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{{quote|''"You see the size of that gun he fired at us? It was bigger than him."''|'''Jules''', ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''}}
It's big. It's bulky. It's heavy, [[Awesome Yet Impractical|impractical]], and loud. It looks really, really cool. Sometimes, [[Bling Bling Bang|it has a nickel finish, or better yet, gold.]] It may even [[I Call It "Vera"|have a name.]] It's the '''Hand Cannon'''.
Which type of gun fills this role varies by time period. Back in [[The Seventies]], it was a [[Revolvers Are Just Better|.357 or .44 Magnum revolver]], like the [[wikipedia:Colt Python|Colt Python]]. and the [[wikipedia:Smith & Wesson Model 29|Smith & Wesson Model 29]]. Eventually, automatics firing the same rounds were introduced. The modern successor to the crown of most ridiculously oversized handgun is the Israeli Military Industries [[wikipedia:Desert Eagle|Desert Eagle]] in .50 Action Express. Bigger and more powerful handguns exist (like the Automag V), but they don't have the same media presence and generally look much less [[Rule of Cool|cool]]. And if bullets just don't cut it, they can always use a [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]] or the [[wikipedia:M79 grenade launcher|M79 grenade launcher]], which can be (clumsily) fired one-handed.
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* Though normal-looking guns are present, the air pirates in ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' use these as their weapon of choice.
* The toon revolver in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' is abnormally large. Possibly because all of its bullets are sentient.
* Leslie Nielsen briefly wields a ridiculously over-sized Magnum at the end of
* In ''[[Drive Angry]]'' John Milton steals a five barreled Hand Cannon from Hell called the Godkiller. It has 3 shots in it and can be used to kill demons.
* The title character of ''[[Bad Lieutenant:
* ''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]''. The Lawgiver II pistol used by Judges, which is also able to switch ammo types by voice command.
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