One more dumb question wont hurt

[mickeyblueyes]

I was just drinking a cup of tea and it dawned on me, I have posted that I am trying to figure out what 1911 to buy, I am pretty well set on the 45 acp although I do stock alot of 9mm. The 45 acp is with out question a defensive stopping round. Now here is my dumb question. If its such a good stopper then why is it not made in a semi auto long rifle, I know the Thompson Machine gun is one, but why no other applications? The uzzi spits out 9s but a AR platform goes to 223. It would be nice to have a long magazine that you could stick in either a rifle or pistol depending on your situation. Any one?

 

[Tomcat47]

Hi Mick.... Marlin made a camp 45 carbine for one that was awesome! They accepted Colt Gov. Clips

I had a friend that used one to hunt Wild Boar using Black Talon Ammo.

I believe I posted on yesterdays post...and with your budget you could go all the way.. But IMO you should look at a Taurus and save some money for ammo and extras.

I shot one beside a Wilson combat , and I have stated I am not saying it is better than a Wilson... I still want a Wilson, but it grouped and performed as well as the Wilson and Im a working man....just the way it is and these are out of box satisfying.

Anyway the Camp 9 and Camp 45 from Marlin make perfect companions.. The camp 9 accepted S&W 59 series magazines...

And your budget would probably allow both it and a Taurus 1911!

 

[BBroadside]

There have Uzi carbines and Marlin Camp carbines in 45 ACP. There was also a D Max carbine in that chambering, but there weren't very many made and it wasn't the same D Max that made the Maxine revolver.

It seems like a new carbine would be a pretty good idea, since it seems like you could build one around the 45 Super loading, and owners could fall back on 45 ACP for cost, availability, and quiet. I bet the carbines would be pretty gentle shooters even in 45 Super, which would kick them up into bigger classes of game.

Hi-Point never made a 45 carbine, I don't think. I bet George Kelgren has at least thought of it, but he hasn't chambered his SUB 2000 for the 45. My guess, it's just not that easy to scale up a design to a bigger cartridge; then again I saw a photo of a gent test-firing the ONE Thompson made in 30-06!

Marlin doesn't make Camp carbines any more; I don't know anything about Uzis except they seem expensive (downright cheap compared to the Thompson, though).

 

[JASmith]

Got an AR-15? Try this upper receiver:

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=767426

 

[captain awesome]

i think this belongs in the general gun discussion forum.

 

[ghitch75]

you can have a 1911 and 1 of these for the price of a Camp 45....drum not done yet...

 

[BlindJustice]

Well, with the short .45 ACP case after about 10" of Bbl. there's hardly any velocity gain & with some loads in a 16.5" Bbl. it loses velocity.

R-

 

[BBroadside]

Well, with the short .45 ACP case after about 10" of Bbl. there's hardly any velocity gain & with some loads in a 16.5" Bbl. it loses velocity.

Which makes my assertion that 45 Super would be great in a carbine barrel nothing more than speculation. I hope someone tries it though.