Armscor is actually building the 22 TCM.
Why SOCOM isn't all over this round is beyond me. This could be a small arms game changer. Add to it the work that the Marine Corps and Army Marksmanship Units SHOULD be doing to explore the possibilities and its obvious that civilian shooters are FAR ahead of anything that the military is doing. Its really ironic. Civilians are leading military and law enforcement when it comes to development now. Bug out bags? Took off in the civilian world and now the concept has come full circle to the military. Piston driven AR's? First sold to civilians because the Direct Impingement market was saturated and then the military climbed aboard. Zombies? Another marketing tactic to lure in more civilian shooters and then Federal Law Enforcement is all over it.
Hat tip to Zombie Hunter and everyone that sent info on this caliber!
Why SOCOM isn't all over this round is beyond me. This could be a small arms game changer. Add to it the work that the Marine Corps and Army Marksmanship Units SHOULD be doing to explore the possibilities and its obvious that civilian shooters are FAR ahead of anything that the military is doing. Its really ironic. Civilians are leading military and law enforcement when it comes to development now. Bug out bags? Took off in the civilian world and now the concept has come full circle to the military. Piston driven AR's? First sold to civilians because the Direct Impingement market was saturated and then the military climbed aboard. Zombies? Another marketing tactic to lure in more civilian shooters and then Federal Law Enforcement is all over it.
Hat tip to Zombie Hunter and everyone that sent info on this caliber!
I have seen this round being tested on YouTube. Gosh! Wow! My initial thoughts were it was like a US muscle car vs a plastic hi-tech non-American car. This is the American 5.7mm!!! Another round that pees all over the military has is the 9x25mm Dillon. Now a Glock 34 in the latter calibre would be nearly perfection.
ReplyDeleteBeat me to it. 5.7 and the Dillon don't get enough attention IMO. A Glock with a 9x25 Lone Wolf 6" barrel has been on my "what gun would I build if I didn't have bills" list for a while now.
ReplyDeleteHi Solomon, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI also heard that they are developing a compact version of the TCM pistol and a bolt-action rifle. Martin Tuason (President of Armscor USA) has a photo of the latter on the company's Facebook page.
I wish there would be more tests done for this caliber. There are a few on YouTube, but they gotta send it to a dude like The Box of Truth or Brassfetcher for more scientific stuff.
Cheers,
TZH