Posted on 10/17/2015 6:22:58 AM PDT by JoeProBono
MAPLEWOOD, N.J., A New Jersey firm said its Palm Pistol -- a gun "specifically designed for women, seniors and [the] disabled" -- will be available in December.
The T-handled screw driver-inspired Palm Pistol .38 SPL defensive gun, created by Constitution Arms of Maplewood, N.J., is scheduled for release in December of this year after 9 years of development, the company said.
The company said the single-shot weapon was specially designed to be used by "women, seniors and [the] disabled" -- particularly those affected by arthritis -- and is triggered by a button pressed by the thumb instead of an index finger trigger.
"It is an adaptive aid intended for seniors, disabled or others with grip limitations due to hand strength, manual dexterity or phalangeal amputions. The zero bore axis eliminates muzzle rise during firing and directs recoil forces directly into the palm. It can be fired using the thumb or combinations of other fingers," the company said.
The planned device made headlines in 2008 when it was temporarily classified as a "medical device" eligible for Medicare coverage by the FDA. The designation was later rescinded by the agency.
The company said the initial 500 Palm Pistols will be priced at $1,350 each.
How in the world could you aim it well?
Stick it in the mugger’s ear and poke the go button.
You don’t, you stick it in their ribs and pull the trigger.
How in the world could you aim it well?
My guess would be that it is a close quarters weapon. A kind of point and shoot device.
Belly gun,up close and personal.
It’s a “Belly Gun.”
Definitely a close quarter weapon.
At that price, I predict they will sell exactly...not very many.
Follow on model, the Punch Pistol to be fired by ramming it into the chest, or forehead of your assailant. To be available in .38 spl or .410 ga.
One shot, limited deterrent value. I presume they made it easy to hang onto with the recoil from the one shot. How hard to reload?
Better than nothing.
A gun that looks nothing like a normal gun will have to be used far more often than guns that look like guns.
The mere sight of a gun is often all the persuasion a miscreant needs to decide to move along.
I personally, even if debilitated, would one a one-off deal.
Muzzle rise, recoil control, retargeting for a one-off is a moot point and NOT a selling point, IMO. If you can only fire once, why would someone even care if it dropped from your hands?
$50 bucks for a “Hail Mary”? Maybe if you could keep it in a robe pocket and it not go off accidentally......anything more than that and it’s a waste of money.
Exploitive pricing. It’s worth less than $300 IMO.
My carry piece is an eight shot snubby in 22 magnum, from Taurus in their 941 series. I replaced the hammer spring with a twelve pound pull and it is a nice tool even with my arthiritic fingers.
Clearly not a sniper's tool. I'm guessing it is for close personal defense.
Let the Lefties try to ban a weapon that is ADA compliant!
Walk into your bedroom, step to the mirror and without thinking about it, point your fist at your reflection.
You'll find yourself pointing almost directly at center mass, perhaps, upper center mass, of your body.
Now imagine a barrel protruding from your fist.
Just a natural thing...similar to why some handguns point and strike more consistently without excess practice than others.
Examples are those such as the German "Toggle" Luger, the Walther PP series, the smaller Bersa .380's and 9 mils.
Also has to do with the barrel axis, something much easier to demonstrate than explain.
I guess the best I can say...and it may not be the scientific explanation...but the closer the axis of the barrel is to the position the extended index finger would be, the more accurate the placement of the round is, in relation to point shooting.
Make sense?
And then of course, you could just use it as my .45 ACP Bond derringer is designed: Stick it in their gut and pull the trigger.
No aim necessary.
Actually more advanced. It was a repeater.
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