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** [[StoneWall Bob]] has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe ballistic shield in his off-hand]] and the Hand Cannon gives him better firepower than regular pistols. (see Reconstructed, bullet point #4)
* '''Inverted''': Size-wise: Bob pulls out [[LittleUselessGun a .22 derringer]] that fits in his palm.

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** [[StoneWall Bob]] has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe ballistic shield in his off-hand]] and the Hand Cannon gives him better firepower than regular pistols. (see Reconstructed, bullet point #4)
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Size-wise: Bob pulls out [[LittleUselessGun a .22 derringer]] that fits in his palm.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob's "hand cannon" is ''[[LiteralMinded an actual tank cannon (or a Civil War-era muzzleloading cannon)]]'' with a pistol grip welded on the bottom. He somehow manages to use it like an normal pistol.

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Bob's "hand cannon" is ''[[LiteralMinded an actual tank cannon (or a Civil War-era muzzleloading cannon)]]'' with a pistol grip welded on the bottom. He somehow manages to use it like an normal pistol.

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'''Basic Trope''': A [[{{BFG}} really large and powerful handgun]].
* '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Smith & Wesson Model 500 that's chambered in .500 S&W Magnum, or a Desert Eagle in .50 AE.

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'''Basic Trope''': A [[{{BFG}} really large and powerful handgun]].
handgun.
* '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Smith & Wesson Model 500 that's chambered in .500 S&W Magnum, or a IMI Desert Eagle in .50 AE.



* '''Inverted''': Bob pulls out [[LittleUselessGun a .22 derringer]] that fits in his palm.
** Bob pulls out an [[MoreDakka MAC-11]] in .380.

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** [[StoneWall Bob]] has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe ballistic shield in his off-hand]] and the Hand Cannon gives him better firepower than regular pistols. (see Reconstructed, bullet point #4)
* '''Inverted''': Size-wise: Bob pulls out [[LittleUselessGun a .22 derringer]] that fits in his palm.
** Philosophy-wise (few big bullets vs lots of small bullets): Bob pulls out an [[MoreDakka MAC-11]] in .380.



** Bob has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe bullet-proof shield]] in his off-hand. Hand cannons give him enough firepower to take down most enemies, while still [[FiringOneHanded opening up his off-hand]] to use a shield- and he knows an effective technique to mitigate the punishing recoil.

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** Bob has uses a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe bullet-proof shield]] in his off-hand. Hand cannons give him enough firepower to take down most enemies, while still [[FiringOneHanded opening up his off-hand]] to use a shield- and he knows an effective technique to mitigate the punishing recoil.

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** Bob pulls out an [[MoreDakka MAC-11]] in .380.



** Bob has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe bullet-proof shield]] in his off-hand. Hand cannons give him enough firepower to take down most enemies, while still [[FiringOneHanded opening up his off-hand]] to use a shield.

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** Bob has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe bullet-proof shield]] in his off-hand. Hand cannons give him enough firepower to take down most enemies, while still [[FiringOneHanded opening up his off-hand]] to use a shield.shield- and he knows an effective technique to mitigate the punishing recoil.

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Semi-automatics can be a "hand cannon" too


* '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Smith & Wesson Model 500 that's chambered in .500 S&W Magnum.

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* '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Smith & Wesson Model 500 that's chambered in .500 S&W Magnum.Magnum, or a Desert Eagle in .50 AE.



** Bob pulls out a "handgun" the size of his entire torso that is chambered in ''[[{{BFG}} 20mm autocannon rounds]].''

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** Bob pulls out a "handgun" the size of his entire torso that is chambered in ''[[{{BFG}} 20mm autocannon rounds]].''[[{{BFG}} .50 BMG]].''



* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, a Glock 20 in 10mm, or a Desert Eagle in .50 AE.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, or a Glock 20 in 10mm, or a Desert Eagle in .50 AE.10mm.



** Bob has the largest handgun of the cast... but it's a dolled-up Nerf blaster, so it's completely useless in a real fight.



** Any opponent that justifies the increased power and comes within close-quarters battle distance is going to be close enough that [[GodzillaThreshold the impractical parts of that handgun won't matter]].

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** Any opponent that justifies the increased power and comes within close-quarters battle distance is going to be close enough that [[GodzillaThreshold the impractical parts of that handgun won't matter]].matter]].
** Bob has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe bullet-proof shield]] in his off-hand. Hand cannons give him enough firepower to take down most enemies, while still [[FiringOneHanded opening up his off-hand]] to use a shield.
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** The reason why that gun is so damned huge is because it's reinforced up the wazoo to handle the custom magnum-load small-caliber rounds it fires. So by the standards of .22-shooting firearms, it's still absurdly powerful.

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** The reason why that gun is so damned huge is because it's reinforced up the wazoo to handle the custom magnum-load small-caliber rounds it fires.fires, the ones with the banned [[StuffBlowingUp explosive filling]]. So by the standards of .22-shooting firearms, it's still absurdly powerful.
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** The reason why that gun is so damned huge is because it's reinforced up the wazoo to handle the custom magnum-load small-caliber rounds it fires. So by the standards of .22-shooting firearms, it's still absurdly powerful.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, or a Glock 20 in 10mm.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, or a Glock 20 in 10mm.10mm, or a Desert Eagle in .50 AE.
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'''Basic Trope''': A [[{{BFG}} really large handgun]].

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'''Basic Trope''': A [[{{BFG}} really large and powerful handgun]].
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* '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Desert Eagle in .50AE.

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* '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Desert Eagle Smith & Wesson Model 500 that's chambered in .50AE.500 S&W Magnum.



** In the universe the story is set in, guns smaller than a pickup truck don't exist. And they're all fired with one hand!

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** In the universe the story is set in, guns smaller than a pickup truck don't exist. And they're all fired with one hand!just his non dominant hand's pinky finger!
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, or an M1911 in .45 ACP.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, or an M1911 in .45 ACP.a Glock 20 in 10mm.
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'''Basic Trope''': A really large (and usually really powerful) handgun.

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'''Basic Trope''': A [[{{BFG}} really large (and usually really powerful) handgun.handgun]].



** Bob pulls out a "handgun" the size of his entire torso that is chambered in ''20mm autocannon rounds.''

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** Bob pulls out a "handgun" the size of his entire torso that is chambered in ''20mm ''[[{{BFG}} 20mm autocannon rounds.rounds]].''

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