A question for the gun gurus out there

[Major Tom]

Many years ago, while reading through some of my uncle's gun magazines, I
came across an article about a weapon which, at that time, was being con-
sidered for police use. At first glance, it looked like a pump-action shotgun,
but upon reading the article found out that it was actually a pump-action
carbine chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge, with (IIRC) a 10-
round capacity. Unfortunately, I don't remember what the name of the gun
was or who manufactured it.

What I'd like to ask is this: is there anyone who knows what this gun was
called, or even if it's being manufactured at all?

Major Tom :bmk:

[KA.]

That would be "Timberwolf" by IMI.

And it looks like this:
<img src=http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10624&stc=1>

KA. (who knows nothing much about guns, but whose internet-fu is mighty) :D

[Major Tom]

Thanks for the info, KA.

I did some Googling a while ago to find the specs for the Timberwolf, but the
only thing that I was able to find was a Twilight 2000/Merc 2000 version of
it. Apparently, the Timberwolf also came in .38 Special and .44 Magnum ver-
sions, and other web pages that I was able to access hinted that the weapon
is no longer in production.

For anyone who wants to see the T2K/M2K version of the Timberwolf, here's
the URL for the webpage that it's on:

http://www.wapahani.com/addensar.html

Major Tom :bmk:

[gewing]

It always seemed like a reasonable short range carbine to me. I like the Marlin lever action better, though Pump is faster...

[Edsel]

My dad had an old pump-action .22. A gallery guns so-to-speak. It always felt weird using a pump-action that was not a shotgun.

[Greenstar]

I actually own a pump-action .22, a Winchester "Gallery model" that I inherited from my grandfather. It's really a very sweet-shooting gun, incredibly light, and yeah, a bit different. Of course, for heavy calibers in particular, bolt action makes much more sense, as the mechanism is much stronger, I believe (nope, not a gun nut, but I do know a wee bit about them).

[Pappystein]

Many years ago, while reading through some of my uncle's gun magazines, I
came across an article about a weapon which, at that time, was being con-
sidered for police use. At first glance, it looked like a pump-action shotgun,
but upon reading the article found out that it was actually a pump-action
carbine chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge, with (IIRC) a 10-
round capacity. Unfortunately, I don't remember what the name of the gun
was or who manufactured it.

Major Tom :bmk:

While the IMI Timberwolf is out of production there are many AR-15/M16 conversions to 44Mag or 50AE or shell variants their of.

A few examples of these are:
Tromex 440 Sledghammer: 10 rnd Box of .440 CorBon (.50 AE shell necked down to take the 44Mag bullet.) The .440 CorBon has just about the same damage as the .50AE but is going to penetrate more armor due to smaller sectional density (assuming you are using a FMJ or better a true AP round.)

Tromex 44 Sledghammer: as above but 44Mag

Tromex 50 Sledghammer: as above but 50AE. All three can be fitted with scope and bipod easily.

Hess Arms HAR-15: 10 rnd Box of .50AE. Available in both Suppressed version (using subsonic loadings of .50AE) or standard. Suppressed version is normaly used as a short range sniper system to take out guards while infiltrating a building by SWAT/Anti Terror forces

Olympic Arms (part of Bushmaster now IIRC) CAR-23: 10 rnd box of 10mm Norma (or 10mm FBI... same bullet basicaly.)

There are many more examples out there as the M-16/AR-15 Family is huge. I would not be supprised if with the imminent production of the G36 here in the US as the M-8 to replace the M-16 and M-4 in US Forces if the G36 didn't start coming out with interisting permutations either. Although I do not belive the G36 is as modular as the M-16 Family.

Craig P