They said that about 300BO, 6.8, 6.5, etc too. Oh and 7.62x39 back when it was a weird commie caliber nobody could get ahold of easily too. Now they're all everywhere and fairly common. I predict 30 Super Carry will catch on, primarily because of lighter weight and higher mag capacity. A 30 cal pistol is nothing new. The M1895 revolver, multiple different countries pistols in Tokarev, broomhandle Mauser, 30 Carbine revolvers, etc
Yep it's mine now. I got it in trade to make up the difference in value between his trade and my more expensive trade. I was skeptical at first, too, but it's starting to grow on meOne was listed here on the forum just yesterday - With ammo.
I am not a gunsmith, but it seems to me that a 9mm could be converted to a 30 Luger pretty much by swapping out the barrel. And 9 mms come in many more flavors than the new cartridge will ever be used in.. Just seems like a lot of trouble to go to for illusory or marginal benefit.
It's the shinny new object to keep it interesting.
Check out 9mm major...
It's two extra rounds actually. And if you do the math it's somewhere between a 25% or 30% boost in capacity of a short subcompact's single stack mag... which is a 25% or 30% boost in chances to live if that's what you have on you at the time. It's not going to compare to a high cap "wonder nine" (yet) but it is what it is... a purpose built BUG or deep cover single stack. And as such I'll take that 25% boost in trigger pulls before absolutely needing to reload any day of the week! And I'll still carry extra mags. Can't wait for a 43X frame chambered in 30 Super Carry with Shield Arms brand mags... they'll be almost 20 round flush fit mags, in a 43X. Or similar size P365
More 30 Super Carry "flavors" are coming, for sure. The lighter weight and higher capacity benefits of 30 Super Carry are too much to ignore, especially when like you said just about all you need is a barrel swap and the terminal ballistics are near identical to 9mm
I'll be the first to admit that 30 Super Carry ain't anything I'd have thought about all by itself. Had it not been part of working up a trade for a 308 I really wanted then I would have never given it a second glance. Anybody on this forum the last couple years knows I have been singing the praises of 9mm, Glocks and Glock mag carbines for years. I can't wait for somebody to produce a carbine in 30 Super Carry. That will be the deciding factor on whether or not I ever EDC one of these over a G19. Hey, I never thought anybody would ever produce a carbine in 380 either, and now they do
The caliber deadliness/performance debate was over, last I checked. Everybody had consensus that shot placement was King. The point is it's lighter weight than 9mm and higher capacity than 9mm in the same size frames. As far as cost of ammo... gotta pay to play... or not... I got my 30 Super Carry ammo and pistol for free. There are ways around paying retail prices, like by not shopping at retail establishments (!) and trading for it like I did. I traded up three different ways from something I got for free. I've got zero dollars invested in my 30 Super Carry ammo and pistol. Zero. Anybody can do that for anything they want if they just put forth the effort
