…a half-gallon hat and a Coonan Cadet. Pity this reduced scale pistol is discontinued for now, but it may come back in the future. It uses shorter magazines than the standard model but still holds the save seven rounds. The … Continue reading →

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If you can’t afford a rifle…

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Oleg Volk

…you may be about to get just the receiver and add parts to it as funds become available. AR building is traditional, but the same can be done with FAL. Here’s a receiver by Coonan Arms. Legally, this is the … Continue reading →

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A good question.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk

(For the curious, this FAL was home-built on a Coonan receiver.)

Posted in rifle, self-defense, weapon | Tagged 308Win, coonan, FAL, pogrom, police, riot, unrest | 17 Comments

Why get a Coonan?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Oleg Volk

The most common comment made by people who tried it the first time has been: “It’s like shooting a laser!” I found it easy to make 50 yard hits on steel plates.

Posted in pistol | Tagged 357magnum, coonan, desert, long range | 10 Comments

Steady aim (wallpaper)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Posted in holster, interesting people, pistol | Tagged 357magnum, coonan, cowboy, girl, horse, pretty | 3 Comments

Out for a ride

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Posted in beast, holster, interesting people, weapon | Tagged coonan, horse, Sideguard | 3 Comments

Range time, rain or shine

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Yet another downtrodden, exploited female in obvious distress.

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Coonan .357 Magnum pistol in use

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Posted in ammunition, weapon | Tagged 357magnum, coonan, semi-auto | 7 Comments

Compensating for something?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Oleg Volk

You betcha!

Posted in rkba, self-defense, weapon | Tagged 357magnum, coonan, girl, pistol | 12 Comments

Coonan .357 automatic

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Coonan | Sideguard | Larger photos My interest in Coonan pistols was accidental. John Paul of JP Rifles mentioned him and let me photograph an old one from his collection. I then had a chance to fire a current pistol … Continue reading →

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.357 Magnum in an auto pistol

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

While in Minnesota, I got to introduce Arne Boberg to Dan Coonan. Dan’s .357 autoloader is only fractionally larger than an M1911, holds the same seven rounds and runs either 38spl or 357mag. I was always curious why people liked … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: coonan

Recoil is relative.

Where flat-shooting pistols really shine

FAL

Israeli-pattern FAL

Some of us are compensating…

Danica smiles. Again.

Coonan autopistol receiver

For the pint-sized defender…