More New From S&W, the .30 Super Carry!

[fatdog]

Or maybe closer to 7.65X20mm Longue .

With a brand new version of the Pedersen Device for my .308 bolt gun I hope.....

[Vista461]

Barely into the new year and I not a fan of what they’re doing.
An odd looking single action, with a 6lb trigger and now some new proprietary ammo?

[RevolverRob]

Five will get you ten this is .32 NAA reincarnate.

[GearFondler]

Who and how is this new cartridge going to be produced in enough quantity and reasonable affordability in the current environment?

[RevolverRob]

Who and how is this new cartridge going to be produced in enough quantity and reasonable affordability in the current environment?

It isn't.

[Whirlwind06]

Who and how is this new cartridge going to be produced in enough quantity and reasonable affordability in the current environment?

Pretty much what I was thinking too.

[octagon]

Interesting. It would seem to split the difference in power and bullet weights between 380 and 9mm. If straight walled as the capacity likely suggests it could be a decent micro or mouse gun caliber. I just don't see now as the time to release a new caliber even for a Vista group brand.

[Tokarev]

It's claim to fame is 9mm performance but in a smaller package that gives slightly more capacity in a given magazine height.

It is essentially the 327 Fed cut short and de-rimmed for auto-loading actions.

Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

[MandoWookie]

Or maybe closer to 7.65X20mm Longue in dimensions. But I'm just speculating, based on the apparent front-to-back dimension of the grip frame in the image of the pistol, and the 10+1 capacity.

Every year or so one or more of my aging friends ( I'm 67) asks me about the best defensive firearm for a recoil-averse loved one with bad arthritis and perhaps other infirmities. I wonder if, with the right powders, the 30 Super Carry HST load(s) might offer both sufficient penetration and consistent 1.5x expansion in calibrated 10% gel (dare I dream, maybe even against the 4 layer denim test), but with less recoil than 9x19.

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....uld-You-Revive

Similar ideas were being discussed in this thread. And a similar concept held a lot of appeal for me. If it pans out, count me in for one.
Ammo availability is no longer a huge issue for me, because I have spent the last 2 years unable to reliably get 9mm, much less anything exotic like... 357 Magnum.
For something that will be likely a tertiary fun gun/ step up from .22 for a recoil shy shooter to try, and being based on the EZ line is affordable, not too high a risk from my perspective.
Hell I have been trying to justify getting a 5.7 for no logical reason, this thing might actually be practical.

[Joe in PNG]

Since I'm one of those who has repeated asked for an auto version of the .327, I'm not going to complain.

Let's see how well it works.