Guns you wish manufacturers would make...

[cpy911]

You have a suppressed .357 and you want a suppressed .355? I don't get it. Sounds to me like you need another suppressed Rossi in .452

The hole in my can is not big enough for .452!

 

[Buck13]

I do but I'm outside the norm, I actually prefer open sights, not a single gun I own has optics and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I've never had a problem hitting a target indoors or outdoors with nothing but irons, I see other people my age shoot mostly with red dots and it makes me cringe.(I'm 25)

You may feel differently when you're over 40 and develop presbyopia

Still, I find it weird that I can go into a gun shop and seen no new centerfire bolt guns with iron sights.

 

[Buck13]

The hole in my can is not big enough for .452!

You want a new rifle but not a new can? Weird.

It seems like you already have a great 9 mm-ish suppressed rifle (and I'm envious). You can buy A LOT of .357/.38 brass and components for the price of a 9 mm rifle, so even if it was a thing, why?

For those who don't already have a Rossi, it would make sense.

 

[DeanMk]

True that. Of all our long guns, only two rifles are scoped. One is for medium sized game (Savage 99) while the other for varmints (customized Ruger Mini-14).* The rest sport iron sights.

* These fellows.

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This gives me an idea - I've heard the .308 Winchester and the 7.62 NATO cartridge are based on the .300 Savage.
What if you took the .300 and opened it up to .375.
Base is .473" and shoulder is .446", so its possible...hmmm


Dean

 

[DeanMk]

The hole in my can is not big enough for .452!

why not just get DeLisle?

 

[cpy911]

You want a new rifle but not a new can? Weird.

It seems like you already have a great 9 mm-ish suppressed rifle (and I'm envious). You can buy A LOT of .357/.38 brass and components for the price of a 9 mm rifle, so even if it was a thing, why?

For those who don't already have a Rossi, it would make sense.

Cuz shooting different suppressed guns is too much fun!

 

[Ownerus]

I do but I'm outside the norm, I actually prefer open sights, not a single gun I own has optics and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I've never had a problem hitting a target indoors or outdoors with nothing but irons, I see other people my age shoot mostly with red dots and it makes me cringe.(I'm 25)

I see no reason for optics unless shooting at extreme long range, like you need to kill a bad guy a mile away with a Barret m82 .50 BMG or Cheytac .408, otherwise I see no need for optics.

I'm 40 years older with (sorta) the same attitude. Less so as I age but irons still work for me. One observation though , I can hit a target with irons at a much greater distance than I can properly identify it.

 

[The Heretic]

I see no reason for optics unless shooting at extreme long range, like you need to kill a bad guy a mile away with a Barret m82 .50 BMG or Cheytac .408, otherwise I see no need for optics.

Give it 40 years.

Even at your age, not everybody has perfect vision.

 

[revjen45]

"And although we can agree about using iron sights being akin to a manual transmission..."
I would regard the ability to drive a stick shift as a basic driving skill.
Calculators are convenient but they don't replace being able to do basic math with a pencil.
GPS is kewl. Even better is knowing how to use a map and compass.
Iron sights have worked for a long time and still do. Someone who can't use them is missing a basic shooting skill.
Lots of amenities are nice as long as they aren't a crutch for lack of primary skills.

 

[DeanMk]

...and if you think about it, peep sights are just like using a scope, you just don't get the magnification with peepers.

 

[Dr Prepper]

this:

Gun Review: Ithaca Auto & Burglar 20 Gauge -

In 1921 the Ithaca company created a smooth bore handgun from their standard model shotgun the Flues. These handy little handguns were christened the Auto & Burglar. That name came from the intended use for this double barrel. It was considered a gun for the good guys to take care of burglars...

www.thefirearmblog.com

 

[The Heretic]

1) All steel SIG P227 Tactical Elite with fixed mags, QRT and chambered for .460 Rowland and 10mm

2) Revamped PS90 (better/thicker plastic stock, better trigger pack, better sights) with barrel read for integral suppressor.

3) Titanium/scandium/etc. pistols/revolvers for .22 rimfire with at least a 6" barrel and rails for scopes/etc.

4) Well designed takedown bolt action tube fed rimfire rifles with lightweight materials (Ti/CF/etc.) that fold/takedown into a small compact package, but are easy to shoot and very accurate.

5) Lightweight compact bolt action pistol & rifle chambered for 5.7x28

 

[CountryGent]

Picture a Mauser C96 Broomhandle, but:

• Shrunk down in size consistent with a handgun in .32 ACP / 7.65x17㎜ Br.
• Gorgeous bluing and custom wood grips.
• Fixed, 20-shot magazine, fed by stripper clips.
• Very nice, high visibility, adjustable sights.
• Possibly threaded for a silencer.

Ever going to happen? Nope. But a fellow can dream.

 

[xiSHARPSHOOTix]

Keltec PMR30/CMR30 in 17hmr

 

[DeanMk]

...would be nice if Savage would re-introduce the model 1920 in .250 Savage....or maybe a modern gun along the same lines.

 

[RX-79G]

Hammer fired DA/SA subcompact 9mm. Kahr sized.

A low volume (compact dimensions) .223 semiauto rifle. Think AR-18, but even more compact.

European quality combat pistol built on the Pedersen Rem. 51 fixed barrel mechanism.

Throwback Beretta 92 with round trigger guard and a hidden decocker.

Production fixed sight pencil barrel N frame S&W with 3 or 4" barrel. (And blue it.)