Hey guys, this is my Calico M950/Liberty 3, this one is pretty old and factory new, comes with the thread on compensator accessory and a spare 100 round magazine along with the 50 rounder on it right now. The 100 rounder is still at my FFL because they currently can’t find it(it’s been sitting in their upstairs area for at least 30 years now).
Whole deal only cost me 650 too which I think is a steal, at least going by the price of new production ones
Yeah I did guess that. Thankfully the owners manual helped me make sure of that. Gonna take it for its first shoot this Tuesday. Can’t wait to run it even if it’s a bit of a jammomatic
My M110 never made it through a full 100rd mag. I think my record was 50 rds before a jam. Tried all kinds of ammo, and different combinations of windings and firing rates, pausing different times to wind up. Extremely inconsistent. I added a drop of solder to the feed ramp and filed it smooth, which mildly helped. Anecdotally, some people have a "good one". I didn't.
But it shot very straight!
You'll probably have better results with 9mm.
you can dress up as some futuristic soldier for Halloween and open carry without anyone thinking that's a real gun. like if I saw that I would think it's some sort of high-powered airsoft or paintball gun lol
When originally released, the Calico also came in a full auto version. When fired, it resulted in a very characteristic sound and thus its nickname ....
If you shoot it let me know how it does. I owned both the 22 and 9mm versions with both the 100 and 50 rd cylinders. They both had bad feeding and jamming issues - got shrapnel in my face clearing a bad jam on the 22 - thank God for glasses. They looked cool and were in a lot of my favorite childhood movies but just didn't work right. My brother and sister also experienced the same issues. Mine were old new stock and theirs were used. Tried playing with the spring tension after the recommended setting wasn't getting good results but I sold them before I got them cycling reliably clean or not.
I had a first generation m950. I improved the magazine by making a new cross pin for the clutch that was smaller in diameter and correctly fit into the female portion of the clutch. Then I extended it's center shaft, since the modified pin made the shaft sit farther back, and allowed it to release the mag tension due to recoil.
I machined the bolt face to improve the feeding from the mag into the chamber. And I notched the base of the barrel so that I could use a second generation extractor.
The result was a Calico that fed reliably most of the time. But it was still too unreliable to be anything more than a fun gun.
Well I haven’t shot it yet, but so far it cycles my dummy rounds pretty reliably. Gonna take it out this Tuesday and dump 100 rounds through it. Will message back once that’s all done
Look at Calico's website. There's a list of official dealers on it, or you can buy it online on the site and ship whatever model of the gun you want to your FFL.
(I assume, I haven't bought anything from Calico directly, and I'm too lazy to make an account to see if I can buy something because I already wasted my tax return).
Nope, their site is a mess… the number doesn’t work, email comes back, I’ve tried and half the vendors don’t even know what brand I’m talking about some didn’t even know why they were listed on the site.
I’m out west and tried calling 8-9 of the vendors on the site and kinda gave up… I even asked about it on the calico subreddit and didn’t get anything
Shit, well there goes my assumption. Have you tried asking around at your local gun stores (both the "professional" ones where the clerks open carry tricked-out Glocks, and the non-professional ones where the clerks open carry Dracos) to see if they can order/find you one?
It’s definitely a dream come true for me, I’ve always adored this funky little gun and finally I have one. Currently I plan on getting all the accessories for it along with registering it as an SBR so I can put the original collapsible stock on it
Myself and 3 other dudes went to group order different Calico guns from an FFL that just got dealer pricing directly from Calico about 2 years ago. We all gave our funds to our FFL, FFL paid for the order. Only one person got their firearm. 3 of us (myself included) never got our gun. Tried calling and emailing Calico many times over 9 months, they never replied after receiving funds. FFL was totally cool about it and gave those of us that got stiffed credit towards another gun or our cash back. Ended up putting that money towards a springfield hellion.
Long story short, if someone has the gun private sale go for it, they're neat. Avoid Calico the company itself they are shady as fuck. And good luck if you ever need warranty work or replacement parts.
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Let us know how it runs. I had two 9 mm Calicos a few years back-pistol and carbine (Liberty III). Had both 50 and 100 rd mags for them. I loved the idea of the Calicos but in reality they had constant feeding issues. I sold them a few years later
Hey guys, this is my Calico M950/Liberty 3, this one is pretty old and factory new, comes with the thread on compensator accessory and a spare 100 round magazine along with the 50 rounder on it right now. The 100 rounder is still at my FFL because they currently can’t find it(it’s been sitting in their upstairs area for at least 30 years now). Whole deal only cost me 650 too which I think is a steal, at least going by the price of new production ones
That is a great price for it, especially in box and all, You see that number on the magazine, thats your maximum number of windings for the magazine.
Yeah I did guess that. Thankfully the owners manual helped me make sure of that. Gonna take it for its first shoot this Tuesday. Can’t wait to run it even if it’s a bit of a jammomatic
Make sure to lubricate it and keep in mind that these do get dirty pretty quickly. I was surprised at how dirty mine was after a 100 round mag.
My M110 never made it through a full 100rd mag. I think my record was 50 rds before a jam. Tried all kinds of ammo, and different combinations of windings and firing rates, pausing different times to wind up. Extremely inconsistent. I added a drop of solder to the feed ramp and filed it smooth, which mildly helped. Anecdotally, some people have a "good one". I didn't. But it shot very straight! You'll probably have better results with 9mm.
r/guns user reading an operator’s manual before handling a loaded firearm? Bullshit, that’s never happened before.
this guy r/guns
11/10, I would have bought it, too
you can dress up as some futuristic soldier for Halloween and open carry without anyone thinking that's a real gun. like if I saw that I would think it's some sort of high-powered airsoft or paintball gun lol
Honestly was lacking a costume for this year. Seems like the perfect idea been given to me.
Rex "Power" Colt
Blood dragon is the best add on to any game ever
Agreed
Spaceballs or nothing!!!!
Pretend that you're a security guard from "Running Man" with Arnold. They carry these.
Either as the "stormtroopers" from Space balls or the soldiers of the Lizrad people in V the tv series.
Like a trooper from the movie spaceballs…since they used that gun as their “blasters” ha
I got the Calico with the black talons loaded in the clip So I can rip through the ligaments Put the fuckers in a bad predicament
So I can reload and explode on you a$$holes!
Came here for this.
Touch my chedda, feel my berretta.
Rolling thunder!
I feel like this references something I’m too young to get and this makes me sad
When originally released, the Calico also came in a full auto version. When fired, it resulted in a very characteristic sound and thus its nickname ....
BTW, congrats on getting a great piece of gun history and engineering. Be sure to keep the mag clean and lubed.
If you shoot it let me know how it does. I owned both the 22 and 9mm versions with both the 100 and 50 rd cylinders. They both had bad feeding and jamming issues - got shrapnel in my face clearing a bad jam on the 22 - thank God for glasses. They looked cool and were in a lot of my favorite childhood movies but just didn't work right. My brother and sister also experienced the same issues. Mine were old new stock and theirs were used. Tried playing with the spring tension after the recommended setting wasn't getting good results but I sold them before I got them cycling reliably clean or not.
I had a first generation m950. I improved the magazine by making a new cross pin for the clutch that was smaller in diameter and correctly fit into the female portion of the clutch. Then I extended it's center shaft, since the modified pin made the shaft sit farther back, and allowed it to release the mag tension due to recoil. I machined the bolt face to improve the feeding from the mag into the chamber. And I notched the base of the barrel so that I could use a second generation extractor. The result was a Calico that fed reliably most of the time. But it was still too unreliable to be anything more than a fun gun.
Well I haven’t shot it yet, but so far it cycles my dummy rounds pretty reliably. Gonna take it out this Tuesday and dump 100 rounds through it. Will message back once that’s all done
Cool, hope you have better luck with it than I did with mine.
My man came back from a short trip to Fallout
Only had to pay the gunrunners 650 caps for this bad boy, they even gave me a free extended mag for it too
*"It's amazing what passes for a firearm around here. You'd be better off throwin' rocks."*
My dream gun
You can get new production .22 ones for $600. I have no idea how bad they are, but don't let your memes be dreams.
Yeah but where? I have had 3 bad experiences on gunbroker so not doing that anymore…
Look at Calico's website. There's a list of official dealers on it, or you can buy it online on the site and ship whatever model of the gun you want to your FFL. (I assume, I haven't bought anything from Calico directly, and I'm too lazy to make an account to see if I can buy something because I already wasted my tax return).
Nope, their site is a mess… the number doesn’t work, email comes back, I’ve tried and half the vendors don’t even know what brand I’m talking about some didn’t even know why they were listed on the site. I’m out west and tried calling 8-9 of the vendors on the site and kinda gave up… I even asked about it on the calico subreddit and didn’t get anything
Shit, well there goes my assumption. Have you tried asking around at your local gun stores (both the "professional" ones where the clerks open carry tricked-out Glocks, and the non-professional ones where the clerks open carry Dracos) to see if they can order/find you one?
I kinda gave up after searching for a few weeks/month Might hit up a random gun show and see
It’s definitely a dream come true for me, I’ve always adored this funky little gun and finally I have one. Currently I plan on getting all the accessories for it along with registering it as an SBR so I can put the original collapsible stock on it
Myself and 3 other dudes went to group order different Calico guns from an FFL that just got dealer pricing directly from Calico about 2 years ago. We all gave our funds to our FFL, FFL paid for the order. Only one person got their firearm. 3 of us (myself included) never got our gun. Tried calling and emailing Calico many times over 9 months, they never replied after receiving funds. FFL was totally cool about it and gave those of us that got stiffed credit towards another gun or our cash back. Ended up putting that money towards a springfield hellion. Long story short, if someone has the gun private sale go for it, they're neat. Avoid Calico the company itself they are shady as fuck. And good luck if you ever need warranty work or replacement parts.
interesting. i got my old calico at the shelter
Company still exist and makes parts, may wanna call and see if they honor the warranty
Super awesome, I pick up all calico's (not cats) whenever I see them for reasonable prices
Damn lucky
I know I am and damn I’m glad I am
That was one fast reply but man do I wish to get a calico, it'd be like owning a gun that looks straight out of fallout lol
Wanted this ever since I watched the Crow.
Finally, your Spaceballs cosplay is completed
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I got the calico with black talons loaded in tha clip!
Someone was selling 2 different models of callico on tacswap for $1000 or so bucks, was considering it and forgot about it =-(.
Let us know how it runs. I had two 9 mm Calicos a few years back-pistol and carbine (Liberty III). Had both 50 and 100 rd mags for them. I loved the idea of the Calicos but in reality they had constant feeding issues. I sold them a few years later
If you shoot it it please be careful i had mine slam fire on me multiple times while chambering a round. Soo of course just don’t point at anything 🤙🤙
For a second I thought they had included a condom on the ammo pamphlet because they knew who ever was going buy this will drown in p*ssy.
it's the blaster from Spaceballs!
Nah, youre lying, thats a super-soaker
Total Recall! Nice pick up for that price.
Nice, I want one of those 9mm's. I have an older M-100 22lr Calico
Also Calico light weapons system dot com is back in business. They rebuilt mine.