The M6 is back?!

[ezra45]

You bet,DeanMk. Instead of a bench grinder, I would recommend a stone or small, very fine file. The amount to remove is very small. Hope you like the Rascal when you hold it.
Best regards,

ezra

 

[DeanMk]

Sorry, I should've clarified my prior post...the bench grinder was used by my father for sharpening drill bits, so it actually does have a stone on one side and a brush on the other.
Yeah, sounds like that breech stop just needs a couple of kisses.
Good excuse for me to get reacquainted with some depth mikes I've not used for a number of years now, too.

 

[The Heretic]

Now available in .357 mag

THE M6 TAKEDOWN RIFLE HITS THE BIG TIME

The M6 comprised dual, 14-inch, over/under .22 Hornet/.410 shotgun barrels mated to a receiver made from stamped sheet metal containing the trigger group, storage space and a hinged takedown assembly.

www.asgmag.com

I noticed this again elsewhere, and noticed the offering in .22 Hornet, which I think I would prefer (if I were hunting with this, I would be carrying a revolver in .357, .44 or .460 which would do for deer and the latter two for elk, out to 50-75 yards - not as good as the rifle, but I would be hunting primarily for small game - if I were thinking I might be encountering large game, I would swap for a .30-30 or .308 rifle and carry a .22 pistol).

 

[CountryGent]

Holy Space Pickles! .357 Magnum over .410-bore? Yah ... so dig that.

 

[Capn Jack]

I had the .22WRM over .410. That WRM sure made a mess out of squirrels. I believe it was Savage. They also made a 30-30 over 20GA. but not too many of them. That would have been the one to have for a duel, deer/bird season.

 

[CountryGent]

They also made a 30-30 over 20GA.

Be still, my beating heart.

 

[aflineman]

I actually saw one today in .357 over .410.

 

[The Heretic]

Savage made a lot of variations and even rebranded some Valmet 412s (12ga/rifle, but without the swappable barrels). I think someone here told me they made their own 12 ga/rifle combos too, or maybe it was double rifles (?) - which I didn't know.

Anyway, I have a Savage .223 over 20 and an SA/CZ M6 .22/.410 - I always regretted not getting it in .22 Hornet though. I wish they would make it in stainless. The SA/CZ guns were offered in nickel plated IIRC.

The Savage combos are quite a bit heavier than the M6 - by about 2 pounds (7# vs 5#) and not near as compact. I think most of the Savages were not near as easy to takedown too.

The main benefit of either combo is that they make a good truck gun, or a survival gun for an airplane - I would not use the M6 as a primary hunting long gun, and the Savage would not be my first choice either, but would be better than the M6. I bought the one I have for my dad - he was a pilot - but not too long after I got it for him he had to give up his license due to health reasons.

 

[edzz]

Had an M-6 in .22 Hornet over .410. Trigger from he!!. Definitely a short range gun for me.
Had a couple of Savages one .22 mag over .410, nice combo.
And a 24F .223 over 12 Gauge, did nothing well and heavy.

Now that .357 / .310 sounds neat...

 

[The Heretic]

The TPS M6, made in USA, is supposed to have a decent trigger. Article stated original M6 had heavy trigger for safety? TPS M6 has a cross bolt safety.

 

[eldbillbo]

I want my 3 minutes back, Sorry I have to leave it 3 minutes in

 

[DeanMk]

Had an M-6 in .22 Hornet over .410. Trigger from he!!. Definitely a short range gun for me.
Had a couple of Savages one .22 mag over .410, nice combo.
And a 24F .223 over 12 Gauge, did nothing well and heavy.

Now that .357 / .310 sounds neat...

I realize that's a typo, but it got me thinking.
What if you developed an M6 as a .357 Maximum o/u and loaded some shells with shot instead of a bullet.
Would be kind of like a "mini .410" and you'd still have the .357 Maximum with an actual bullet as the rifle half.

 

[The Heretic]

I realize that's a typo, but it got me thinking.
What if you developed an M6 as a .357 Maximum o/u and loaded some shells with shot instead of a bullet.
Would be kind of like a "mini .410" and you'd still have the .357 Maximum with an actual bullet as the rifle half.

In my experience, the shotshell loadings for pistol cartridges do best with the big bore cartridges like .44/.45 because they can load them up with larger and more shot, but they still are short range with the rifling causing a lot of spread. Conversely, .410 slugs do not do as well as pistol cartridges.

That is why I would want a .22 Hornet/.410 - the .410 would be for close up shooting of small game, the .22 Hornet for farther out. If one could find a .22 Hornet to .22 rimfire adapter, then you could use that for in between.

 

[Soli]

A .30⁄30 WCF over 20-gauge would be ever so neat-o. It has been a while since I've seen one.

Tangentially, while the M6 is utilitarian, the opposite is the M30 Luftwaffe survival rifle.

Off topic, no interest in the M6 or variants but man that is one funny gun/history video to this history geek.

"So there you go, if you want to put together a joint venture of bombing allied forces and then going for a safari..."

 

[DeanMk]

There is a smaller outfit that makes them in the original 14" configuration. And I've seen a few papered originals on the NFA market. Details on the former can be found here. Cheers.

UPDATE: This was made by Athens Arms, which has sadly gone out of business. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ga/K727696

 

[CountryGent]

UPDATE: This was made by Athens Arms, which has sadly gone out of business. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ga/K727696

That's too bad. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[The Heretic]

Off topic, no interest in the M6 or variants but man that is one funny gun/history video to this history geek.

"So there you go, if you want to put together a joint venture of bombing allied forces and then going for a safari..."

Not issue, but a rooskie O/U combo in 12/7.62x39:

 

[CountryGent]

Not issue, but a rooskie O/U combo in 12/7.62x39:

Very neat-o. I remember seeing those in Shotgun News back in the day in various configurations. Pity they are not still imported into the States.