The Thunder is a prototype breech-loaded single shot pistol chambered in .50 BMG.[1]
History[]
The Thunder was first revealed at the 2004 SHOT show along with a few videos, produced by Triple Action, LLC of Logan, Utah. Triple Action looked for a production company to license the design to. The gun never entered mass production and Triple Action soon disappeared from the market entirely, leaving the whereabouts of the shown prototypes unknown.[2]
Design Details[]
The Thunder is a large-caliber single shot handgun loaded through a scissor breech in the back of the gun. A massive muzzle brake mounted on the barrel provides some recoil reduction, and a patented recoil reduction design (called a "Nitrogen recoil controller") was implemented into the gun to further reduce the massive recoil.[1][3]
A small cocking lever is featured on the left side of the gun.
Variants[]
A lighter variant known as the Texan is known to exist, being 1.5 lbs lighter due to using porting rather than a muzzle brake.[4]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2006/07/more_on_the_50_.html
- ā http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2005/01/the_thunder_50_.html
- ā http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/02/10/50-bmg-single-shot-handgun/
- ā Shooting the .50 BMG "TEXAN"