[ModelBreaker]

I’ve held it. Haven’t shot it. Feels nice in your hand.

[gaijin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOnrGTBEJBk

[Greysard]

The video shows a very considerable muzzle rise - up to, say, +50°. Probably hard to keep on target if the shooter has to fight the gun.

[driftdiver]

How is this much different then the .357 sig?

[headstamp 2]

I think its been out since the 80’s. Seem to remember reading about it in the late 80’s Shooting Times magazine.

[vladimir998]

wow

[davetex]

Here are seveal threads on the Coonan. Look for the ones started by Whiskey.

[Jack Black]

If you want a 1911 in a high-power round I would go with the 10mm. It’s a round that was designed for auto-pistols. The .357 is rimmed for use in revolvers, which leads to feeding issues that are unnecessary.

If you want a .357 caliber I would go with either a .357 SIG or .38 Super, again both rounds are designed for auto-pistols. The .38 Super is a really fine round that dates back to the 1920s, and was designed to give more penetration than the .45 Auto.

All of the above have the advantage of not needing to do a lot of redesign of the basic 1911. The .38 Super is available from Colt, Springfield, and many other manufactures. The 10mm is still made by Colt and Dan Wesson, and probably some others.

[LegendHasIt]

I really wanted one when they first came out. Couldn't afford one.

You might be interested in this review if you haven't seen it yet.

Peter Kokalis Coonan Review

[central_va]

rimmed ammo in an auto?

[RC one]

I fondled it at the LGS and declined to purchase it. I already have an 8 shot .357 that I never carry and $1,400 puts you into DPMS gen II territory. The Glock 29 is a better edc pistol imo and you can buy two of thwm for the price of the Coonan. Of course, if money were no object, I’d buy one.

[Squantos]

Guncrafters Industries 50GI .... never have handled a Coonan, sorry.

... I have both their 1911A1 and their Glock conversion in 50GI...love em.

http://www.guncrafterindustries.com

[yarddog]

I am a big fan of the 10mm tho I haven’t had one in some time. I do still have some pretty hot Norma 10mm ammo.

I am not a real big fan of Glocks but I think they might be the best choice foe the 10mm. They hold a lot, the grip is not too large and the plastic handle absorbs a lot of recoil not that the 10mm is all that bad.

[semaj]

Love it.

[eastexsteve]

Don’t know much about the Coonan in 357, but a 1911 in .45 Super looked pretty interesting. Not much to converting an existing 1911 45 into a 45 Super as far as I could tell.

[edpc]

If you haven’t already, check out the Arsenal Firearms AF2011-A1. The 2 in 1 45ACP. Probably feels like a lead brick in your hand, but I’d still love to shoot one if I could.

[TexasBarak]

My brother has one of the originals, inherited from our father. Well made, works well, it’s a handful- big gun. Mags are super expensive.