If you’ve ever wanted an ANIB Coonan 357 semi auto, here’s your chance.

[Rockrivr1]

Of course you’re going to need very deep pockets for this one with its original red carrying case. If you buy it I want a chance to shoot it!!!

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1084494514

 

[Fixxah]

Are they still hot garbage? Someone on tge board has/had one and it went back for damage issues. I forget who has it.

 

[The Anchor]

They are going for crazy prices and the mags are nuts too. I have a “b” i picked up a long time ago for cheap money and when they started back up i grabbed 3 more mags for it. Had to modify the magwell as the new mags were a fraction larger. I remember being cheap and only grabbing 3 mags @$60/ea. now they go for stupid rapetile money. Still my favorite range toy. Ring of fire is fun to experience.

 

[The Anchor]

Are they still hot garbage? Someone on tge board has/had one and it went back for damage issues. I forget who has it.

Paging @DW357

 

[Boghog1]

I should have grabbed more guns back in the 80s and 90s

 

[straightshooterjake]

A friend of a friend of mine owned one of these, and I got to spend some range time with it and shoot it a bit. All I can say is "meh." And this was one of the original guns, not from the later production that was made more recently.

I get the uniqueness, and how collectible they are, but as a practical matter, the I found the design was not not quite there.

Any good quality 10mm is just a better, and more satisfactory, pistol in every way. If anyone wants a Coonan because it is just cool, there is nothing wrong with that. But we should be realistic about what it is.

 

[Rockrivr1]

A friend of a friend of mine owned one of these, and I got to spend some range time with it and shoot it a bit. All I can say is "meh." And this was one of the original guns, not from the later production that was made more recently.

I get the uniqueness, and how collectible they are, but as a practical matter, the I found the design was not not quite there.

Any good quality 10mm is just a better, and more satisfactory, pistol in every way. If anyone wants a Coonan because it is just cool, there is nothing wrong with that. But we should be realistic about what it is.

I felt the same when I fired a DE in 357. I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t what I got.

 

[nordic alien]

get a 1911 38 super or 10 mm: a least they will work and have the same or more power than 357 mag

 

[DW357]

Paging @DW357

Are they still hot garbage? Someone on tge board has/had one and it went back for damage issues. I forget who has it.

Yup that was me
Sometimes I wonder if I should have kept it given how much they shot up in value. But at the same time shit was breaking and with them out of business I’m f***ed. It was a blast to shoot and it ejected brass 30+ feet away which made reloading fun . I do miss the rings of fire that it would shoot.

Pics are gone unfortunately from this thread:

Thread 'Coonan 1911 cracked slide??'

Nov 20, 2015

Finally got around to cleaning my Coonan classic today. Hadn't cleaned it since a few range trips ago. Anyway I was cleaning the inside of the slide and noticed a crack and a burr/dent below the extractor. I didnt notice this the last time I cleaned it. No idea how this happened but I'm obviously going to contact Coonan.

I realize this isn't your standard 1911 as it has a linkless barrel etc. but has anyone seen a crack and burr in this location before on a standard 1911?

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[DW357]

Post in thread 'Got a new Coonan 1911 357 magnum'

Apr 1, 2015

My dad was asking me why it shoots rings of fire like that. I assume it's due to the amount of energy and pressure compared to a 9mm or 45 semi-auto? Because 357/44/500 mag revolvers don't shoot rings of fire which may be due to have the cylinder gap releasing some of the pressure/energy? Or is it just the way the gases travel in a semi-auto compared to a revolver? Other big bore semi-autos like the Desert Eagle shoot the rings too. Not sure why but damn it's cool

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Thread 'Coonan firearms fiasco'

Oct 18, 2018

**UPDATE** Bank of America refunded me the money today. That's a big relief.

So I’ll try to avoid turning this into a novel where no one wants to read the OP.

Long story short I placed an order with Coonan directly for one of their new satin finish 357 mag 1911’s back in early March. Was quoted 8-10 weeks for a build time...

Here it is October and I still haven’t received it.

Between March and August (last email response I received) I’ve been given all kinds of excuses. Behind on orders, received bad parts from an outsourced vendor, employees and vendors on vacation, we’re a...

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[Mark from ?]

A friend of a friend of mine owned one of these, and I got to spend some range time with it and shoot it a bit. All I can say is "meh." And this was one of the original guns, not from the later production that was made more recently.

I get the uniqueness, and how collectible they are, but as a practical matter, the I found the design was not not quite there.

Any good quality 10mm is just a better, and more satisfactory, pistol in every way. If anyone wants a Coonan because it is just cool, there is nothing wrong with that. But we should be realistic about what it is.

This.....I fired one and wasn't super impressed. I get the boomer/Gen X nostalgia, but its just that. I could have bought one too back in the day.....think they were 700 bucks or something back then....even if that guy gets $3500 money would have been better put in the stock market for 30 years then letting that rot in the safe.

I would not over pay for one, Id just buy 10MM Glock or M&P and put real stout ammo in it and get real reliability.