deadduck357
Custom
Wondering if SA is working on a 30 SC Hellcat?? Would the 13rd mag be a 15rd with this new round? Would the Hellcat Pro hold 17+1?
30 Super Carry Hellcat
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HansGruber
Ronin
I suspect they'll wait to see if .30SC is a success or a dud.
deadduck357
Custom
Other companies would have to get onboard for it to have any chance of success.
HansGruber
Ronin
Springfield is not an early adopter…they tend to follow the herd, not lead it.
Sld1959
Hellcat
Cannot really blame them. New cartridges have such a tough time going against not only existing cartridges but the thought process that they are a solution in search of a problem. No matter how good they are, like the .327 magnum, it's been fighting since it's inception. It's just hard for it because .38s and .357 magnums are so entrenched in the mainstream.
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nmedge
Guest
I do not think to 30 super carry will be a big hit. There might be a place for it but because of cost I think the 9mm will remain king.
deadduck357
Custom
Agree but the 327 does fill a power gap between the classics... and provides an extra round. It appears their trying the same with this 30SC for autos.
Sld1959
Hellcat
Exactly, but that is where perception and bias comes in against them. And need. Many people who might buy them already have, use, and possibly reload for the others, so it's harder to justify.
deadduck357
Custom
The 9 will remain king but a 17+1 Hellcat Pro (w/std mag) would be intriguing.
HansGruber
Ronin
On one hand, I agree with you, because I love .32’s, and I want to love the .327…
But, when I look at it…the .327 offers, really, nothing. Shooting it gives the same sharp recoil that a .357 does, but it still makes a smaller hole.
I’ll probably own one, someday…but I’m not in a hurry.
Same thing with the new .30SC.
Honestly…rather see a nice 7.62x25/.30 Mauser comeback.
Sld1959
Hellcat
I agree, think the .327 is a nice caliber, in theory. It's in execution that rather loses me a bit. As you so correctly stated same recoil and muzzle blast as the. 357, smaller hole. Add to that I can buy .38 special or .357 magnum in every single rural gas station/sporting good store in the country and its mighty hard to justify.
Maybe one day I will try one...
Ps. Another vote for a .30 Mauser renaissance