Title: 2 Coonan 357 Magnum Pistols for Full-Size and Compact Carry – Ballistic Magazine
Headings: 2 Coonan 357 Magnum Pistols for Full-Size and Compact Carry
2 Coonan 357 Magnum Pistols for Full-Size and Compact Carry
David Bahde
Coonan the Conquerer
A Resurrection
Coonan 357 Magnum Shootout
Coonan Classic Testing
Coonan Compact Testing
Coonan 357 Magnum Mates
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Content: It was controllable, accurate and anything but punishing. In fact, it was a ton of fun to shoot time and time again. With its 5-inch barrel, it makes for a very controllable and accurate .357 Magnum. You can even swap out the springs and throw in some .38 Special ammo, making it just as soft-shooting as a 9mm 1911. It was so soft-shooting that I had to check to be sure the gun worked on the first couple rounds. So if you’re planning to take this pistol to a high-round-count class, then Hornady’s light- recoiling and very accurate 110-grain Critical Defense .38 Special +P ammo is the ticket. All of the .357 Magnum loads I tested, including those from Black Hills, Hornady, Remington and Sig Sauer, ran just fine. Coonan Compact Testing
Shooting the Compact was an even bigger surprise. After the first magazine, my thought was “What happened to the recoil?” Sig Sauer’s 125-grain FMJs are factory rated at 1,450 fps, and they chronographed right at 1,401 out of the Compact while being an absolute joy to shoot.