The Backpack Cannon: Smith & Wesson unveil their new monster revolver..

UK Daily Mail ^ | January 21, 2014 | Luke Garratt

[C19fan]

Gun Manufacturers Smith & Wesson have unleashed their newest revolver: a monster .460 calibre handgun which they say is 'great for a back-up gun, or for hunting'. Named the 'Backpack Cannon', the gun was unveiled in Las Vegas on Monday at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade show, the largest gun show in the U.S., which around 60,000 gun fans attend every year. The cannon features a three-inch barrel, high visibility sights and synthetic shock absorber on the rear of the handle, as well as a massive chamber to fit the gigantic .460 calibre rounds, which are some of the biggest and most powerful bullets in the world.

[Alex Murphy]

"It's big, Cal - but not big enough...."

[Errant]

If you wanna shoot .410 get a Taurus Judge.

When did I say that????

[TurboZamboni]

Maybe he moonlights as a California democrat politician.

[left that other site]

LTOS exercises her 2A Rights!

[W.Lee]

That would be the .45 Schofield. Slightly shorter than the .45LC and the reason the Cavalry went with the Colt instead of the S&W Schofield. The Colt fired both cartridges but the .45LC was too long for the S&W cylinder. There were some instances of troopers being issued Schofields and .45LC ammo. The S&W was the better gun, but with so much .45LC ammunition already on hand the Army stuck with the Colt Single Action Army.

[Arrowhead1952]

Dang, that gun dun pult her shirt plum off.

[MHGinTN]

Can ya get a holster fer that?

[Cboldt]

Clint Eastwood in the 1973 film 'Dirty Harry', brandishing his infamous Smith & Wesson .375 calibre hand gun

Clue needed? Hardly, the actor describes the sidearm in his scripted remarks. "But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world ..." Dirty Harry quotes - IMDB

[Osage Orange]

Nothing better than a gun shooting woman.........

[Red in Blue PA]

That is simply a mesmerizing gif!

[metalurgist]

Useless piece of junk. Shoot it at twilight or at night and you won’t be able to see for five minutes.

[Fightin Whitey]

That is simply a mesmerizing gif!

Makes a guy wish for hologram-capable wi-fi, don't it?

[COBOL2Java]

The bed wetting Brit that penned this screed is definitely not qualified to write about firearms.

Here's a better one:

Smith & Wesson unveils monster .460 caliber gun: The ‘Backpack Cannon’

[left that other site]

Sure...on ebay!

[smokingfrog]

Clint did use a S&W 8-shot .357 in the movie Blood Work.
I guess the author is confused.

[smokingfrog]

If a .460 is your back-up gun, what’s your primary weapon?

[lentulusgracchus]

some of the biggest and most powerful bullets in the world.

Sigh.

That's okay. If you get tired of reading stuff like that, at least you can scroll down to Post 25 and watch her butt jiggle.

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

Revolvers are better then semi auto. They dont leave behind evidence.

[Billthedrill]

I see it has an adjustable rear sight, for, you know, those precision shots...

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

Still take my out of production Taurus m40 ultralite .45 lc. Im not in Alaska and that is way too much gun for carrying.