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Welcome to at the moment’s Picture of the Day! Earlier than Taurus and Smith & Wesson struck gold with their hybrid Decide and Governor hand cannons, California’s MIL Inc. concocted an idiosyncratic .45-caliber six-shooter in 1992 that foreshadowed the duo. Dubbed “Thunder 5,” MIL’s hefty double-action wheel gun was no mere revolver. Its cylinder alternately hosted large .45 Colt rounds or 3-inch .410 shotgun shells, spewing a tempest of lead from one devastating bundle. Bracketing the unlikely pairing was Thunder 5’s laundry listing of improvements, from swappable sub-caliber cylinder sleeves to sport 9mm or .38 Tremendous to a uncommon guide security on a revolver. However its groundbreaking versatility couldn’t defend Thunder 5 from market indifference – manufacturing capped in 1998 after barely denting common tradition past sci-fi flicks like 1993’s Robocop 3. But at the moment its discontinued legacy prospers courtesy of the Decide and Governor legitimizing its uncommon .45-shotgun components.

“Producer: Mil Inc

Mannequin: Thunder 5

Kind: Pistol

Gauge: 45/410

Barrel: 2 1/8 inch spherical

End: parkerized

Grip: rubber”

Lot 532: Three Double Motion Revolvers – A) MIL Inc. Thunder 5 Revolver. (n.d.-n). Rock Island Public sale Firm. {photograph}. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/2029/532/three-double-action-revolvers.