Posted on 07/20/2018 5:40:14 AM PDT by w1n1
Did you know that the iconic DL-44 Blaster that was used by Harrison Ford alias 'Han Solo' in "Star Wars" can actually fire real bullets?
Legendary quick itching finger Jerry Miculek has a chance to blast one.
Watch Jerry takes this modified DL-44 Blaster for a run.
He goes thru what he calls the “Keso Run drill” where its all point shooting at close range at three different targets for inside the bar fight scenes.
He nails 6 shots on all three targets in a little over 1 second.
In the Star Wars world the DL-44 blaster pistol was used during the years of the Galatic Republic and the Age of the Empire.
Was considered one of the most powerful blaster pistols in the galaxy, delivering massive damage at close range.
The idea for the blaster originally came from the C96 “broom handle” Mauser firing the .30 Mauser/ 7.63X25 cartridge.
Engineers took the concept blaster from Star Wars built the add-ons to the the C96 chassis to make it a workable firearm.
-Flash Suppressor was from an MG-81 machine gun.
-Scope was a M19 optical sight from a Sherman tank.
See Jerry blasting the DL44 blaster here.
Not too impressed with his shooting stance at the video beginning. Looks very dangerous.
I’d rather have a plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.
Look at the barrel whip on that thing. I don’t see how you could hit the ground with it, let alone a target.
Hey! Just what you see here, pal.
No disrespect to the purists, but that’s pretty freaking cool! I’d buy one in a heartbeat if they were commercially available. It would go right along with my western and WW2 replica collection.
Jerry’s videos are always entertaining.
I owned a .30 Broomhandle Mauser in the ‘80’s. Popped like a .357! Impressive...
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