Have you seen the new .600 Nitro in Pistol form?

Question

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=99119

I thought this was rather funny. Could you hold it?

Answer 1

Actually, all smart jokes aside, this is NOT anything NEW, it's just an update of an old weapon.
Back in the 1800's, the rich Brit's and Indian royalty used a sawed-off .600 Nitro double pistol/rifle, called a 'Howdah' pistol to hunt tigers from the back of elephants! The 'basket' in which they rode was named 'howdah', hence the weapon's name.
Some of these monsters had a s many as 3 or 4 barrels!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdah_pistol

Answer 2

Heck no. Those guys are idiots. If you could hold it you'd most likely break your wrist.

.454 casull is about the biggest caliber a human can hold in a standard pistol. If someone made a pistol with shock absorbers or something similar that would be the only way it could be possible.

Answer 3

I have not seen a .600 Nitro pistol yet. I can use it, if anyone can. I am 6'1", 360 pounds and I've bench pressed 575 to 630 pounds and squatted with 740 to 780 pounds. I have a .500 Magnum revolver. None of my pals will try to shoot it, but it is not so bad in my opinion. I could stand more recoil than it has. Someone mentioned a .454 Cassull, but my .500 is more powerful than that.

Answer 4

Time for some hand exercises. Oh and did you see the one where the guy gets hit by the 50 cal ricochet? It took of his ear muffs. One lucky dude.

Answer 5

I was thinking about getting one but having the hitch welded on my cadillac so I could pull it around on its own like an artillery piece; well, my wife drew the line at the hitch on the caddy.

Answer 6

Yes I did see this before. That is a crazy weapon, and I would never dare shoot it. I heard that this was a 30-06 handgun too, but I really believe it is a big rumor.