Colefire Magnum (Sterling MK4)

[TMan]

How cool looking is this?



It shoots the 7.62X25 Tokarev cartridge; this is the same round that the CZ-52 shoots.

Similar in appearance to the Sterling Mk7 9mm Pistol, the Colefire Magnum is chambered for the powerful 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge. The Colefire Magnum utilizes a unique modified Sten mag. that flawlessly cycles 25 rds. of Tokarev ammunition with each loading. It has an enlarged and knurled charging handle for comfortable and reliable handling. Sleek styling, combined with the affordable and readily available 7.62x25mm cartridge, make the Colefire Magnum S/A Pistol a blast to shoot that won’t break the bank. Barrel: 4.5”, Overall: 13.25”, Weight: 4.75 lbs. Finish: Manganese Phosphate coated with Black Wrinkle Paint. Not available for sale in NJ, MA, NY, CA, CT, HI or where prohibited by law. Condition: Excellent

The MSRP is $748.99 Sportingarms will have a price around $600 (won't know exactly until database is updated).

[MLB]

Looks a bit like a "grease gun". Not familiar with the cartridge. Can you get it readily?

[TMan]

Can you get it readily?

Yes, Ellet Brothers has 50 of them. Soon to be 49 ;D

I was close on the price: Sportingarms has it at $599.

The ammo is readily available and about the cheapest stuff around other than 22LR. I've got a lot of it because I bought it in bulk. I just don't have much to shoot it with.

The only bad part, from my perspective, is that it is a necked-down cartridge, and are club doesn't allow that on the falling plates.

I'm expecting quite a few "WTF is that?" at the range.

It will be the week after next before it should come in because I just missed the last order.

[5ontarget]

I remember seeing one of these at a shoot I attended not too long ago. It definitely had the cool factor. The guy had all kinds of cool stuff there, vz58, ppsh41 (same cartridge as above), and a DP28 (Soviet machine gun with the big platter mag on top). All semi auto though.

[TMan]

First: According to the markings on the barrel it isn't a MK7, it is a MK4 and it is built by Wiselite Arms in Texas.

Second: Having learned my lesson (looks well oiled; okay to shoot it - wrong), I decided to field strip it. There is a button on the side that you depress and then the end cap is pressed down and rotated about 15 degrees when all hades breaks loose. This thing has some unbelievably strong springs in order to keep the bolt in place until the pressures have dropped. The 7.62X 25 round is not a light-weight. I have to figure out a way to get it back on because the 2lb strength in my right arm isn't going to work.

There is a manual that goes into a lot of detail about how a blow-back operation works, and there are disassembly instructions. Unfortunately, there aren't any pictures or diagrams that tell what the parts are that they are talking about in the disassembly instructions.

Looks like I won't be shooting this thing today. I have a friend coming over tomorrow to pick up some furniture, I may have him put the end-cap back on.

[5ontarget]

Wiselite makes a lot of repro semiautos from surplus parts kits. Some are really nice, and others are like Vista...taking several tries to get them nearly right, then giving up on them. The one Sterling worked well. I've heard the early PPSh had a number of problems, the later ones worked better. MGS used to sell them. Wiselite no longer makes those.