A Pistol Caliber Marlin 60?

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amprecon

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I had been thinking about a pistol calibered carbine again lately and saw how few and far between they are anymore. If Marlin were to offer their Camp 45 again I'd order one right now.
Then I got to thinking of how neat it'd be if they could just use their model 60 and "upgrade" it to shoot the popular pistol rounds, 9mm, .40s&w and .45acp, tubular magazine and all.
I'd order one of those directly too, whadyall think?
 
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bigghoss

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well if I'm going to get a semi-auto carbine in a pistol cal like 9mm or .45 I want it to take common handgun mags like for my glock or 1911 for .45. and yeah, if they brought back the .45 camp carbine I'd get one next payday.
 
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Smaug

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Why not just get a used one?

Ruger made them too. PC9 I think?

Just keep your eyes open on Gunbroker for one for sale from a seller who isn't too greedy.

Ask them to offer "Buy it Now" if they don't already.

Another thing to consider is a lever action in 357 or 44 Magnum. If you're going to have a carbine that can get the lead out to 100 yards, you may as well have it in a cartridge that still has some punch left at that range. :D

The Kel-Tec idea is a good one, except that they are hard to find, which has artificially raised prices.

Another option: used Beretta CX4. (if you can stomach the "modern" looks)
 
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amprecon

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I know the model 60 is a rimfire, that's why I said "upgrade" it to shoot popular pistol calibers.

I don't want it to have magazines, I think the tubular magazine would be a nice feature, don't have to worry about buying certain mags and having mag related problems.

I've considered the other pistol caliber carbines, such as H&K's UMP, Beretta's Storm and Kel-Tec's. I'd prefer the traditional stock setup such as what Marlin had in their Camp Carbines and also being semi-automatic.

Just a thought.......
 
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ndking1126

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I think a M60 based PCC would be pretty cool. I'd definitely be interested depending on how the final product turned out. I have been keeping an eye out for a PCC, but nothing on the market today really catches my eye. Not sure exactly what I'm looking for, but I do know I haven't found it yet.
 
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