Posted: 1/14/2005 1:26:00 PM EDT
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I was wondering if anyone has received or seen any new production guns or mags from Calico now that they have opened up shop again after the ban? They have a website up now www.calicolightweaponsystems.com |
10mm? .45? Even a .40? Hell, how many .32 ACPs could they get into one of those big mags? 
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I think a 357 SIG would be a hot little carbine  will have to see if I can find that thread on the AR 357 SIG someone here has EPOCH |
That would make for an interesting shotty. Wonder how many it would hold?|
I would THINK that the helical feed drum would work better with short rounds, but that does not mean .223 is impossible. A points forward helical feed magazine is (or was) used in the GPU-5A gun pod for the 4 barrel GAU-13 version of the 30x173 Avenger Gatling. Calico based their small arms magazines on scaled down versions of such autocannon magazines. |
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Well, if anyone wants to license (or patent-bust) their patent, their magazine is 5,335,579 and could be in force (if they've continued to pay their extension fees) until April 12, 2013. I'd go with licensing, but then again, I like 'em and feel rather sympathetic -- they lost ten years to that damn ban. I have two (a rifle and pistol, both .22LR) and they work mostly well; the only issue is having to crank the spring winder a couple of times after firing about two-thirds of the magazine, otherwise the spring begins to lose too much tension and causes jams. Maybe if I cranked them tighter to begin with, they'd do better, but I don't want to overstress the springs. ETA: Hmm, I wonder if there is any way for them to get an extension on the grounds their product was restricted for half the period? |
| I'm not terribly taken with them, but OTOH if you registered one as an SBR, cut the barrel back to the front of the handguard, and put a supressor like a Gemtech Vortex-9 or AAC Phantom on the end it might make a really nice, quiet, compact and high capacity 9mm or .22. |
