9mm Luger bolt-action rifle - What do you think?

[Baldanders]

That won't work on pure blowback system, like almost all 9mm AR15s. It would need some sort of locking mechanism to hold the bolt in place after the gun shoots. There's no gas tube or anything like on a direct impingement AR that you could leave out.

Could you just put a too-heavy spring in the action to prevent feeding? As long as it doesn't end up being too heavy for comfortable manual cycling, seems like a possible solution to me.

A Ruger PCC would be a nice platform to try this on. I certainly wouldn't mod a Sub2000 that way because of the charging handle position. That would be annoying.

[CleverNickname]

As long as it doesn't end up being too heavy for comfortable manual cycling

I'm no mechanical engineer, but I'm guessing "heavy enough to prevent cycling by firing the gun" and "light enough to be easy to cycle by hand" are going to be mutually exclusive.

To get back to the OP's question, now that Ruger's bought Marlin, and since Ruger seems to occasionally release guns in unusual chamberings, how about something like an 1894 Dark, only chambered in 9mm with a 3-lug muzzle? Maybe even an integrally suppressed upper like Ruger's done with the 10/22 and PCC.

[jandbj]

https://www.am-mfg.com

Mike Klos does 9mm conversions on RIA 22 TCM rifles for $395 on customer guns.

[OlongJohnson]

There are actually some of those RIAs available.

https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_.../4806015511083

[CleverNickname]

There are actually some of those RIAs available.

https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_.../4806015511083

Hmmm, this is mighty tempting. If only it took Glock magazines which I have a ton of instead of some weird RIA mags.

[awp_101]

https://www.am-mfg.com

Mike Klos does 9mm conversions on RIA 22 TCM rifles for $395 on customer guns.

I didn't need to see this. My FFL can get the varmint/tactical stock TCM rifle for $395 so I'd be looking at ~$1K after all the shipping, transfer, conversion, etc and that just happens to be what I'm setting aside to pick up another 1911. Damn it...

[revolvergeek]

To get back to the OP's question, now that Ruger's bought Marlin, and since Ruger seems to occasionally release guns in unusual chamberings, how about something like an 1894 Dark, only chambered in 9mm with a 3-lug muzzle? Maybe even an integrally suppressed upper like Ruger's done with the 10/22 and PCC.

I was hoping for one in .45 acp myself. Ed Harris has written about his and there is a company (that I can't think of the name of) doing that conversion these days.

As far as single shot goes, MGM will make a Contender barrel any length up to 27 inches for ~$500 delivered. I have pondered converting a 9mm Largo Detroyer carbine to .38 spl wadcutter and modifying S&W 52 or Colt wadcutter mags to use with it. I have talked to a gunsmith and looks like all it would take would be running a chamber reamer in it and a little work on the bold face. That would be quiet with plenty small game thump.

[OlongJohnson]

I was hoping for one in .45 acp myself. Ed Harris has written about his and there is a company (that I can't think of the name of) doing that conversion these days.

Ranger Point Precision is a company in Houston. They were doing caliber conversions on Marlin 1894s to rimless, shorter cartridges, but they stopped taking gunsmithing work last year to focus on designing and manufacturing parts.

[peterb]

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...rtis-tactical/

More on the Curtis 9mm rifle.