This thing is so appalling that I don't even know where to begin. Anyone who tries to use this for self-defence is going to need learn how to talk his way out of a situation real fast after his one and only shot ends up in the wainscoting.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Palm Pistol
This thing is so appalling that I don't even know where to begin. Anyone who tries to use this for self-defence is going to need learn how to talk his way out of a situation real fast after his one and only shot ends up in the wainscoting.
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amazing - a idea (and design) that's been around for over 100 years, and their big, revolutionary feature is...making it from plastic!
ReplyDeleteMore to the (idiotic) point, the original Turbiaux palm pistol (known as the "Protector" here in the States) was a turret-type revolver, holding seven rounds of .32 S & W short centerfire. Other palm pistols, like the Gaulois "squeezer" (which worked a lot like a semi-auto, except it was powered by the shooter's hand pumping it like one of those hand-exercisers over-muscled bouncers are always playing with to show how tough they are) held five or six rounds, usually 6mm Velo-Dog or later .25 ACP.
ReplyDeleteA single-shot weapon is a definite step backward. A better choice would be the plain, old-fashioned Remington-type Double Derringer. It holds two rounds, and today you can get them in sensible calibers like .38 Special, 9mm, . 45 Colt, .45 ACP, and even .357 Magnum. (They're also available in .44 Magnum and .45-70, but that's a bit too much of a good thing IMHO.)
The Remington is also easier to hide, and a darned "sight" easier to actually hit something with.
As for that leash, I'd rather have a reel-type with a four-or-five shot .32 or 9mm revolver hidden in it, barrel parallel to the ground when the reel is held normally, with the trigger inside the handgrip. Among other things, when the pup "points" at the baddie, you're automatically "on target".
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eon
eon did the research so I wouldn't have to. Single shot of cheap plastic goodness, shaped to make sure you'll miss. Better load it with a blank; maybe the shock of >120 dB hitting him in the wug will make the bad guy go away. And you don't have to worry about patching the hole in the ceiling.
ReplyDeleteAs for serious firearms, I find the Glock subcompact pistols ridiculously easy to aim, they're light, and they don't take up much space. If I ever get a chance to hike in non-grizzly-but-still-critter-infested country, I think I'll invest in a new leetle frien'. Grizzly, no one will fault me for carrying the .45.
I did read the novel "The Chillean Club" at a fairly young age, so I'm rather thinking of this as a weapon for assassination as opposed to self-defence.
ReplyDeleteThe dog-leash gun is just plain naff, although probably more practical for self-defence than the palm pistol.
Dog gun?
ReplyDeleteLarson's Dobie-matic!
Ha. Apparently, there's also a law about making/selling guns which don't look like guns anyway, nowadays? The older protecta-type models are legal because they're classed as antiques.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the commenters on that website... "oh, no, don't cover EVIL gadgets that KILL people, Gizmag! Only cover peaceful inventions!" I'd call myself liberal for the most part, but those people make me feel like a right-winger.