Altor Pistol - The worst choice of a firearm for self defense possible.

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The Altor pistol is a ...unique design that markets itself as a low cost self defense option. What it really is is a dangerous POS that shouldn't even be on the market. Let's go shoot this...thing with special guest Annette Evans of ‪@OnHerOwnLife‬ !
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[@VulpeRenard]

Zip22: "You have to put your finger in front of the barrel to charge me, I'm the most dangerous pistol to load ever." Altor: "Hold my hot glue."

[@MrMemodrix]

Naw. I still want a Zip22. This thing, though. it scares me.

[@zrobotics]

Honestly, the fully plastic 3d printed ones seem less scary than this thing.

[@paulis7319]

@@MrMemodrix I wish Zip made a 9mm. Or a 50 BMG.

[@1rbdfl]

also do you have a baggie full of ice because i want that fingertip back

[@SausagecatChannel]

Haha Does actually look like a hotglue or more like a solder gun handle I saw at a sixstar bargain outlet ages ago. Wonder if they just took the same handle mold and repurposed it :)

[@rubbercable]

Never have I felt so un-safe watching a recording.

[@mattmarzula]

Hard primers and two people who didn't read the manual and are not mechanically inclined. Definitely makes for a scary scenario.

[@rubbercable]

@@mattmarzula You can't shift the burden of poor-design to lack of training. That's like saying you don't need sights, scopes, ergonomic grips, cos .. "more training needed".

[@CptJistuce]

​@@mattmarzulaSorry, but it isn't "We didn't read the manual", it is "this is the sketchiest technically-a-firearm this side of a 3D printer".

[@dc8836]

I got nervous watching Karl trying to put the fucking thing back onto "safe" after loading it. How the fuck does something that dumb make it all the way to final production??

[@nolanolivier6791]

Altor: the company that took one look at the Liberator and thought: 'you know what? Betcha I can make that WORSE...'

[@OptimusSledge]

Eh, did you see how many shots it took before scoring a hit when InRange tested the Liberator? I think the two are equally but differently terrible.

[@christopherkessler4827]

The difference is that the Liberator had a purpose. It was a propaganda leaflet made from stamped sheet metal. The Nazis legit had to send some grunt into the woods to collect the liberators that fell from the sky and I'm sure that was annoying to the enemy forces. This, on the other hand....

[@christopherreed4723]

I believe the company recently secured a lucrative (well, they *think* its lucrative) government contract. That's right, the Elbonian National Police just ordered these to arm all their officers.

[@masarujishinswriter8038]

I took one look at this thing and thought CIA Deer Gun. I'm now convinced that an actual CIA Deer Gun would be better.

[@zakofrx]

The Liberator was better.. More like the Deer Pistol.. The CIA made Liberator knock off with a plastic grip and screw on barrel.. It even looks just like a bigger version of the Deer Pistol..

[@Live4Gunz]

Make this thing like $20 and it'll be the most valuable gun in the world every time a gun buyback comes to town.

[@transtubular]

Apparently THIS is what gun buy back programs are basing their pistol value on.

[@atomic_wait]

For some reason I'd thought this thing was invented for that purpose, there was a gun buyback with a reward of more than the cost of this gun.

[@xmeda]

It probably cost something like that to produce this thing :D

[@Exarian]

Eh, this sounds like "I lost it in a boating accident." Where people think they have some little trick that'll actually not work in practice.

[@qoph1988]

Dang, good idea. I still think that the $18 home depot pipe shotgun is the more profitable option, but it's more risky

[@razieldrakis]

After viewing this ALTOR pistol, a Hi Point pistol has never been more appealing to purchase.

[@PutTheLimeInTheCoconut]

Hi-Piont? No, that gun can stay in evidence locker..

[@razieldrakis]

@@PutTheLimeInTheCoconut compared to the Altor??

[@hawks1ish]

@@PutTheLimeInTheCoconut15 guaranteed shots is pretty excellent regardless of form factor

[@BatMan362100]

But for 100 of your hard earned dollars, you also get the tactical, the innovative, and amazing hose clamp padlock safety system. All in a biodegradable package.

[@wingracer1614]

@@PutTheLimeInTheCoconut A high point is actually functional and useful. This gimmick isn't even that

[@ghosttheoremproductions5469]

What's crazy to me is that the diy zip-guns some kids were making many years ago in NY (not me of course) were of higher quality and safety standards. Which is remarkable as they were made from such high quality materials as: cabinet hinges, blocks of random 2x4, and nails.

[@nmize7623]

This is what I thought, too. Someone made a 1950's style zip gun with modern manufacturing methods.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

I made a muzzle loading matchlock musket from some pipe and wooden boards when I was a kid and using black powder from firecrackers to fire it, and somehow that seemed safer than this thing.

[@1337penguinman]

This is right up there with the 4 winds shotgun, except those actually kind of work.

[@NKA23]

I've read a cyberpunk novel in which there was a REALLY cheap firearm, which was specifically made to commit suicide with. It was colloquially called "wednesday evening special" or something similiar. This is pretty much a real life version of that gun. A cheap firearm, that basically serves no practical purpose, except allowing the user to kill themselves with a shot to the head for only 100 bucks. Disturbing that some company made such a thing and tries to sell it...

[@LRK-GT]

Considering that this 'thing' reminds me strongly of "Cattle Guns", I can't help but agree... At least you know it won't get banned; maybe, they should've called it the "Net Zero Pistol"?

[@1stCallipostle]

$80 Pipe shotguns are already a thing. Honestly, with how unpleasant they are, I can't see much purpose to them other than putting it in your mouth

[@cericat]

Sounds like the Espinoza One Shot (which has been around in the RPG since the first edition expansion Solo of Fortune), loads a .50 short and notoriously unreliable, to the point of being known to explode on a jam.

[@BungieStudios]

If anything, it's humane.

[@charleshamel9746]

That actually sounds super interesting, remember anything else about the book?

[@Vidar_Odinson]

I sometimes have dreams where I have a gun but it's almost impossible to depress the trigger. My actual nightmares have come true, that's nice.

[@noname-xo1bt]

I have that dream, too! It's so frustrating.

[@derekp2674]

@@noname-xo1bt Me too.

[@TimperialBroadcastingAgency]

@@noname-xo1bt Ugh, same. Also can't rack the slide.

[@elektro3000]

I have the same dream, it's like having a dead trigger on a single action.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

Therapist, "Impossible to pull trigger gun isn't real. It can't hurt you." Altor, "..."

[@kaelin000]

it's an "Equal opportunity self-defence firearm" that thing gets drawn in a self-defence situation, someone's getting shot... could be the person holding it, their target... someone a block away...

[@jaujud]

yeah, this thing definitely chooses diversity over anything else

[@geodkyt]

One fairly small design change would make this "pistol" so much safer. Simply make the striker a rebounding firing pin, so it doesn't protrude except under the inertia of being propelled.forward by the pinball machine spring.

[@veldin25]

That would have required an ounce of design knowledge, which no one at Altor has

[@prometheussmithksu]

And complicate things by increasing the parts count by 30 or 40 percent and adding whole dollars to the manufacturing cost?

[@mr.zafner8295]

That would require adding 14% more parts to the gun

[@jacobstaten2366]

They could literally take a diabetes testing needle and just put a more powerful spring in it.

[@devikwolf]

That would increase the cost by at least thirteen cents. Deal breaker.

[@svenjonsson9]

Hearing Karl and Annette laughing about the ridiculousness of this pistol just really makes the video worthwhile. Annette brings a great levity and counterpoint to Karl, I hope we see more collaboration on the channel with the two of them!

[@GCCRACER]

Oh this is great: In the product brochure, one if it's features is listed as "Sleek, Modern Look - Nonthreatening appearance". Non-threatening is exactly how I want my self-defense gun to look.

[@massivepileup]

If it had multiple rounds you could at least fire a warning shot to prove that this contraption is a functioning gun but no...

[@azgarogly]

@@massivepileup But maybe the author thinks that you fire a warning shot with this one and all the mad guys run away, not knowing you only have one?

[@CptJistuce]

Everyone's covered "nonthreatening", so I'll cover "modern". It looks like a 60s raygun. It's like 60 years past modern.

[@erikcrouch7881]

​@@CptJistuceModern in the sense of what people in the 60s called modern, yeah..

[@Schwarzvogel1]

​@@massivepileupAll jokes aside, you should NEVER fire a warning shot in a self-defense situation, or you *will* almost certainly go to jail. This may sound absurd, but the state's logic is this: If you felt that your life was in imminent danger so much so that you decided to draw a firearm and discharge it at your (suspected) assailant, then the fact that you decided *not* to shoot the bad guy but simply to fire your weapon into the air or ground to scare him off means that your life *wasn't* actually in danger, and therefore, you had no legally justifiable reason to draw and discharge said firearm. There's also the problem that you are responsible for every bullet you fire downrange, and that the round you fire as a warning shot could travel quite far to strike an uninvolved and innocent party. You can still be legally held liable for shots you fire in a self-defense encounter which miss your intended target and hit innocent bystanders, even though you were trying to defend your own life and potentially those other people's lives as well. TL ; DR (for late millennial and gen Z functional illiterates): if you have to draw your firearm to fend off a bad guy, the time for warnings has already passed, and the only less-lethal option left to you is whether you squeeze that trigger or not. And if you do squeeze that trigger, try to actually hit your intended target, not just attempt to scare him with the flash and report of the shot, unless you want to end up potentially dead or behind bars.

[@Twinspinner]

"It's in 'safe' right now" That's a very, very, subjective term with this thing

[@joshuamooney4509]

Me: There will never be a worse pistol than the Zip22 Altor: Hold my nubbin

[@zaqzilla1]

Reminds me of Karl and Ian shooting the Liberator, but I think the Liberator was actually safer to operate.

[@jacobstaten2366]

Probably more accurate too because the sights are not being shifted away from the barrel every time that you reload.

[@airplanenut89]

Annette: It's only $100 Me: So is a new Hi-Point

[@WolfoftheAurora]

I'm partially convinced this thing was meant to be used to sell at buybacks, similar to the Serbu GB-22.

[@Nocleverpuns]

That or unaliving

[@Ming-Chan]

The only pistol that makes Hi-Point look a much more sensible option

[@bhtooefr]

Honestly, given that a Hi-Point C9 or C380 is also basically the same price...

[@richardlahan7068]

Hi-Points are quality pistols and their customer service is top notch. They are heavy and clunky but they go bang when you need them to.

[@enscroggs]

"Yeet Cannon" is a fairly reasonable pistol. It's a blowback, so it's mechanically reliable. It's accurate enough. InRangeTV has shown the Hi-Point to be more mud-resistant than the Glock. The only truly bad thing is its weight, but if it's on your nightstand, the weight is irrelevant. The other bad thing is "gun guy disapproval".

[@andrewprice1774]

​@richardlahan7068 I was about to say the same thing.. I had one in 40 s&w and the weight actually helped with the snappy recoil!!!!

[@loquat44-40]

@@bhtooefr A new HI Point even on sale is not $100. HiPoints have put a lot of people in the cemetery.

[@utubrGaming]

Great concealed carry option if you're being jumped among the arts and crafts classroom with the hot glue gun

[@antisoda]

Then you try and glue something and accidentally blow it away… :)

[@mcintoshpc]

Hide it in plain sight

[@fixedG]

Y'all deadpanned that flawlessly. And Annette's doin' the Lord's work. Always nice to see her involved and to be reminded of On Her Own.

[@mattigator600]

Put it back on the garden hose 😂

[@paulcrawford9007]

On a famous website I found over a dozen less expensive revolvers, one semi-automatic, one derringer and one bolt action single shot.

[@n0tthemessiah]

I want a Columbo sort of TV show but the main character carries this POS, uses it like once per season, and is for some reason crazy stupid good with it.

[@mattmarzula]

You know what? That would be a great show. The anticipation alone... Sales would be through the roof.

[@DrEisenhower]

Oh, this is great if you need to defend yourself...from yourself.

[@protogenxl]

When you take the Deer Gun and somehow make it worse....

[@kevinoliver3083]

That THING* cost $100!? *(I refuse to call it a gun)

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

20 bucks more would get you a new PA 22, a 10 shot 22lr pocket pistol that will actually shoot when you want it to.

[@TheHalflingLad]

Me, looking at the thumbnail: - Wow, that's one cheap looking glue gun! Now, which one of my miniature painting channels is this from? INRANGE TV?!

[@iskandartaib]

I read a novel many, many years ago set during the English Civil War, in which the hero joined a unit of the Royalist cavalry. He was given a brace of expensive "snap-haunce" pistols by his father, which actually had rifled barrels. Loading it involved using a wrench to unscrew the barrel, and balancing the ball on a nipple (after pouring in a charge of powder) before screwing and tightening the barrel back on top of the ball. Not only were these things single shot, they were practically impossible to reload while on horseback. Imagine losing the wrench. This pistol reminds me of that book.

[@MartinAdverb]

You can get a pistol like that from Pedersoli

[@teslashark]

That thing can penetrate 3mm steel at the typical horse battle range, but this?

[@cericat]

That's why some individuals like Blackbeard were known to carry as many as 3 braces, so he had up to 6 shots before needing to reload. How common it was to carry more than a single brace I've no idea, it's more often attested to in fiction than reliable historic texts.

[@vagner995]

I think even saying what this is out loud makes you realize how stupid of an idea this is.

[@jdfriar]

Gunsmith says: So the firing pin is always resting on the primer!?

[@Ostenjager]

Someone said “let’s modernize the Queen Anne pistol.” 🤣

[@mechaman7818]

An alternative to the suicide booth. Nice. Not many people try to capitalize on that sector of the market. One of my favorite bands, The Haunted, had a shirt that said "9mm, one size fits all." that always made me chuckle.

[@WhatIfBrigade]

The internet is cruel to people who ask about the viability of percussion revolvers for self defense, but the existence of this "pistol" reveals it would be an upgrade for at least some people.

[@kyledonovan2899]

You should have her on more often she’s sounds like a very nice person

[@darkoflight4938]

Somebody ought to create an competition for these. Like IPSC... but slower.

[@rockchalk4815]

"Shooter, show....clear? Uh...."

[@Kolchakk]

The “negligent discharge derby”

[@darkiee69]

Modern day flint lock pistol. I need about 10 of them and a double bandolier holster across the chest.

[@mcintoshpc]

Comparing this to a flintlock pistol is insulting to the flintlock

[@darkiee69]

@@mcintoshpc It takes about the same time to load them.

[@jameshealy4594]

​@@darkiee69at least with a flint lock you get to pull the trigger and fire when you want to

[@darkiee69]

@@jameshealy4594 There's still a delay from when you pull the trigger until it fires. The sparks from the flint ignites the powder in the pan that then burns in to the chamber and ignite the charge there. There can be more than one second delay there.

[@redstar96gr57]

Most flintlocks are also heavy enough to use as melee weapons when they're empty lmao

[@tiernanlmorgan]

I never thought there would be a worse product than the s333. but this is.....

[@zooblestyx]

This is awesome! You get a whole day at the range out of a single box of ammo!

[@stevebagadinski3896]

You get a whole day with one cartige

[@rogervincent8314]

watched a video of a pistol from 1800's a single shot. you unscrewed the barrel put your powder in the chamber place a ball over the powder , then screwed the barrel back on then placed a percussion cap on the nipple then after 3 tries it fired. at least you did not have to keep moving the trigger nor get fingers in front of the barrel to replace the percussion caps

[@geodkyt]

I think carrying a single shot flintlock pocket pistol with a turn off barrel would be more practical, safer, more accurate, and no slower to reload.

[@NikoMoraKamu]

im not a great gun connoisseur but aren't there more appropriate small firearms? i don't know the model names but in other videos ive seen small glocks and other brands wich had guns similar Alter size guns with magazines , proper trigger and semiatuo mechanisms if i have to choose i will preffer the modern ones

[@LuisNunes-ps4sl]

@@NikoMoraKamu Literally anything on the market is better than that thing. Reproduction black powder revolvers are way better. Brazilian polymer pistols are better. That thing is an accident waiting to happen. I think it was made to be shot once and dropped...

[@Sableagle]

@@NikoMoraKamu M&P Shield has been getting a fairly good reputation, Glock models 26 and 43 are subcompact 9 x 19 mm (Glock have a policy that none of their model numbers ever matches the calibre), S&W revolvers include a bunch of double-action-only models with internal hammers, short barrels and tiny sights that sacrifice pretty much everything to not snag on your pocket _and can be fired three times from inside your pocket_ so a problem doesn't have time to see the gun come out and try to control it (No damn use whatsoever for anything except stopping an attacker who's already so close you can poke him with the muzzle to aim, but they work) and I'd sooner Josey Wales it with four cap-and-ball revolvers than count on this weird little cattle-stunner thing.

[@nickolaswilcox425]

@@LuisNunes-ps4sl no kidding, ive got a bp revolver with better safety than this, plus it comes from the era of paper cartridges so in theory its a relatively quick reload, the colt police has this lovely feature where you can half cock it and leave the hammer sitting between chambers where it will still require you manually fully recock but allow you to safely carry it fully loaded without leaving it on a chamber and almost no chance of it falling far enough to set it off even if the chamber does somehow end up being forced to move

[@moosemaimer]

The selector goes from "fire" to "other"

[@n0tthemessiah]

Even 'fire' is a bit of an exaggeration

[@MichaelPoage666]

Instead of "S" and "F" on that safety, it should be like "?!" and "!?"

[@smackarel7]

This makes a Liberator look practical.

[@kylemsguy_]

At least the liberator is safe while loading it…

[@gunbelievable]

I don't recommend Annette's loading procedure, because it can cause an ND. If you lock the trigger to the rear using the safety, then disable the safety and let the trigger fall, it will detonate about 50% of the time - if the barrel is off or in the fire position. And the barrel rotates really easily from safe to fire, so that's an easy mistake to make. Instead, and I can't believe I'm saying this: I recommend engaging the safety, then pulling the trigger a little bit. Even if you mess up and pull the trigger all the way back to the safety stop and release, it is less likely to detonate than Annette's way. It goes back a bit less far and the firing pin gains less energy. In my testing I'm not able to get a primer to go off that way.

[@warrenpeace0]

I think the best loading procedure is to first, open the dumpster, then drop the Altor in, then close the dumpster.

[@robbylock1741]

How this went from concept, to prototype, to production and SALES is amazing! What a truly horrible POS.

[@GuntherRommel]

Always a nice time when Annette shows up

[@jameshealy4594]

I've seen at least one other Altor on KZbin so that's all their costs covered.

[@warrenpeace0]

This weapon can't be forgotten soon enough.

[@razieldrakis]

A Cobra Brand Derringer in .38 special that has two shots brand new was $99.95 online back when they were made in the early 2000's. And they load way easier than this Altor thing!!

[@mattmarzula]

And $99.95 was the equivalent of $185 now. The problem is you can't buy a Cobra .38 these days without some boomer trying to bend you over on Gun Broker. Otherwise, they're roughly the same price today after inflation.

[@pjm204]

The harshest recoil I've ever felt from a 9mm pistol. I'm not sure how great the risk is of an accidental discharge despite how scary it is to load. It's difficult enough to get it to fire when you want to.

One soft rubber washer acting as autorebound would make it infinitely safer, but I saw more practical and safe stuff made by inmates in prisons :D

[@richardnicklin654]

Never have trigger and muzzle discipline been more important.

[@beringia14]

this is the perfect self defense weapon because your attacker will be too confused by why you choose to carry it to notice you running away

[@ryanthorne5432]

This makes the S333 look practical

[@1stCallipostle]

That thing did like Fire semi reliably. Didn't do much more than that, but still.

[@JoshiJosho-mf8oi]

Street muggers were the creative consultants for this self defense pistol!

[@alessandroriccardi461]

We need a Paul Harrel self defence video, like the bolt action or the cap and ball revolvers one.

[@miserylovesshotguns]

I loved the line about how a single round of 9mm is such an effective fight-stopper.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Hey man, it’ll blow your lungs out of your body!

[@TheodoricFriede]

The only reason I carry a 9mm is because I cant carry a 10mm, am I right? ...What?

[@MagicSquid]

I'm impressed. In 2024, I have now seen the worst pistol design that I think a person could imagine.

[@TheSteelArmadillo]

This “weapon” has taken us back to pre-flintlock performance.

[@VincentW2]

This thing should be 25 dollars and avalible in vending machines or something. Crazy.

[@brittakriep2938]

Replace the short Barrel with a longer one and you have a cane, you can use as club after firing.

[@ericjohnson3887]

Looking forward to see how it handles the mud test.

[@SenorGato237]

I get the feeling that a spring you pull out the back and release, like a slingshot, would work better.

[@cokedaz]

What has been noted in other videos on this, because of the pull back trigger, it means you cant even have your fingers high enough on it so you have a weird pinky grip which makes it hard to hold and fire and it not want to fly out of your hand. This thing has completely no benefit other than the price over literally any other lethal barrelled weapon. Regardless of the horrible safety issues, if this at least had a normal trigger it could be fun as a novelty item only, but this I think is the only case where I believe no gun is better than this. Would you want a live round in this in your pocket? Would you be able to take it off safe and fire it accurately quickly? Surely a 2nd hand hi point or a single shot shotgun can be got with the same money? This might be fine if it was $25 but at 100 its crazy as it offers nothing.

[@ohnoitsandrew9538]

Loading up a bandolier of these things like I'm Blackbeard

[@KS1776]

If someone made this in a shop class that would be so cool ,but as a production product that seems half baked and a little dishonest to market it.

[@devikwolf]

Inexperienced shooters seeing a .500 revolver: "That looks terrifying." Experienced shooters seeing the Altor: "That looks terrifying."

[@Night-Jester]

I'll take a WW2 Liberator over that thing. I thought it was a butane torch at first but it turns out it's a California approved self defense device. You guys were fun in this one.

[@MarvinCZ]

I don't know, when Karl and Ian tried the Liberator, they had much more trouble hitting anything, and it hurt their hands a lot more.

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

@@MarvinCZ As a close up point blank pistol, the liberator is manageable. And the ‘hand hurting” from the sheet metal clam shell design can be solved with grip tape. I would take a liberator over this thing any day.

[@MarvinCZ]

@_The_Dragon I wouldn't take either if there was almost anything else available, but the Liberator is worse in most regards. Possibly manageable, but worse. You'd have to use the Liberator at a range where even a knife is better.

[@derekp2674]

Thanks very much Annette and Karl. Arguably, this is a polymer framed Queen Anne pistol but cartridge firing instead of flintlock. They were popular during the early 1700s.

[@SpeedRacer-pz9jn]

Put a CCI #12 shotshell in it & keep it your tackle box. Looks perfect for snakes that drop into your boat when running trotlines 🐟

[@Schwarzvogel1]

It seems like the designers of the Altor pistol *deliberately* sought to engineer the worst firearm humanly possible. It's like they looked at the Zip-22, and said to one another, "hold my beer--I bet we can make something even worse!" Not only did they come up with a handgun whose ergonomics were clearly not intended for a human hand, but they also had to design it to operate with a rather complicated, extremely fiddly, and -somewhat- *downright* terrifying loading procedure to boot. And since the frame appears to be made out of cheap, lightweight polymer, you also get a pistol that will be quite snappy when shooting cartridges like 9x19mm. As for its price, I'd say that it's $95 more expensive than it should be. That piece of junk isn't worth more than $5 tops, maybe $15 if you factor in the cost of the materials used in its construction. In a way, it saddens me that people actually spent time, money, resources, and intellectual effort designing and manufacturing something like this which serves absolutely no utility. We already live in an era of increasingly strained resources and rampant plastic pollution, and we certainly don't need even more useless plastic junk to add to the already towering landfills! The only good thing I can think of to say about that Altor pistol is that if you are ever assailed by a criminal armed with one, you'd be reasonably safe as his chances as his chances of actually hitting you with it or even being able to successfully discharge the weapon under stress are probably lower than if he were armed with a 14th century handgonne like the one which Karl demonstrated in another video some time back. That matchlock handgonne is actually a safer, more ergonomic, and far easier to use firearm than this thing. That said, because I have a slight tendency towards masochism and ghoulish curiosity, I find myself wanting to try out an Altor pistol to see just how bad it is. My interest in this is similar to the sentiment that compels you to sniff something that your buddy tells you stinks horribly, just to see how nauseating the stench really is, heh. I do take Karl's and Annette's word for how horrifically bad the Altor is, but there's part of me that just is itching to see for myself, though I have no intention of spending $100 (plus the taxes and transfer fees) of my own hard-earned money on this. If I wanted to blow $100+ on something useless, I'd just hit up the nearest liquor store or cannabis dispensary, because at least the booze or weed would leave me feeling giddy for a few hours. Shooting an Altor, by contrast, would just leave me feeling frustrated and depressed.

[@anubhavroy2309]

So now people will appreciate how good the hipoint pistols are

[@The1jonnyz]

Pretty scary to think this might become someone's first firearm! Talk about an accident waiting to happen!!

[@CyberKnightX21]

The biggest plus I see to this is that it would be extremely easy to clean compared to other guns.

[@jamesyoung1547]

5 day old sushi seems like a safer choice than this firearm!

[@Grappler130]

I feel like they would been better served as advertising it as a the modern day liberator. A gun to get a gun, or some other similar ploy.

[@BurningMonkey]

I haven't been so joyfully entertained in a long time, as I have been watching this video right now thank you so much

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

What an amazingly safe and convenient design, does it come in .45? ..in case I want to use it for 3-gun.

[@Nolano386]

I'd seen some pics of this before but I didn't realize that you had to pull and release the trigger to shoot, that's straight ridiculous

[@jasonscarborough94]

15:57 Either that or the CIA wanted to assassinate someone in a craft store and they accidentally put too many zeroes on the requisition order

[@ryanrhude3256]

Karl’s scream followed by You got it!! Made me crack up

[@blob643]

That's a gluegun.... why the hell would you make a pistol that looks like a bloody glue gun?!

[@john091077]

The cardboard box is worth more than the gun.

[@JC_R8MEOW]

Never thought I'd live to see the day that a Lorcin Engineering L25 looked like a good defensive option.

[@mikeblair2594]

Annette, if you ever read this, the work on your left arm looks like it was done by my friend Kieba. She lives up in the mountains by Shiprock. If you know her or ever get the pleasure of knowing her, I highly recommend her work. My name is Ozz.

[@pataki2666]

-Hands up! I’m gonna steal your tools! -I’ll cooperate, don’t shoot! Let me first hand you my inconspicuous glue gun…

[@sighahnyde2215]

Having to pull the trigger to engage the safety is possibly the worst idea any firearms engineer could have possibly come up with.

[@Reactordrone]

"What if, instead of a trigger disconnector, we have a ramp to disconnect the finger from the trigger?" - Altor design team(probably).

[@rolo6676]

FUN IDEA: photoshoot dressed as a wagoneer couple (not shipping anyone) from the 1800s but with modern trash guns like the Altor and the thunderer 22wrm Hipoint carbines etc.

[@PhillipFelix-kw3zi]

I love that smile after she said it was only a hundred dollars. Lol.

[@jackusmc2542]

Is this the new Liberator? Your Liberator Video gave me and my grandson hours of hilarity! He loved seeing you guys in pain!

[@spiritofthetime]

It looks similar to a design I came up with in high school for a pistol that didn't require complex machining (or engineering knowledge). High school me could see it was a terrible idea on the sketchbook.

[@williamflowers9435]

Standard Manufacturing and Altor should collaborate and make a double barrel version with SM’s patented keyhole feature

[@kobeh6185]

The fact you can find a high point in a pawn shop for only like 30 to 50 bucks more is crazy.

[@thinkingbill1304]

It's a factory made zip gun with a brand name. Others have done videos on this and have come to the same conclusion.

[@danielbretall2236]

I love that Altor has made a single shot pistol thats SLOWER to reload than a 3 century old flintlock.

[@SouthernGround]

Stop.! wait bad guy I dropped my barrel 😳

[@PotatoeJoe69]

I was going to say that I can think of only one very specific use for this thing. Not as a backup pistol, but as the pistol you keep tucked away, for the end... what I mean is, if you're in a situation where someone is about to steal your life from you, you whip this out for one lest attempt at taking them to hell with you. Or, alternatively, using this thing to put yourself out of your misery if you're in a situation where you're suffering, and have a 100% chance of dying. But then I realized there's a gun that's better for both of those purposes... The Bond Arms cyclops. It's less bulky than this, but fires a single .45-70 round, which I think we can all agree, would be light-years better for the applications I mentioned above.

[@michaelrodriguez6210]

Im like half way into the video, and the first shot looked like it was a surprise

[@ergofoxxxy]

This is basically like a liberator, but the liberator was easier to use probably. If they added a trigger guard and made the trigger larger it might work reliably

[@FishyBoi1337]

We all *joked* about the hi-points being more dangerous to the user than the target or assailant, but this literally, actually, looks to be more dangerous to the one using it than somebody on the other end of it.