How to spot a hidden handgun - guide

**Altair** · Feb 4, 2023, 08:14 AM

How to spot a hidden handgun.

Previously:

HK MP5K operational briefcase - GIF
Hidden rear light rifle compartment - GIF
Sedgley OSS .38 glove gun - videos
Rifle stock that conceals handgun - photo
Welrod suppressed pistol cutaway - photo

**Frank S** · Feb 4, 2023, 08:27 AM

I live in an open carry state if, or when I'm carrying which happens to be rare when not on my property, unless I must make a trip to questionable areas of a larger city, you'll know it.

**Jon** · Feb 4, 2023, 01:50 PM

Open carrying in Texas:

**ductape** · Feb 4, 2023, 02:46 PM

The tube on the guy's back appears to be the US variant of the Swedish AT4, a single-use and disposable anti-tank weapon. It's been used. He's carrying around a doorstop.
I've put the giant revolver on the list of things that would be a heck of a lot of fun to make.

**Frank S** · Feb 4, 2023, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by ductape

The tube on the guy's back appears to be the US variant of the Swedish AT4, a single-use and disposable anti-tank weapon. It's been used. He's carrying around a doorstop.
I've put the giant revolver on the list of things that would be a heck of a lot of fun to make.

The guy doesn't even l know how to wear those Jackass holsters, Yeah. that tube is just for show, unless he has something broken down inside of it.
That giant revolver is cool though

**mr mikey** · Feb 4, 2023, 04:46 PM

The video of him shooting that revolver is awesome.

**bruce.desertrat** · Feb 4, 2023, 05:49 PM

MAybe he's using it to carry several stacked coffees back to his friends! A tubular backpack of sorts.

**Toolmaker51** · Feb 4, 2023, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by ductape

The tube on the guy's back appears to be the US variant of the Swedish AT4, a single-use and disposable anti-tank weapon. It's been used. He's carrying around a doorstop.
I've put the giant revolver on the list of things that would be a heck of a lot of fun to make.

Not throwing wet towel on anyone's project; building a revolver on that scale would involve some even bigger tooling and fixtures. And that's pattern of 1858 Remington, fired by percussion cap over loose black powder, of round ball or conical bullet in .45 caliber.
Worn out tonight, resisting urge to calculate bore diameter of the model. Certainly more than a big orange.

**Frank S** · Feb 5, 2023, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Not throwing wet towel on anyone's project; building a revolver on that scale would involve some even bigger tooling and fixtures. And that's pattern of 1858 Remington, fired by percussion cap over loose black powder, of round ball or conical bullet in .45 caliber.
Worn out tonight, resisting urge to calculate bore diameter of the model. Certainly more than a big orange.

I was thinking A close proximity scaled off of a modern reproduction with conversion cylinder might fire the 40mm grenade
modern reproduction with conversion cylinder 45 cal.

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40mm grenade 1.57" cal.

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But actually it turns out to be 28mm 1.1"cal. so I was off by 12mm even Nasa was off by more than that once.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com...%281.1%20in%29.

**bruce.desertrat** · Feb 5, 2023, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Not throwing wet towel on anyone's project; building a revolver on that scale would involve some even bigger tooling and fixtures. And that's pattern of 1858 Remington, fired by percussion cap over loose black powder, of round ball or conical bullet in .45 caliber.
Worn out tonight, resisting urge to calculate bore diameter of the model. Certainly more than a big orange.

per this and other sources I've read, it's about 1" caliber. https://www.wideopenspaces.com/world...-action-video/ No idea of the charge, and yeah the setup to machine that baby probably includes at least one thing made by the Mesta company