New Italian firearms manufacturer Arsenal Firearms has arrived with a
bang, introducing a double-barrel 1911 pistol that fires two
.45-caliber projectiles simultaneously. At first glance, Arsenal's AF2011-A1
looks like two 1911s fused together, but a closer look reveals a more
integrated platform that must have been a challenge to engineer. Arsenal produced a demo video that shows the firing of
eight double-round .45 ACP rounds. In the demo, "4,000 grains of payload
[are] sent downrange in about 5 seconds," a narrator says.
A comparible 9mm pistol would require about 30 rounds and several magazine changes to achieve the same result. While this gun is unlikely to ever see use in law enforcement as a
duty weapon, it's clearly an engineering marvel, and we wouldn't decline
an offer to shoot one. (policemag)
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