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<blockquote data-quote="Dusty Britches" data-source="post: 1795738" data-attributes="member: 1900"><p>The barrel length on this plinking gun isn't long enough to make that much of a difference. Hi-Point has had a 9mm Carbine out for decades and so have several other companies. The gun was made for fun, as any Henry rifle enthusiast will tell you. And it was made to be easier to stash in the UTV, truck, or 4 wheeler, and it's easier to shoot than a shotgun.</p><p></p><p>It has a cool feature in its operation. It is a <em>simple blow back</em>, meaning the weight of the breech bolt and the strength of the recoil spring control the recoil and prevent the breech from opening when pressures are high. Easy enough to achieve with low calibers like 22 - 32. However, most 9mm need more to be safely fired. So Henry added a sliding weight to the forearm to help control it. It also reduces muzzle flip. This gun will be popular with the cowboy action shooters and hobbyists. It was never meant to be a competition precision gun or a self defense rifle. That's like taking a pickup truck to compete in NASCAR. </p><p></p><p>Also a 357 Magnum, although more powerful, is a rimmed cartridge, so cycling it through a semi-auto rifle is difficult, due to the extraction. Rimmed cartridges were made for revolvers and the rim holds it on the chamber. A few gun companies make lever action guns that will shoot 357 Magnum, but those are not semi-auto.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dusty Britches, post: 1795738, member: 1900"] The barrel length on this plinking gun isn't long enough to make that much of a difference. Hi-Point has had a 9mm Carbine out for decades and so have several other companies. The gun was made for fun, as any Henry rifle enthusiast will tell you. And it was made to be easier to stash in the UTV, truck, or 4 wheeler, and it's easier to shoot than a shotgun. It has a cool feature in its operation. It is a [I]simple blow back[/I], meaning the weight of the breech bolt and the strength of the recoil spring control the recoil and prevent the breech from opening when pressures are high. Easy enough to achieve with low calibers like 22 - 32. However, most 9mm need more to be safely fired. So Henry added a sliding weight to the forearm to help control it. It also reduces muzzle flip. This gun will be popular with the cowboy action shooters and hobbyists. It was never meant to be a competition precision gun or a self defense rifle. That's like taking a pickup truck to compete in NASCAR. Also a 357 Magnum, although more powerful, is a rimmed cartridge, so cycling it through a semi-auto rifle is difficult, due to the extraction. Rimmed cartridges were made for revolvers and the rim holds it on the chamber. A few gun companies make lever action guns that will shoot 357 Magnum, but those are not semi-auto. [/QUOTE]
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