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CthuluIsSpy, the Italians make a lot of classicly "American" weapons for the American market. Uberti, for example, is one of the leading manufacturers of old West style single action revolvers and lever action rifles. I don't know why.
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CthuluIsSpy wrote:I think its a bit better than a shot gun at long range. It doesn't have scatter shot for one thing.
So shoot slugs through your shotgun? Pistols aren't good for much beyond 25 yards anyway.
Automatically Appended Next Post: If you guys like multi-barreled firearms, don't forget this classic (which appeared in Bladerunner, even!):
On a serious note, this does lead to the question...
In the 41st Millenium, when people can have plasma guns and heavy bolters and las-cannons.. why the feth does anyone want a sword?!
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
CthuluIsSpy wrote:...why are the Italians remaking a famous American firearm? I thought the M1911 and variants were colt's.
An uncounted number of companies make 1911s and varients upon the theme. I see no reason why the country making them has anything to do with it. The berreta 92FS (standard issue 9mm pistol in all branches of the US military) is Italian in design (although they were bought out by an american company). The m249 Machine Gun is Belgian.
Bakerofish wrote:umm...why?
seems to me youre giving up the advantages of a 1911 by trying to do something that a shotgun can probably do better
I think its a bit better than a shot gun at long range. It doesn't have scatter shot for one thing.
I wouldn't waste .45 ACP on this monster, really. You're paying for twice as much ammunition for essentially a novelty.
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Yeah.. well.. There is something pleasing about a chainsword to a man.. but still.
If your going to go to a fight, you want a firearm, not a sword.. even if its an ace one.
Hey they give scouts combat blades.. I guess Space Marines always give the new guys the gak end of the stick as well.
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We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
If you're up against chaos-mutated transhuman wearing a half foot of ceramite on all surfaces with a big bowie knife and you survive -- well, you've definitely earned an agonising death of a plasma pistol misfire er, the honor of wielding the Imperium's most advanced weaponry.
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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
fire4effekt wrote:Wait. How does 2 barrels firing 8 bullets each(16) add up to 30 when fired singly?
It's bait and switch. He's using 230gr 45s and comparing them to 125gr 9mms because emptying an XD or Glock once and being able to engage each target separately with a single conserving ammunition sounds way more useful than a real life Bloodnovsky pistol.
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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
CthuluIsSpy wrote:...why are the Italians remaking a famous American firearm?
I thought the M1911 and variants were colt's.
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Bakerofish wrote:umm...why?
seems to me youre giving up the advantages of a 1911 by trying to do something that a shotgun can probably do better
I think its a bit better than a shot gun at long range. It doesn't have scatter shot for one thing.
Using gameloads and such, sure, depending on the gauge of the shotgun. But If you stick slugs in a shotgun, youd be plenty surprised how far you can reach with them. Like Manchu said, handguns arnt very effective past a short distance. Can you still hit things farther then 30 yards? Of course. Is it very effective? No.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, Im half and half on that 1911 thing. Whoever splice them together did a FANTASTIC job. But my gripe is the handle looks rather wide.
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Its silly.. Its not really usefull, you would have to have a custom made holster for it...
I still want one .... and I can make the holster.... 8-)
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GamesWorkshop wrote: And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!
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the band is playing somewhere and somewhere hearts are light,and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.
Well of course its silly, weapons like that are mostly made to show off the company in questions abilities. But would I still shoot one? Or own one if I won it/was rich enough not to care about price? Sure I would
A single .45 can rip a hole in your head the size of a golf ball, depending on the situation. This would probably cause irreparable damage anywhere it hits, although I have no idea how tight the groupings would be, or how consistent you could get them.
They plan to release a dual caliber version with .38 super auto as the second choice, and a .38 super auto version by itself.
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Samus_aran115 wrote:Well, yeah, that's sort of the point
Guns are implements of death, after all!
A single .45 can rip a hole in your head the size of a golf ball, depending on the situation. This would probably cause irreparable damage anywhere it hits, although I have no idea how tight the groupings would be, or how consistent you could get them.
Oh, I understand that. I'm just pointing out one of the appealing features of such a weapon.
Its probably the most lethal sidearm atm.
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Yay, Humanity finding new ways to kill eachother. Isnt this grand?
What is the bloody point of this weapon? I know alot of gun freaks say that it would be for protection but dang it what could this weapon achieve in protection that a normal pistol cant?
hotsauceman1 wrote:Yay, Humanity finding new ways to kill eachother. Isnt this grand?
What is the bloody point of this weapon? I know alot of gun freaks say that it would be for protection but dang it what could this weapon achieve in protection that a normal pistol cant?
You never know if you will have to protect yourself against a rhino.
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Ronin-Sage wrote:Is this really twin-linked, though? I've always imagined twin-linked weapons as having a single trigger.
Actually twinlinked gives you better accuaracy (shoot, miss, reroll miss). This gun would be a StormPistol, 2 shots both equal chance to hit or miss.
"I have traveled trough the Realm of Death and brought back novelty pencils"
GamesWorkshop wrote: And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere and somewhere hearts are light,and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
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