Massad Ayoob has written about a possible revival of the .356 TSW.
I don't know too much about the cartridge. I saw a 5906 chambered in that in a used case a long while ago and passed over it. My feeling is that Ayoob is right in that marketing the gun as a match toy rather than a self-defense autoloader with the power of a full-on .357 Magnum was a serious mistake.
It could go somewhere this time around, but I'd not bet too heavily on it. It seems that there are a number of LE agencies who are of the opinion that a .40 S&W was a little too hot to handle for some officers, to the point that it took more ammo and training time over a 9mm.
For those who like traipsing around in rough country and who like the idea of having a gun with the power of a .357 and with 17 or so rounds on board, a Glock 17 with a .356 TSW kit may be quite attractive. Besides that, if it's stolen, it may be easier to recover because of the need for an obscure cartridge.[1]
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1. This is no shit: Some years ago, a gun collector's home was burglarized. His collection was of mostly 19th Century rifles with now-obscure cartridges. So the cops sent all of the gun shops in a good distance a list of those cartridges, with a note that said "if someone you don't know comes in, looking to buy any of these, please give us a call."
Sure enough, a couple of months later, a couple of critters walked into Pappy's Bait and Guns store, looking for something like .577 Martini. The clerk told them that the store didn't have any on hand, but to come back next Saturday morning and they'd have some. The critters came back at the specified time and had a nice, unplanned and productive meeting with the cops.
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.577 Martini...why can I hear Michael Caine and Stanley Baker singing Men of Harlech?
ReplyDeleteYour link goes to a lawdog story from the previous post....
ReplyDeleteSorry about that. It should be fixed.
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Interesting. If it became mainstream, I might like that.
ReplyDeletebut there is 10mm....
ReplyDelete0_0, exactly. But hell, look at all of the 6-ish millimeter cartridges now out there for ARs.
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