"If it took more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs."
"I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinkin', 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Now, to tell you the truth, I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and will blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself a question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?!"
— Inspector Harry Callahan, Dirty Harry, as he confronts the Scorpio Killer for the final time.
"Why the fuck didn't you tell us there was someone in the bathroom? Slip your mind? Did you forget that there was someone in there with a goddamn hand cannon?"
— Vince, Pulp Fiction
McBain: But, captain, I can't avenge my partner's death with this pea shooter.
Captain: I don't wanna hear it, McBain. That— that cannon of yours is against regulations! In this department, we go by the book.
[McBain fires, blasting part of the book through the wall]
McBain: Bye, book.
Captain: I don't wanna hear it, McBain. That— that cannon of yours is against regulations! In this department, we go by the book.
[McBain fires, blasting part of the book through the wall]
McBain: Bye, book.
"WHY DOES THAT HOWITZER HAVE A HANDLE AND FUCKING TRIGGER!?!"
"Very fine choice. A sturdy and noisy companion — but you will still get the last word in most discussions with this one."
— Ort-Meyer, Hitman: Codename 47, about the Desert Eagle Mark XIX.
Putting it down your pants compensates not only for your own penis, but for every penis within a twenty five mile radius.
— Ben Thompson, talking about the S&W .500 Magnum
.
.Put two wheels on this thing and it's a cannon.
— Blurb on The Ambassador, Team Fortress 2
, Team Fortress 2"Stranger! (laughs) What do you need that for? Goin' hunting an elephant?"
— The Merchant, Resident Evil 4, on purchasing the "Handcannon"
"A pistol … did that?! Jesus."
— Luke Valentine, Hellsing Ultimate, on seeing Alucard's Jackal blast through solid stone.
"Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, you should. This handgun's the apex of firepower, and it's all yours."
—J&M Castigo 44 description, PAYDAY 3
Moore: What do you carry that cannon for? (referring to Harry's .44 Magnum)
Callahan: Because I hit what I aim at, that's why. .357 Magnum's a good weapon, but I've seen .38s bounce off windshields, no good in a city like this.
Moore: Its for the penetration, right?
Callahan: Is everything a sexual reference to you?
Callahan: Because I hit what I aim at, that's why. .357 Magnum's a good weapon, but I've seen .38s bounce off windshields, no good in a city like this.
Moore: Its for the penetration, right?
Callahan: Is everything a sexual reference to you?
"Holy mackerel!"
""Monster of the East", huh? Well, I've got the Monster of the West right here in my holster. Hope I get to introduce them."
— NCR Ranger chatter, Fallout: New Vegas
"The Five Hundred Magnum from our mutual friends at Smith and Wesson. Makes the gun of Dirty Harry look like a weasel's cock. Enough to stop even the largest charging buck."
— Leopoldo Luna, The Punisher Presents Barracuda
"Shirou's gun was clearly not a toy, but an honest-to-goodness, Israel-made Desert Eagle .50 AE - often called a "hand cannon" and no doubt the strongest handgun in the world."
A custom revolver firing rounds so large it only holds 4 shots. More or less nothing can stand before a direct hit from one of these 26mm monstrosities.
— "Bulldog" Heavy Revolver description, Deep Rock Galactic
"Listen, Sammy, I'm not a very good shot, but the Samaritan here uses really big bullets."
— Hellboy, Hellboy (2004). Samael ("Sammy") finds out how big a few seconds later.
(Bones takes a Colt Python from his gun safe) "You've got the bastard of bastards—.357, for guarantied head removal. That's...that's a sweetie. (takes out a Colt M1991A1) You've got your standardized .45, super size—that's a hungry man right there. And you've got the King of Mayhem! (produces a Desert Eagle) Half cannon, sword of justice! Take this fucker to the Holy Land and start your own crusade! Any one of these, is bound to make you feel better about what's bothering you."
— Bones Darley, Death Sentence
Bolan lightly gouged the back of his head with the muzzle of Big Thunder. "This piece is a hand howitzer," he told the guy coldly. "It spits 240 grains of hollow-nose disintegrators with a muzzle energy of more than a thousand foot-pounds. The trigger moves very eagerly to a two-pound pull. All I have to do is sigh a bit too hard and your skull will fall in like a rotten egg. And every time you say something silly, Danny, it makes me sigh with regret."
— The Executioner #21: Firebase Seattle
