Jul 31, 2017 · Later on, there was a need to arm the LEOs with a compact and lightweight firearm that could offer sufficient stopping power and be something intermediate between a traditional SMG in 9mm and an assault rifle. That’s what made the designer to make a version of this firearm chambered in .357 Magnum. TOR SMG is gas operated.

It includes Submachine guns (SMG), Machine pistols (MP), Personal defense weapon systems (PDW), and "compact submachine gun-like weapons" not easily categorized. Weapons may fit in more than one category.

It features the SIG Sauer short stroke push-rod gas system to reduce the recoil and improve the reliability of the weapon. The MPX, in its second generation, features a system that would allow for conversion from 9mm to .357 SIG or .40 S&W.

May 26, 2019 · The TOR, a 357 Magnum-chambered Venezuelan SMG that never made it out of blueprint stage. Gun designer: “ok son, got any ideas?” Gun designer: “ohh that’s a great one, let’s put it on the fridge!” Didn’t make it past the Microsoft paint stage. Here’s some articles with information involving the thing.

The .357 SIG (designated as the 357 Sig by the SAAMI [2] and 357 SIG by the C.I.P. [1] or 9×22 mm in official metric notation) is a bottlenecked rimless centerfire handgun cartridge developed by the Swiss-German firearms manufacturer SIG Sauer, in cooperation with ammunition manufacturer Federal Premium.

Jan 4, 2023 · For one, .357 might require a locking breach and a heavier chamber. Most sub guns shoot from an open bolt, and are simple blow-back operated. They were intended to be CHEAP to mfr.

The TOR was originally chambered for the proprietary 5.6×36mm cartridge, but after some requests, a second version was made chambered for .357 Magnum; there are plans to produce versions chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum.

Sep 20, 2019 · No. Mainly because the .357 and .44 are both rimmed rounds, which aren't nearly as reliable feeding from a box magazine as rimless rounds. And any benefit you'd have from chambering a submachine gun in, say, .44, could be gotten more easily by using an AR in any of a number of rounds.

Jan 11, 2013 · The SIG MPX is the only submachine gun that allows the operator to change barrel length, caliber and stock configuration in the field to meet mission requirements. Easily convertible to 9mm NATO, .357SIG or .40S&W

The .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum, .357 S&W Magnum, .357 Magnum, or 9×33mmR (as it is known in unofficial metric designation) is a smokeless powder cartridge with a 0.357 in (9.07 mm) bullet diameter.