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Ok, so the recovery was actually kind of specially miserable for the first few days, but a week later and I actually feel somewhat ok, especially as I can now retain solid foods.
94 Protons goes as it goes, though we're up to 14 levels now, so almost at the minimum goal of 15 I was aiming for, I guess we'll see where it progresses, hopefully somewhere well.
Anyway, here's a Coonan Model B with a tacticool digital camo, it's effectively a 1911 rescaled and reengineered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. As far as Magnum automatics go, this is one is quite reasonably proportioned, just a little bit larger than the original .45, with the same 7+1 capacity. For a more detailed history about the development of the Coonan pistol, ForgottenWeapons made a video a little while back based on a phone interview he had with Dan Coonan (because much of the history wasn't written down anywhere), but the tl;dr of it was that he had an argument with a roommate or friend about what's the best handgun, your typical .45 caliber 1911, or a .357 Magnum revolver, and the thought came up that a .357 Magnum 1911 would be the best of both worlds, then a bet was made that he couldn't devise one.
He obviously did, and all I hear from everyone who owns one is that it's a well put together pistol. One of the key aspects is that the magazine has an articulated follower, which really helps given the rim on the .357 Magnum cartridge makes stacking them a bit bothersome. Apparently they did actually make a one-off Coonan pistol which was chambered for .256 Winchester Magnum (.357 necked down to .25 caliber), and using the lighter recoil spring for .38 Special it functioned well.
I imagine such a gun would cut through soft armor like it was nothing, better than 5.7x28mm pistols, and with more power left over after. Being an automatic, one would also not have to worry about the case setting back and binding up a cylinder, as you'd get with the similar .22 Remington Jet revolver cartridge.
