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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thanks :)

Why the %^&* does that huge bullet even fit and work in that pistol? From the pic it's obvious the 45-70 is so much wider than the 9mm

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

No problem! That particular derringer is special-made to hold a 45-70. A more typical derringer would look more like this or this.

Really, the only use case I can think of, other than "I like shooting powerful rounds", for the 45-70 is big-game hunting or self-defense against bears, lmao.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh, so it's custom-made as a joke, not an off-the-shelf model that you just put the wrong bullets in. That makes more sense.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You know how some people's like having a ridiculously huge truck just to show off to other people that have a ridiculously huge truck? Some gun enthusiasts are like that. It's not uncommon to see novelty guns like this made, sometimes custom or sometimes by a factory. Stuff like a revolver that also shoots shotgun shells or a pistol with two barrels to shoot two shots at once or a bolt-action pistol to shoot the (basically) largest rifle rounds.

I think this happens in any hobby. I'm sure there are bird watchers with $5000 custom hand-ground binocular lenses or something.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I'm down for gun enthusiasts getting weird guns. It's more environmentally friendly than a huge truck, that's for sure.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago
[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

The ULR 50 is only a pistol by the broadest possible definition of the term.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Oh, for sure. I'm surprised it's made at all.