NEWS -- .223 REVOLVER

[alucard0822]

magnum research also makes th BFR a single action that can be had in 30-30 45-70 or several more "mundane" calibers I shot one about a year ago and it's awesome, kicks less in 45-70 than most 45LC's ive fired, it's BIG, but well made and not too roger rabbit lookinghttp://www.magnumresearch.com/Browse.asp?Category=BFR:Revolvers

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

Not surprising. They used to offer a revolver in .218 Bea, which is just a fraction of an inch shorter, and nearly as powerful as a .223 Remington.

 

[countryrebel]

Oh great, now I have to come up with more cash for my 6th taurus
I was just thinking last month how great a 10" 223 revolver would be and almost bought a 10" encore and thought I better wait till shot show,glad I did I just love the people that bash a good idea into the ground almost kinda sound anti-gun? If you do not like the idea dont buy it!Me and my other PRO-GUN buddies will enjoy it

 

[Carbon_15]

Heck, the H&K 53 has an 8inch barrel


the blast coming out of the cylinder gap is going to be impressive

 

[Stiletto Null]

Isn't .454 Casull already in the 60kpsi range? I doubt .223 would be any worse in terms of flame cutting.

 

[ugaarguy]

Isn't .454 Casull already in the 60kpsi range? I doubt .223 would be any worse in terms of flame cutting.

I believe it's the 460 XVR that operates at that pressure. That revolver also has some very precise fitting and polishing at the breech end of the bbl to help avoid flame cutting. I'm sure Taurus has already dealt with this, and presumably found a solution since a company exec announced it on a radio show. Regardless, you make a great point - the capability to deal with high pressure, high temp cartridges in a wheel gun is already here. I'll be interested to see how the market responds to this new wheelgun.

 

[Stiletto Null]

For that matter, if they feel like gimping their way around gap blast flame cutting issues, they could just design in some nonstructural sacrificial material. Ablative heatshield. Doesn't S&W (sort of) do this already?

 

[chipp]

<Chipp: Here in PA the Kel Tec PLR is sold as a regular old pistol. I imaigne this will be, too.>

Zero dgz, Before I bought My su16c I was told at a gun shop and the class 2 dealer I bought it from that I had to fill out other paperwork to buy the su16D 9 or 12 inch. I live in Pa. Do you know a shop that sells them as a pistol?

 

[ugaarguy]

Before I bought My su16c I was told at a gun shop and the class 2 dealer I bought it from that I had to fill out other paperwork to buy the su16D 9 or 12 inch. I live in Pa. Do you know a shop that sells them as a pistol?

The SU16D has a buttstock, and a bbl. under 16". Therefor, it is a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) under the NFA. The PLR 16 has no buttstock so it's a pistol.

 

[chipp]

Thanks, my mistake. I think I have halfheimers desease. I forget half of everything. I'm guessing I wanted the the stock

 

[ithacalover]

There's no point for guns like that except for a novelty. They're huge, the rifle cartriges are robbed of useful velocity, and muzzle blast can be seen from space. All we need is a snubbie in .308 Winchester to protect the shooter from roving deer in a fashionable urban environment.

If you want to talk pointless, actually, look at Taurus' new .17 HMR and
.17M2 snubbie's. It's useless as the flat-shooting long distance rinfire it was designed to be, and even more useless as a self defence load. Whay does Taurus make these guns, just so they can say they do? My apologies if anyone owns one. Or drives a Taurus.

 

[countryrebel]

There's no point for guns like that except for a novelty.

I think you are wrong,I have many reasons for myself to own one of these pistols as do a lot of people and I can tell you it would not be a novelty,it is a tool for doing the job that I need it for.There is no point in YOU owning this so called novelty so DONT BUY IT.At least taurus has the balls to come out with some new ideas for us guys that want more guns on the market,unlike the guys that dont see a point in it so they think there should be less guns,ANTI-GUN? because thats what it sounds like to me.