A new one coming form Rock Island

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A new one coming form Rock Island

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I was looking at Rock Island Arsenal last night and they have a new 1911 based hand gun coming this summer, the 22TCM the cartridge looks like a 7.62X25 necked down to 22 caliber and loaded with a 40 grain bullet producing a 2000FPS muzzle velocity. It will come with a 9mm barrel. The gun is on a high capacity 1911 frame with an 18 round magazine. All I can say is WOW! that really sounds like fun. Here's some pictures from the web site.
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Now that is interesting!!!
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That looks fun as hell. They got a price out for it yet? And what's it going to cost to shoot?
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Oh yeah, babe. Where do I sign up? :D
That might be the little shooter I'm looking for for when I'm brush hogging.
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TCM is, apparently, a 9mm necked down to .223.

Why didn't they just make a 1911 in 7.62 x25?
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WELLLLLL, if you are like me and a bit of a gun nut I'll let you in on a possible addition to this. It seems that Numrich Gun Parts has a 7.62X25 Tok barrel with wolf spring available for 1911 guns in 9mm or 38Super Automatic. So if I get one of these and that barrel is still available I'll have to take the plunge, three different calibers on a auto platform really sounds cool to this Hillbilly.
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Reminds me of the old .22 Jet.
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Burrhead wrote:WELLLLLL, if you are like me and a bit of a gun nut
Me? A gun nut? Well, I never...

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Burrhead wrote:I'll let you in on a possible addition to this. It seems that Numrich Gun Parts has a 7.62X25 Tok barrel with wolf spring available for 1911 guns in 9mm or 38Super Automatic. So if I get one of these and that barrel is still available I'll have to take the plunge, three different calibers on a auto platform really sounds cool to this Hillbilly.
Numrich is sold out.

I know someone who has one of those. It works, but not that great, feeding is a little troublesome. The rounds wind up at a very steep angle in the mag and it only fits 6, IIRC.
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So you get the .22TCM and the 9mm barrels? Could be a good deal if it works okay.
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That looks like an Assasin's first choice. Cool ammo, I wonder how hard it will be to get.
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