Coonan (pistol)
| Coonan (pistol) | |
|---|---|
| general information | |
| Civil name: | Coonan |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Coonan Arms Inc. |
| Development year: | 1981 |
| Manufacturer country: | United States |
| Production time: | 1984 to 1998 |
| Model variants: | Coonan Model A, Coonan Model B, Coonan Cadet |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 224 mm |
| Total height: | 156 mm |
| Total width: | 34 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 1.278 kg |
| Sight length : | 181 mm |
| Barrel length : | 127 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
.357 Magnum , .38 Special + P (Model A and B) |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 7 (A model) 8 (B model) 6 (baby) cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine |
| Fire types: | semi-automatic |
| Number of trains : | 6 right |
| Twist : | 476 mm |
| Visor : | Ramp grain |
| Closure : | Browning with chain link (A) |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Coonan is a semi-automatic pistol that is a modified version of the 1911 Colt and uses .357 Magnum ammunition .
The handle, magazine and slide have been completely redesigned for the Coonan in order to enable the cartridges, which are significantly longer than the originally intended .45 ACP cartridges, to be accommodated . The weapon is made entirely of stainless steel . When it was first introduced, the Coonan was one of the few pistols capable of firing ammunition with such high projectile energy. The weapon has a high level of reliability for a pistol with rim cartridges. The precision potential is average, so when using 154 grains factory ammunition, scattering circles of 70 to 100 millimeters at a distance of 25 meters are to be expected, which corresponds to the value of a utility pistol, but in no way represents match quality. The Coonan is therefore only suitable to a limited extent as a target weapon.
According to the manufacturer, the following variants were manufactured:
- Coonan Arms .357 Magnum
- Coonan Arms .41 Magnum (prototype only)
- Coonan Arms .357 Cadet (later Baby Coonan)
With the model B, the Coonan was further developed from 1985, the mechanism in particular received significant improvements, e.g. B. instead of locking by a chain link, a rigid control cam on the barrel below the chamber. In the course of time, further improvements were made: 8 instead of 7 cartridges and the possibility of converting the weapon for use with .38 Special cartridges with wadcutter bullets. At the beginning of 1990 a more compact (total length: 182 mm, barrel length: 99 mm, magazine 6 cartridges) and lighter (1.1 kg) version with the name Cadet or Baby Coonan was introduced.
The company Coonan Arms Ltd., which originally manufactured the weapon, went bankrupt in 1998. There were successor companies that temporarily sold spare parts. Currently (2015) there is again a website (see web links) of a successor company Coonan Inc. which is producing the weapon again today.
literature
- caliber issue 2/1999: Power pistols
Web links
- official manufacturer website 2015
- official manufacturer website until 2007 ( Memento from June 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ historical manufacturer website ( Memento from December 16, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Bob Lesmeister: Coonan Inc - Women and Guns Article. New Coonan Firm Re-launching .357 Magnum Semi-Auto. January 10, 2010, accessed August 14, 2015 .