TOY or TOOL? - AR15.COM

Posted: 6/9/2001 6:18:58 PM EDT

Here's a pic of my Thunder 5 pistol. As you can see you can shoot any combination of 45LC and .410 shot gun shells out of it. It was an impulse buy, but seems like it would be a good home defense gun with those 00 buck rounds, and great to take out rats and snakes in the barn with the #4 shot. What do you guys think about it?
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Posted: 6/9/2001 6:22:51 PM EDT

[#1]

BOTH! I've never seen one of those before.

What kind of recoil do you get with the .410?

Posted: 6/9/2001 6:25:06 PM EDT

[#2]

Pretty F#@king cool

Posted: 6/9/2001 6:25:12 PM EDT

[#3]

Hell, you have seen the .45-70 model they built. That had one hellvua muzzle flash. I was standing in the next lane when that monster went off.

Posted: 6/9/2001 6:26:20 PM EDT

[#4]

Looks like a neat little toy/tool - too bad you can't have them in Kalifornia [:(]

Posted: 6/9/2001 6:33:35 PM EDT

[#5]

VERY briefly they sold them in California. I believe it was prior to the Roberti-Roos ban of 89.

I had a friend who was really HOT about getting one. He worked security and thought it would be great for that. I don't think he ever got one.

Its o.k. but not my cup of tea.

Posted: 6/9/2001 6:33:50 PM EDT

[#6]

Seems like an awfully long time before those .45LC rounds actually enter the barrel, although accuracy is obviously not the strong suit of this gun.

Posted: 6/9/2001 7:03:19 PM EDT

[#7]

I'd say it's a toy...until you need it as a tool!

Posted: 6/9/2001 7:46:57 PM EDT

[#8]

Pretty bitchin'. Wasn't that gun used in the movie "Three Kings"?

Posted: 6/10/2001 4:39:17 AM EDT

[#9]

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Pretty bitchin'. Wasn't that gun used in the movie "Three Kings"?

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yes sir, that's the one

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