Comments on: Dear Ruger,

By: Petey

Petey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:05:56 +0000

I bet High-Standard would custom chamber one of their target autos in FN 5.7. E-mail them and see. There used to be another company out of So. Cal. that did pretty much the same thing. Custom round on an existing frame. I forget their name, something like Gonzo Armory. Same town as the original AMT makers.

By: Ahab

Ahab — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:38:53 +0000

IIRC, the PC-9 Carbine was a straight blowback as well, but just made use a really heavy bolt to compensate for this.

I’d have to look at the internal pressures generated by the 5.7mm to see if you could do it with a blowback or if you’d need to downscale a Mini-14. Besides, Mini-5 is a cooler name that 10/5.7.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:28:20 +0000

10/22 is a straight blowback design. the question is whether or not the 5.7x28mm is powerful enough as to require a locking bolt. If that’s the case, you need a gas system too, so the 10/22 design is out.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:43:33 +0000

Yeah, a carbine that shares mags with the P345 (or 1911 mags, I’m not picky) would find its way into my possession pretty damn fast.

By: Ahab

Ahab — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:00:42 +0000

Oh man, I know so would I. Or they could have it take magazines from the Ruger SR-45, which you all know we’ll get if the SR-9 is even moderately successful on the market.

By: Blackwing1

Blackwing1 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:38:57 +0000

Dear Ruger:

Please build a carbine similar to the now-discontinued PC9 and PC40, except that is would be in .45 ACP and would accept standard 1911 magazines.

I’ll buy two of them.

Thank you.
Blackwing1

By: Jay G.

Jay G. — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:38:24 +0000

“Could you also maybe build an SP101 chambered for .22 Magnum while you’re at it?”

I’m hoping Smith & Wesson makes a j-frame chambered in .32 Federal Magnum, m’self…