Guess who is back! www.calicolightweaponsystems.com, they are offering 9mm and .22 in long gun and pistol models holding either 50 or 100 rounds in those snappy helical magazines. I have absolutely no use for one but I sure want a .22 pistol!
Unclviny
I’m pretty anti, but…
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mmmmm… calico…
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One of those would look nice next to my SKS and M1 carbine
Whew. They sure are ugly.
They used to make the .22 in a sporter configuration that didn’t look too bad.
Nevermind, I just googled it and it’s uglier than I remembered. Still, the magazine is a nice piece of work.
IIRC G. I. Joe’s was selling their .22 rifles for ~$250.00 before the ban. I wonder what they go for now. And yeah, I want one too, but I go for weird and unusual stuff, anyway.
I have absolutely no use for one , but what the hell. A Calico and a bunch of soup cans looks like a fun way to burn up and afternoon.
If only I didn’t live in New York.
IwantitIwantitIwantitIwantitIwantit! 
Honey…about my birthday…
How do they deal with barrell heat?
So that is the oddball gun on the ;j PFO logo. I was wondering what weapon that was.
Probably the same way any .22 semiauto does. Shoot for a while and let that sucker cool down for a bit.
I normally shoot my Mk.II until it gets too hot, then switch to something else for a while. That’s another benefit to having a few guns to choose from. 
Is the caliber suited for home defense, or are these simply target shooting guns?
Yeah, they offer a 9mm model. 9mm is considered by most to be an adequate caliber for defense.
I don’t know if you want to have 100 bullets zinging around your home…Might make your house a bit messy. And the car in the garage, and your neighbors house…
I think some of the threads related to that came down to arguments of speed (revolver next to bed vs. rifle in closet) and power (.22 not enough, hunting rifles too much, any shotgun about right).
But in the end I think it rests more on what weapon you know how to use, and the mental state to use it.
The best protection for your home is probably a burglar alarm with a security service and a large dog. Preventative solutions instead of treatment.
-Tcat
If you used different types of ammo would that cut down on penetration? I know, for instance, that blended metal bullets aren’t supposed to go through walls.
What’s the kinetic energy of a .22 slug versus a 9mm?
I’ve seen a few of those threads; most people seemed to agree that a shotgun would make an effective item for home defense.
A good point. I’m a poor grad student right now, but I’d like to pick up a long gun and/or handgun for some target shooting. Probably a shotgun too for clay pigeons. 100 round magazines just look like fun for shooting, less reloading and hassle. They also seemed ideal for home defense, a semi-auto pistol with 100 rounds would give you, I’d think, a decent chance at scoring a hit (or two) on a target.
I haven’t considered home defense all that well, but I’m interested in scratching the surface.
If you’re blindfolded, and dizzy.
So… why were they gone? The assault rifle ban?
cool maybe now i can get some mags for .22 calico handgun.
Or if you’re not too good a shot and need to make sure you’ve got more than six rounds.
Weren’t they notorious jammers in large part due to the odd magazine?
That’s actually something that I wondered about, even though I’m not particuarly up on gun factoids. An oddly shaped magazine with 100 rounds must be tough to engineer correctly. No?
Fine, I know when I’m not wanted. 