Interesting tidbit about ammo belt links

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by copeab

At one point, revolver firing the same round was designed, for issue to paratroopers to reduce the different number of ammo types. However, while the round produced very little kick in a carbine, it had jaring recoil in a handgun and the project was dropped.

Actually, there are a few companies who make revolvers chambered for .30 Carbine these days (Taurus comes immediately to mind with their Raging Thirty), but such revolvers are generally heavyweight handfuls. Back when all those different models of the AutoMag were being built by Galena, they chambered one of those for .30 Carbine, but that was a very heavy handgun as well, with a long barrel (IIRC, 8 inches, with a muzzle brake).

[copeab]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Actually, there are a few companies who make revolvers chambered for .30 Carbine these days (Taurus comes immediately to mind with their Raging Thirty), but such revolvers are generally heavyweight handfuls. Back when all those different models of the AutoMag were being built by Galena, they chambered one of those for .30 Carbine, but that was a very heavy handgun as well, with a long barrel (IIRC, 8 inches, with a muzzle brake).

I'm not surprised. My reference was to a sidearm for general issue to WWII paratroopers.