the SHOT Show on January 14. Should be fun.

 

[gbran]

Guntalk

Say Tom, the SHOT Show is my highlight every year. I anxiously await something new and often buy something that was debuted there.

When you go, tell someone there I desparately want a med to small frame 5 or 6 inch revolver with integral scope base in 17Mach2. Something like the Taurus 94 series or a J frame. I'd even settle for a Ruger Single Six Hunter model. 17HMR's are aplenty, but 17m2's are scarce.

BTW, great show. I listen every chance I get.

 

[wdlsguy]

Is 10" enough to burn most of the powder?

 

[mp510]

Legally, how are they getting around the fact that it's a handgun that fires AP rounds? Any surplus .223 is steel penetrator. Wouldn't ATF immediately point at this and call it a "cop killer"?

ATF has already determined that SS109/ M855 is not an AP round, and we should not forget that there are already .223 handguns- several based on AR platforms, the Keltec, and and I'm pretty sure there's a .223 TC barrel as well.

On their .30 carbine, Taurus used clips (star or moon, I forget which), which IIRC helped solve the problem of cases backing out and binding up the weapon that other revolvers have faced, when chambered for rimless rounds.

 

[Fly320s]

I doubt that the revolver will be pure magnesium. It's probably going to be just a pinch of magnesium in the steel, much like the titanium and scandium guns from S&W.

 

[Dave R]

What's it for? I would use it for varmit hunting. With a scope, and a steady hold, no reason why it wouldn't do well for varmits.

 

[kid_couteau]

You guys are gonna think I am insane but I want one with a 4" barrel

Packable and cool

Shoots the same ammo as my AR

Can download to 22 mag specs for game

Oh yeah Mr Taurus please do it in 4"

Kid

 

[ilcylic]

They could do something like those Nagant pistols that fed the front half of the case into the barrel with the heavily cammed cylinder, to avoid the gap flash. Or even have just a little nipple that feeds into the back of the barrel, with the entire chamber inside the cylinder.

 

[brentwal]

I'd like to see the .30 carbine wheelgun back in production.

 

[MikeG]

Taurus is great for innovation. The .223 revolver could be fun for prairie dogs. And I'm eager to see what other new goodies they've got.

The wife has a Taurus 617Ti (spectrum blue) loaded with Speer 135GDHP short barrel .357s. Very nice revolver.

 

[chipp]

if you close enough the ball of fire might be deadly. i was shooting me su16c yesterday. 16" barrel. With federel ammo there was a massive ball of flame
(from my point of view)) I might have to get one though. anyone know the price?

 

[gbran]

Brentwal

Taurus still shows a Raging 30 DA revolver on their website and Ruger still shows a Blackhawk in 30 carbine.

 

[Wes Janson]

Most definitely a melee weapon...the bullet is merely a fortuitous bonus effect to the deadly flamethrower itself.

 

[Zen21Tao]

I'll take a 2" snub nose model please.

 

[gunsmith]

An assault revolver?

Ahh this is great!
The Brady Bunch is gonna flip....I love it!

 

[Carbon_15]

How about a 7.62x39 to follow?

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Originally posted by Guntalk:
Don't forget cylinder gap flash, too!!

It would be interesting to see how they get around forcing cone and topstrap erosion, as well as bottlenecked/tapered case setback. Perhaps they have the latter figured out, as they have offered the .22 Hornet and .218 Bee in revolvers for some time.

 

[Zero_DgZ]

Legally, how are they getting around the fact that it's a handgun that fires AP rounds? Any surplus .223 is steel penetrator. Wouldn't ATF immediately point at this and call it a "cop killer"?

For a wheelgun with a ten inch barrel...? You can already buy a Kel Tec PLR-16 and have a high capacity, assault cop killer. (Oooh, scary!) I think that'll be first on the chopping block, not a revolver of Shaft proportions.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

pics....

 

[Wesson Smith]

I'm guessing this .223 revolver is gonna be a bitch to clean?

 

[AirForceShooter]

Finally:
somebody is going to make a gun to match the cartridge.
A .223 wheelie, how nice. Might be fun.

AFS

 

[klover]

+1, Carbon 15

 

[GEM]

How does this relate to that AR pistol in 7.62x39 that Olympic Arms came forward with and then subsequent brouhaha about Chinese ammo?

I vaguely remember this and the curses hurl at Olympic for this?

I do this a Sc snubby would be funny.

 

[chipp]

I was told you need a special license for the kel tec pistol. I'm guessing not for a revolver??