The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - I'm having no luck selling my .22 Blackout idea.

I'm having no luck selling my .22 Blackout idea. (reply)

cas — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:32:26 +0000

The 300 Blackout necked down to .22

Though I shouldn't be surprised, no one wanted my .22 Whisper either.

Whizzy...yes it is... (reply)

Rob Leahy — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:59:38 +0000

I'm thinking that a fellow... (reply)

mcassill — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:26:11 +0000

could have a lot of fun trolling the Mall Ninjas over at Arfcom on this subject.

Ooo, Ooo! (reply)

Hoot — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:05:34 +0000

Got it! "6.5 TSAR" (Tactical Sharps for AR)

If it's metric, it's gotta be new and whizzy, right?

We should try and work "tactical" in there somewhere. (reply)

Hoot — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:55:59 +0000

If they were set on keeping the 'Sharps' bit maybe the ".25 TS" (Tactical Sharps).

True enough... May I suggest .25 DED, i.e... (reply)

Hobie — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:17:05 +0000

...Dark Earth Death...

Worst marketing choice ever. (reply)

cas — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:53:11 +0000

Cartridge is fine, the idea is fine, but selling something to the AR crowd and naming it the 22-45 Sharps? Uh.... Hello?

It needs to be the .25 Raven or "Quarter Death" or some silly sounding thing.
Not something that sounds like "Great great grand pappy used one of these to kill off the last of the comanche and brontosaurus".

Sounds about like my experience.... (reply)

mcassill — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:48:25 +0000

with my son's .300 Blackout. Dad will have to have one as well, one of these days.

I'm sure we'll see the whole family of them resurrected (reply)

mcassill — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:37:01 +0000

That sort of thing is getting easier now that there are shops willing to do custom AR barrels.

SNCO at Work Built One (reply)

Dave B — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 04:09:11 +0000

He built it for his wife to hunt with, he says it shoots lights out, and he is talking of building another for himself.

And a reinvention of the .25 TCU (reply)

bj — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 02:36:02 +0000

I seem to remember that the 7TCU was not the first 7mm based on that cartridge case. Just as the .300 Whisper and .300 Blackout was not the first .30 caliber cartridges on that cartridge case. The real old IHMSA guys would recognize these various cartridges that were made on the .223 case diameter in order to chamber in the Remington XP100 action. There were also people that necked up the .223 case because they could get the cases easily, and used them in custom made Contender barrels.

Your post made me look it up. It IS interesting. (reply)

Hobie — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:48:30 +0000

http://srcarms.com/wordpress/25-45-sharps/ammunition/

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/17/the-25-45-sharps-a-new-old-cartridge/

How I missed it before is beyond me but maybe I was thinking that it wasn't so all fired important because I already had a 7mm TCU. Who knows what I was thinking (or wasn't). Cool beans so thanks for saying something about it!

And a reinvention of the .25 TCU (reply)

mcassill — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:26:10 +0000

Few really new ideas in cartridge design these days.

Hmm....a .250-3000 in an AR platform? (reply)

Hoot — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:47:28 +0000

Yep, interesting.

i get that and all... (reply)

rob — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:31:16 +0000

But I still don't care for the all in one combo tool idea:)

The .25 Sharps is interesting (reply)

mcassill — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:58:36 +0000

Claimed ballistics are in the same ballpark as the 6.8 SPC, without the hassle of odd brass, odd bolt, etc.

Your buddy needs to learn to transition to his pistol... (reply)

mcassill — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:31:52 +0000

Until the tangos in the immediate vicinity are dispatched, THEN work on fixing his fubar'd primary weapon.
More seriously, you don't usually get to roll into a fight with your big Snap-On tool cart filled with the perfect tool for every job; you're usually limited to what you can carry. And I never even HEARD of anybody packing armorer tools out the wire over in the combat zone; best fix was usually to just grab another weapon.

I kinda like it but being a gear head.... (reply)

rob — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:08:09 +0000

I've learned a long time ago that multi- tools are often a disadvantage. Having a scanner and oscilloscope/graphing multimeter built into one unit almost guarantees you'll need a scanner on one car and the scope on another truck at the same time. You don't want to be scalping a Mohamedian while your buddy needs that spanner wrench:/

Well, I must admit that will be used much more than my (reply)

Rob Leahy — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:45:46 +0000

recommendation. I am glad that cooler heads have prevailed...Rob Adams, you'll have to buy both products and give a detailed report.
Actually I can proly open a beer with my 15 dollar Tapco Spanner...

What kind of madness is that? (reply)

Slow Hand — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:07:50 +0000

I don't see a beer bottle opener on that thing! After finishing (or during) building your lower, you deserve a fresh cold one!

Guess I'll have to order one of these...

http://shop.tacticalshit.com/hammer-bottle-opener