Coonan to introduce 357 Magnum automatic pistol

[FWiedner]

(GunAuction.com) – Coonan Inc. will introduce its .357 Magnum automatic pistol at the NSSF Shot Show, January 17-20 in Las Vegas. The 1911-style semiautomatic pistol is manufactured from stainless steel and fires standard .357 Magnum ammunition as well as .38 +P rounds.

The gun is a revision of gun designer Dan Coonan's original fabrication of his .357 Magnum automatic.

Coonan says that he and his company are often asked how his .357 auto compares to a run-of-the-mill 1911-style pistol. “Our .357 is very similar to the 1911,” Coonan says. “In fact, there are a bunch of parts that are fully interchangeable. Obviously, our magazine and handgrip are a little bigger to accommodate the Magnum round, but it's a very similar experience in terms of holding and firing the 1911.”

But of course, you're wondering, What's it like to shoot? Is it hard to handle? Is there a big recoil? Coonan explains with a laugh. “On our company website, coonaninc.com, we have a picture showing my three daughters each shooting the .357 auto on the range. They're not very big girls.”

The Coonan .357 Magnum Automatic has recently been featured on the cover of Shotgun News as well as in American Handgunner, Guns & Ammo's Complete Book of the Model 1911, and Special Weapons for Military and Police.

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Can't wait.

[Leverluver]

I thought they already did that once ~ 25 years ago.

[GonnePhishin]

They did but I think it wasn't too reliable, However, if they got the bugs out of it now, it would be a fantastic weapon IMO.

[hfcable]

" .....They did but I think it wasn't too reliable,......."
that was my understanding as well. on the other hand i have never seen a 1911 of any type or brand that was truly reliable like an HK or Glock, etc.
an auto firing the standard 357 case is appealing to me, for some reason. but i don't think i can ever fool with a 1911 design again.

[GonnePhishin]

Man, a .357 pistol would go great with the 1894 Marlin Cowboy model chambered in the same caliber

[AJMD429]

Man, a .357 pistol would go great with the 1894 Marlin Cowboy model chambered in the same caliber

Yeah, but so does a regular 6-shot Blackhawk, or one of the 7-shot or 8-shot Taurus double action revolvers...

[antilley]

Man, a .357 pistol would go great with the 1894 Marlin Cowboy model chambered in the same caliber

Yeah, but so does a regular 6-shot Blackhawk, or one of the 7-shot or 8-shot Taurus double action revolvers...

+1

[piller]

If they get it where it is as reliable as the 1911, then it would be a nice addition to what I already have. No need, but when does need stop us from obtaining a new firearm?

[GonnePhishin]

Yes, but I already have a Ruger SP100 with 6 inch barrel. There's just something about a stainless steel pistol in .357

[Rusty]

A friend of mine has has one for about 23 years give or take a year. He shoots 158 grain sp in it. It gobbles them right up.

[hfcable]

Yes, but I already have a Ruger SP100 with 6 inch barrel. There's just something about a stainless steel pistol in .357

i have the dan wesson [ 1980s vintage ] stainless 357 pistol pac with 4 barrel lengths; and recently picked up bargain priced taurus stainless 4" 7 shot, and taurus stainless 4" 8 shot 357s............... you know i may have a bit of an addiction here.

[jdad]

The Desert Eagle proved it was possible to have a reliable 357mag, semi-auto, handgun. Although they are more of a "novelty" gun.

[Rimfire McNutjob]

No love for the 38 Super I guess.

[Streetstar]

No love for the 38 Super I guess.

Or 357 SIG or any of the various 10mm 1911's ---- was a cool idea when it was introduced, but it has since been equalled. (but still a neat "just because" firearm)