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Now, before you waste your time going to http://www.ruger-firearms.com/ looking for this let me state that this firearm does not actually exist in our world. It is a product of the Angel and Knight dreamscape and it exists there for a specific reason.
With a measurable part of the population coming in under 5ft in height and under 90lbs in weight there has always been more of a demand for smaller caliber firearms for defensive purposes. These are not pocket pistols, mouseguns, vest pistols, holdout guns, or deep-concealment pieces, they are intended to be primary carry pistols, either in open holster or concealed, for people of small stature. Since many of these people possess very small hands and body mass/strength many of the usual first choices for defensive handgun cartridges, 9mm, .357magnum, .40 S&W, 45ACP, 7.62x25mm, and even some .38 Special are just a bit too much; however many traditional smaller calibers like 25ACP, 32ACP. 380ACP , 9x18mm and even 22LR or 22WMR are on the ragged edge of being ideal primary carry calibers with traditional bullet designs.
As a result in this world there has been has always been more of a push to develope high performance cartridges for smaller calibers. Much this effort has gone into creating bullets that offer good expansion and penetration while trying keep the recoil impulse to tolerable levels. This of course has benefited larger calibers to. Concepts like +P and +P+ ammo caught one earlier along completely new small caliber cartridges. The closest match in our world would be the development of the 32 H&R Magnum and .327 Federal in recent years. One such cartridge in Angel and Knight is the 25 Wasp which the Ruger Talon chambers.
The Ruger Talon is not a blowback pistol like a Walther PPK or a Baby Browning. Instead it uses a tilting barrel locking action similar to a Colt 1911a1 or its little brother the Colt Mustang. This has a couple advantages. One, since the action is locked it does not require as strong of a recoil spring on the slide. This makes it easier to rack the slide and requires less hand strength. Two, by having a locked action the slide does not have to be as heavy as on a blowback action and this helps reduce perceived recoil. Since it is intended to be a primary carry weapon it possesses many of the features one would find on a full-size combat pistol. This does not mean that larger folk haven't taken to carrying these weapons as deep-concealment pieces, it just wasn't the primary purpose for its creation.
With a measurable part of the population coming in under 5ft in height and under 90lbs in weight there has always been more of a demand for smaller caliber firearms for defensive purposes. These are not pocket pistols, mouseguns, vest pistols, holdout guns, or deep-concealment pieces, they are intended to be primary carry pistols, either in open holster or concealed, for people of small stature. Since many of these people possess very small hands and body mass/strength many of the usual first choices for defensive handgun cartridges, 9mm, .357magnum, .40 S&W, 45ACP, 7.62x25mm, and even some .38 Special are just a bit too much; however many traditional smaller calibers like 25ACP, 32ACP. 380ACP , 9x18mm and even 22LR or 22WMR are on the ragged edge of being ideal primary carry calibers with traditional bullet designs.
As a result in this world there has been has always been more of a push to develope high performance cartridges for smaller calibers. Much this effort has gone into creating bullets that offer good expansion and penetration while trying keep the recoil impulse to tolerable levels. This of course has benefited larger calibers to. Concepts like +P and +P+ ammo caught one earlier along completely new small caliber cartridges. The closest match in our world would be the development of the 32 H&R Magnum and .327 Federal in recent years. One such cartridge in Angel and Knight is the 25 Wasp which the Ruger Talon chambers.
The Ruger Talon is not a blowback pistol like a Walther PPK or a Baby Browning. Instead it uses a tilting barrel locking action similar to a Colt 1911a1 or its little brother the Colt Mustang. This has a couple advantages. One, since the action is locked it does not require as strong of a recoil spring on the slide. This makes it easier to rack the slide and requires less hand strength. Two, by having a locked action the slide does not have to be as heavy as on a blowback action and this helps reduce perceived recoil. Since it is intended to be a primary carry weapon it possesses many of the features one would find on a full-size combat pistol. This does not mean that larger folk haven't taken to carrying these weapons as deep-concealment pieces, it just wasn't the primary purpose for its creation.
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Well, if I was to keep my universes the way they are I had to consider this. When you have civilizations where the population runs from up to 8ft down to less than 8 inches you have to take into account that people will need to defend themselves. It is not a utopia and 10% rule still applies. I'm glad you're enjoying the show so far.
Good as a standard carry piece for a small-framed person, and a back-up for a large-framed person.
Provided a large enough trigger guard. Which appears to be. :)
As a concealed weapon, very efficient, provided that extended magazines are available.
Oh, and, most importantly, does it go well with a Tux or a Little Black Dress?
Provided a large enough trigger guard. Which appears to be. :)
As a concealed weapon, very efficient, provided that extended magazines are available.
Oh, and, most importantly, does it go well with a Tux or a Little Black Dress?
Yeah I've seen to many handguns that don't have big enough trigger guards. Even if a larger person is not using it small folks could have problems in the winter if their wearing gloves and are trying to fire it. Its amazing how even thin driving gloves can bulk-up fingers, and the last thing you want in a self-defense scenario is the weapon accidentally discharging when try to put your finger on the trigger! The DA will ask you all kinds of uncomfortable questions then.
You got it. Gloves make for difficult shooting. Major problem for military units that fight in cold weather enviroments (I live in Canada, 'Nuff Said.).
Removeable trigger guards, or "Tilting" Trigger Guards are options, but are not usually a good idea for a pistol, unfortunetly. Especially when drawing.
"Never wear it drunk, you'll kill your feet."
Removeable trigger guards, or "Tilting" Trigger Guards are options, but are not usually a good idea for a pistol, unfortunetly. Especially when drawing.
"Never wear it drunk, you'll kill your feet."
Yeah, I think that it might due to the fact that they've brought a lot of completely new models into their product line in the last few years and that can lead to hiccups. At least they have a good reputation for fixing their problems quickly when they pop-up. I've know a couple people who bought used Old Model three-screw Blackhawk revolvers and Ruger has quickly fixed them for no-charge.
Yes it would in many ways although sometimes the .25 Wasp loaded to velocities even higher than the 1,200fps that Corbon shows. Although those are intended primarily for use in small submachine guns than pistols. It has a slightly longer case than the 7.65x17mm case that the .25 NAA is derived from. The .25 Wasp is a 6.35x18mm cartridge.
Reminds me somewhat of the Sekiden SAP.50 automatic. Don't bother rushing to your reference books -- you won't find it. The Sekiden is a small, plastic, spring loaded toy that was made in the 1960's, for shooting small silver painted, clay pellets. I have a couple of them still, including one of the "super" models made a few yeas later. They cost about fifty cents, and looked pretty good for a toy. My friends and I didn't waste money buying the pellets, of course. We found that dried peas did just as well, and cost about 25 cents for several hundred. So we shot them and left them for the birds.
We had fun! Maybe a little too much fun. I recall one night around 1 a.m. being stopped by some drive-by cops who noticed what looked a little like a gun fight in the street. This was 40 years ago, in a then very peaceful city, so the cops didn't go ape. They looked at the "guns", and ran a routine check through the radio. While we waited, another polic car drove by, and the cop who was running the check pointed the Sekiden out the window and popped off at the other car! Man, it was a peaceful city back then!
Anyway, your drawing looks an awful lot like one of those toys.
We had fun! Maybe a little too much fun. I recall one night around 1 a.m. being stopped by some drive-by cops who noticed what looked a little like a gun fight in the street. This was 40 years ago, in a then very peaceful city, so the cops didn't go ape. They looked at the "guns", and ran a routine check through the radio. While we waited, another polic car drove by, and the cop who was running the check pointed the Sekiden out the window and popped off at the other car! Man, it was a peaceful city back then!
Anyway, your drawing looks an awful lot like one of those toys.
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