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1->''"If it took more than [[OneHitKill one shot]], you weren't using a Jakobs."''
2-->-- '''{{Slogan}} for [[MegaCorp Jakobs Corporation]] firearms''', ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''
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4->''"I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinkin', 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Now, to tell you the truth, I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and will blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself a question: 'Do I feel lucky?' '''Well, do ya, punk?!'''"''
5-->-- '''Inspector Harry Callahan''', ''Film/DirtyHarry'', as he confronts the Scorpio Killer for the final time.
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7->''"Why the fuck didn't you tell us there was someone in the bathroom? Slip your mind? Did you forget that there was someone in there with a goddamn [[TropeNamers hand cannon?]]"''
8-->-- '''Vince''', ''Film/PulpFiction''
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10->'''[=McBain=]:''' But, captain, I can't avenge my partner's death with this pea shooter.\
11'''Captain:''' I don't wanna hear it, [=McBain=]. That-- that ''cannon'' of yours is against regulations! In this department, we go by the book.\
12[[=McBain=] fires, blasting part of the book through the wall]\
13'''[=McBain=]:''' Bye, book.
14-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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16->''"WHY DOES THAT HOWITZER HAVE A HANDLE AND [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] TRIGGER!?!"''
17-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKAMrYjrL3A "The Rageaholic" review]] on ''[[Film/{{DeathWish}} Death Wish]] [[Film/DeathWish3 3]]'', referring to [[Creator/CharlesBronson Paul]] [[VigilanteMan Kersey's]] [[ICallItVera "friend"]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.475_Wildey_Magnum .475 Wildey]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildey Magnum]].
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19->''"Very fine choice. A sturdy and noisy companion -- but you will still get the last word in most discussions with this one."''
20-->-- '''Ort-Meyer''', ''VideoGame/HitmanCodename47'', about the Desert Eagle Mark XIX.
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22->''Putting it down your pants [[CompensatingForSomething compensates not only for your own penis]], but for every penis within a twenty five mile radius.''
23-->-- '''Ben Thompson''', talking about the [[http://www.badassoftheweek.com/500magnum.html S&W .500 Magnum]].
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25->''Put two wheels on this thing and it's a cannon.''
26-->-- Blurb on '''[[http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day06_english.htm The Ambassador]]''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''
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28->''"Stranger! (laughs) What do you need that for? Goin' hunting an elephant?"''
29-->-- '''The Merchant''', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', on purchasing the "Handcannon"
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31->''"A pistol … did that?! ''Jesus''."''
32-->-- '''Luke Valentine''', ''[[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Hellsing Ultimate]]'', on seeing Alucard's Jackal blast through solid stone.
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34->''"Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, you should. This handgun's the apex of firepower, and it's all yours."''
35-->--'''J&M Castigo 44''' description, ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3''
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37->'''[=Moore=]:''' What do you carry that cannon for? ''(referring to Harry's .44 Magnum)''\
38'''[=Callahan=]:''' Because I hit what I aim at, that's why. .357 Magnum's a good weapon, but I've seen .38s bounce off windshields, no good in a city like this.\
39'''[=Moore=]:''' Its for the [[UnresolvedSexualTension penetration]], right?\
40'''[=Callahan=]:''' Is everything a sexual reference to you?
41-->-- ''Film/TheEnforcer''
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43->'''''"Holy mackerel!"'''''
44-->-- '''Creator/StephenFry''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXDXh5rPMn0#t=1m7s after firing a .44 Magnum.]]
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46->''"[[TheDreaded "Monster of the East"]], huh? Well, I've got the Monster of the West right here in my holster. Hope I get to introduce them."''
47-->-- '''NCR Ranger chatter''', ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''
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49->''"The Five Hundred Magnum from our mutual friends at Smith and Wesson. Makes the gun of Film/DirtyHarry look like a weasel's cock. Enough to stop even the largest charging buck."''
50-->-- '''Leopoldo Luna''', ''Comicbook/ThePunisherPresentsBarracuda''
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52->"Shirou's gun was clearly not a toy, but an honest-to-goodness, Israel-made Desert Eagle .50 AE - often called a "hand cannon" and no doubt the strongest handgun in the world."
53-->-- ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae''
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55->''A custom revolver firing rounds so large it only holds 4 shots. More or less nothing can stand before a direct hit from one of these 26mm monstrosities.''
56-->-- '''"Bulldog" Heavy Revolver description''', ''Videogame/DeepRockGalactic''
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58->''"Listen, Sammy, I'm not a very good shot, but [[ICallItVera the Samaritan]] here uses ''really'' big bullets."''
59-->-- '''Hellboy''', ''Film/Hellboy2004''. Samael ("Sammy") [[BlownAcrossTheRoom finds out how big]] a few seconds later.
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61->(Bones takes a Colt Python from his gun safe)'' "You've got the bastard of bastards--.357, for guarantied [[BoomHeadshot head]] [[YourHeadAsplode removal]]. That's...that's a sweetie. ''(takes out a Colt [=M1991A1=])'' You've got your standardized .45, super size--that's a hungry man right there. And you've got the King of Mayhem! ''(produces a Desert Eagle)'' Half cannon, sword of justice! Take this fucker to the Holy Land and start your own crusade! Any one of these, is bound to [[MurderIsTheBestSolution make you feel better about what's bothering you]]."''
62-->-- '''Bones Darley''', ''Film/DeathSentence''
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64->''Bolan lightly gouged the back of his head with the muzzle of Big Thunder. "This piece is a hand howitzer," he told the guy coldly. "It spits 240 grains of hollow-nose disintegrators with a muzzle energy of more than a thousand foot-pounds. The trigger moves very eagerly to a two-pound pull. All I have to do is sigh a bit too hard and your skull will fall in like a rotten egg. And every time you say something silly, Danny, it makes me sigh with regret."''
65-->-- ''Literature/TheExecutioner #21: Firebase Seattle''
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