Ultra-compact pistols are really cool (although usually with rather dubious ergonomics, but there’s just not a lot of ways to make something both tiny and comfortable to grip and shoot). The Semmerling has got to be one of my favorite designs in this vein, and it’s actually very uniquely available in a pretty large caliber, .45 ACP (although it sacrifices self-loading to achieve that, and has to be manually cycled)
(there’s also some derringers in big calibers too, even .357 Magnum, but those of course aren’t magazine fed)
and it’s actually very uniquely available in a pretty large caliber, .45 ACP (although it sacrifices self-loading to achieve that, and has to be manually cycled)
saying like that’s sometimes not a bad thing lol. get some extra quiet ammo and a threaded barrel with a snubpressor on it and you got a fun quiet target-practicing toy to take out on the range that makes it easy for you to collect the brass for your after-range clean-up. If you were quick enough you might be able to make music with it by plinking different lengths of steel plate.
it definitely has its uses (and .45 ACP is actually inherently subsonic, as an added bonus, so you don’t even need to get separate specialized ammo), it’s just that the smaller the pistol gets, the harder it is to actually cycle it, especially under duress, since you just have less stuff to grip,
For the Semmerling specifically, official technique is actually to cycle it with your thumb, which is pretty peculiar (and the extra mass of a suppressor might make that somewhat less viable)
Deus Ex-looking gun
Ultra-compact pistols are really cool (although usually with rather dubious ergonomics, but there’s just not a lot of ways to make something both tiny and comfortable to grip and shoot). The Semmerling has got to be one of my favorite designs in this vein, and it’s actually very uniquely available in a pretty large caliber, .45 ACP (although it sacrifices self-loading to achieve that, and has to be manually cycled)
(there’s also some derringers in big calibers too, even .357 Magnum, but those of course aren’t magazine fed)
saying like that’s sometimes not a bad thing lol. get some extra quiet ammo and a threaded barrel with a snubpressor on it and you got a fun quiet target-practicing toy to take out on the range that makes it easy for you to collect the brass for your after-range clean-up. If you were quick enough you might be able to make music with it by plinking different lengths of steel plate.
it definitely has its uses (and .45 ACP is actually inherently subsonic, as an added bonus, so you don’t even need to get separate specialized ammo), it’s just that the smaller the pistol gets, the harder it is to actually cycle it, especially under duress, since you just have less stuff to grip,
For the Semmerling specifically, official technique is actually to cycle it with your thumb, which is pretty peculiar (and the extra mass of a suppressor might make that somewhat less viable)
honestly it seems sorta easy to slip up and have your thumb bit by the action if you’re not careful