Powerful Russian Handgun

[Chuck]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014 ... d-russian/

Well, the most powerful production revolver in the world anyway, and that’s just according to the manufacturer. For whatever reason, Russian designers took to creating a revolver to fire their 12.7x55mm cartridge (speculated to be a cut-down .338 Lapua case; it and the rifle it was designed for have been covered previously on TFB here), it has been suggested for the purpose of destroying locks and other objects. - See more at: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014 ... xQVTu.dpuf

[Les]

The RSh-12 competes with the S&W 500 for the title of “most powerful revolver” in the world. It remains to be seen how powerful the former is, and whether it does take the crown from Smith & Wesson’s effort.

It may well be more powerful than the S&W500, but it would definitely win the fugly contest! :lol:

[DL.]

Great comment at the bottom-

IN SOVIET RUSSIA REVOLVER FIRES YOU

[snayperskaya]

Rather than a cutdown 338 I would have thought they would have used a cutdown 12.7x108 Dshk round.

[bigfathairybiker]

Let's hope they make a Long Barrelled version... :)

Mark

[tackb]

I bet muzzle flash is interesting !

[snayperskaya]

The 12.7x55 round was developed for the VKS sniper rifle and Ash-12 assault rifle and was designed as a high impact/low penetration round for high risk operations to reduce collateral damage on innocent bystanders or hostages.For the calibre bullet weights are low at around 108grs, rounds for the VKS are normally subsonic

From right to left 12.7x55 case, .499lwr, .50 Beowulf and a 7.62x39 round for comparison.