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* In the [[Dale Brown]] novel ''Shadows of Steel'', [[Big Bad]] Iranian general Buzhazi is nearly assassinated, but though he is wounded he doesn't die because he manages to get treatment in time. It is said that if the assassin had used a more powerful gun, he wouldn't have lasted long enough to get treatment and the attempt would have been successful.

 

* An episode of ''[[MASH]]'' focused on negotiating a prisoner exchange with the Chinese. One condition of the exchange was that the Americans had to come unarmed, but Margaret gave Frank a tiny pistol to carry in case he needed it. When the Chinese realized that the agreement had been broken they were ready to call the whole thing off, but when they actually saw the pistol in question they laughed it off as a joke. This is slightly [[Justified Trope|justified]] since the Chinese soldiers are heavily armed with automatic weapons.

* In an episode of ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]'', the hero's iconic [[Hand Cannon]] is taken away from him, and he's forced to carry a pistol that is so tiny that he holds it in two fingers to shoot.

* Averted in a conversation in ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]''. The team is discussing a murder that took place, where the victim was shot with a [[Hand Cannon|.44]]. Munch reckons that the large calibre weapon is strictly for an amateur who is [[Compensating for Something]] and reckons that a professional would go for two head shots with a .22.