Have You Heard About The New Double Barrel Pistol?

2015-05-08T16:46:28-04:00

Following the invention of the double column magazine by Deudonne Saive, there really haven’t been a whole lot of original ideas coming out of the handgun industry for the last 75 years. Yes, I know, underqualified hacks like me will tell you all about the latest whizbang doodad from SHOT show, but in comparison to say, the medical field, it’s really just the refinement of existing technologies and the application of new materials from other industries, combined in many instances with hyperbolic marketing.

Which brings me to the AF2011-A1 double barrel pistol from Arsenal Firearms. If you listen carefully to the video, you can almost hear the dialog in the meeting that lead to it’s creation. “Hey Franz, we’ve got a couple of spare 1911’s and a MIG welder. Any clue what we can do with them?” Either that, or they hired a recently-graduated business consultant who mistook the South Park underpants gnomes episode as an instruction manual.

According to Aresenal’s site, the AF2011-A1 is the “very first industrial double barrel semiautomatic pistol of all times.” But wait there’s more. They’re claiming that they are making this “true industrial market-ready double barrel .45 caliber pistol” to commemorate the Colt 1911-A1 in the Centenary.

It is offered either with two independent triggers and one sear group or with two triggers permanently joined and the choice of one or two sear groups. You can pick up one of these wunderkinds in mirror finish Deep Blue or with a 3400 Vickers surface hardness White Ash Nitrite coating.

Read more: http://www.gunsandammo.com/blogs/for-the-love-of-competition/double-barrel-pistol/#ixzz3Za5OvlhN

Arsenal Firearms Introduces Double Barrel Pistol - Guns & Ammo

Really? Arsenal Firearms just introduced a double barrel pistol.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2015 4:49 PM

2015-05-08T16:49:36-04:00

Wow. No

Response by LTC Gavin Heater made May 8 at 2015 4:57 PM

2015-05-08T16:57:48-04:00

Seems over the top. Must buck like a pissed off mule.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made May 8 at 2015 5:01 PM

2015-05-08T17:01:28-04:00

A little much but hey it looks intimidating and must have one hell of a kick!

Response by MSG Brad Sand made May 8 at 2015 5:04 PM

2015-05-08T17:04:50-04:00

Seems foolish to me? So many issues I do not even know where to start but my first question would be why?

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 8 at 2015 5:12 PM

2015-05-08T17:12:33-04:00

My 1911A1 seems ... so ... lacking...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVflbasMUH4

Shooting the Double Barrel 1911 (AF2011A1) from Arsenal Firearms

Watch us put 100+ rounds through it: https://youtu.be/Z2hRyaaT6t8 We take a look at, and shoot a couple rounds through the Arsenal Firearms AF2011-A1 Double ...

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made May 8 at 2015 5:25 PM

2015-05-08T17:25:42-04:00

Novelty.

What are you going to hit with 2x .45acp will fall down that won't fall down with 1x .45acp?

Or more importantly, does the ROI (cost of gun, mags, and firing 2 rounds simultaneously) outweigh the cost & convenience of firing a standard 1911 or a Glock 21?

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2015 5:46 PM

2015-05-08T17:46:49-04:00

My eyes just watered haha. Seems like it could have a ton of issues. But im gonna buy it just to say i have it.

Response by SSG John Erny made May 8 at 2015 5:49 PM

2015-05-08T17:49:33-04:00

Looks like something that would happen if John Browning had gone off his rocker then drank a jar of moonshine.

That being said the Nazi's has a double tap pistol that fired two rounds with a single pull of the trigger, it was quite effective from what I have read.

Response by SFC Joseph James made May 8 at 2015 6:03 PM

2015-05-08T18:03:23-04:00

Seems too bulky to be useful. If people can't solve their problem with one barrel, well... you might need a bigger gun!

Response by Cpl Mark McMiller made May 9 at 2015 6:34 PM

2015-05-09T18:34:11-04:00

Can I get one with slim grips so it will conceal easier? =)

Response by SSgt J.J. Guajardo made May 10 at 2015 11:46 AM

2015-05-10T11:46:25-04:00

Like every firearm ever built, it's the soldier who wields the weapon that makes the weapon. This double barrel is not so efficient although, it does have a psychological deterrent to its' use. I am satisfied with my Kimber .45 and Hornady critical defense ammo. https://m.hornady.com/assets/images/products/ammo/cutouts/ammo-critical-defense-cutaway.jpg

Response by SSgt J.J. Guajardo made May 10 at 2015 12:02 PM

2015-05-10T12:02:18-04:00

Like every weapon ever built, it's the soldier who wields it that makes the weapon. Although it's not very efficient, it does have a psychological deterrent to its' use. I prefer my Kimber. 45 with Hornady critical defense ammo.

Response by PFC Tuan Trang made May 10 at 2015 10:56 PM

2015-05-10T22:56:32-04:00

It look nice, does it fuction safely? i rather wait and see if there any flaw to it before owning it.

Response by SGT William Howell made May 10 at 2015 11:16 PM

2015-05-10T23:16:24-04:00

I saw this thing at SHOT Show this year. My first thought was, " What a stupid idea!" I am and will always be a .45ACP guy at heart, so looked a little closer. I have been a competitive action pistol shooter for years. Most people can shoot 4 .45 rounds a second accurately (it takes a little practice, but it can be done.) Most people can reload in less than 3 seconds. My FNX45 holds 15 rounds. I just don't see any benefit to having two barrels to make any of those things better.

In saying all that, I don't see why anybody would have a Desert Eagle yet they still make them. I still think it is a stupid idea and if you buy one I am going to make fun of you.

Response by MSgt Cayle Harris made May 11 at 2015 12:18 PM

2015-05-11T12:18:22-04:00

Don't get me wrong; It's very interesting and the engineering is cool, but why would you ever need/want something like this?
I would like to try it, just to say I did, but I wouldn't buy it.
Novelty item only.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Feb 24 at 2019 3:58 AM

2019-02-24T03:58:05-05:00

I suppose with the 9 mm it didn't have much stopping power and We were trained to double tap on firing. That could be picked up with a more powerful 9 mm round. Never needed to consider that with a Magnum handgun, one shot was fine. With a 45 You sure don't need to do that either. Unless You have an under powered handgun there seems to be little purpose, kind of overkill. Our Police Department didn't go to 9 mm like many did but to 10 mm which = 40 caliber, still didn't have the stopping power of the Magnums. Seems You also would have to carry twice the amount of ammo for the load in the weapon plus reloads. I'm not all that impressed by this double barrel stuff.

Response by SPC Robert Coventry made Feb 24 at 2019 4:16 AM

2019-02-24T04:16:20-05:00

Back to the double barrel guns of the past Deringers ?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2019 4:48 PM

2019-02-24T16:48:45-05:00

Pistol grip must be like holding a Coke Can.