Hand cannon
- "Gun" redirects here. For the gnomish ranged weapon, see Fixed device.
- "Gun" redirects here. For the dwarven ranged weapon, see Dwarf multicannon.
- "Hc" redirects here. For the skillcape, see Herblore Skillcape.
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| Release date | 9 September 2009 (Update) |
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| Members? | Yes |
| Quest item? | No |
| Tradeable? | Yes |
| Lendable? | No |
| Equipable? | Yes |
| Stacks? | No |
| High Alch | 12,000 coins |
| Low Alch | 8,000 coins |
| Destroy | Drop |
| Store price | Not sold |
| Examine | A miniature dwarven cannon. |
| Weight | 3.6 kg |
The Hand cannon is a two-handed Ranged weapon released with the Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf quest on 9 September 2009. It requires a Ranged level of 75, a Firemaking level of 61, and the completion of the Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf quest to wield. Because of its damage and speed, it is a popular Rushing weapon. The hand cannon and hand cannon shot are dropped by Cannoneers. It cannot be lent.
The hand cannon has a chance of blowing up with each use. When it explodes, the player wielding it is dealt between 10 and 160 damage. The chance of this occurring decreases as a player's Firemaking level increases; however, even at level 99, it can still explode. If the hand cannon blows up, the cannon disappears and another must be obtained, either as a drop, through trading with other players, or by means of the Grand Exchange. Because of the possibility of the hand cannon exploding, it is advised to either bring multiple hand cannons or a backup weapon, such as a crystal bow or a crossbow and bolts, when fighting with it for extended periods of time.
The hand cannon is one of the deadliest ranged weapons to date. It matches the rune crossbow's ranged bonus, but is exceeded by the dark bow, fully charged crystal bows, chaotic crossbow, magic longbow (sighted), Sagaies, bolas, and the Zaryte bow. In addition, its ammunition, hand cannon shot, has higher Ranged Strength bonus than any other ammunition (its highest documented hit is 1000)[source needed].
The Hand Cannon is the ranged equivalent of a Godsword. While the Godsword is +42 higher in its accuracy (assuming the player is using a slash style), the Hand Cannon has a slightly higher maximum hit. At 99 Strength and 99 Ranged with nothing except both weapons (and the Hand Cannon Ammo), the Hand Cannon can deal up to 30 damage more than the Godsword (on estimate). These estimates do not include special attack damage, but regular attacks. The special attack of an Armadyl Godsword is considerably stronger. Both weapons also have the same speed provided the Hand Cannon is on Rapid.
| Hover over image for type | A player wielding a Hand cannon. A player wielding a Hand cannon. |
A player using the Hand cannon's special attack, Aimed Shot. A player using the Hand cannon's special attack, Aimed Shot. | |||||||||||
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Dropping monsters
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Chaos dwarf hand cannoneer 100 1 Rare
Aimed Shot
Its special attack, Aimed Shot, has increased accuracy and takes up 50% of the special attack bar, but takes longer to fire and increases the chance of the Hand cannon blowing up. Also, if on the rapid attack style when the special fires it can be used instantly for a second attack after the special is used, even if the player changes to the accurate attack style after the special fires. This can allow for two very quick hits with the second having a higher max hit. A player may eat between the hits similar to a dragon dagger's special. The special takes much longer than a normal attack to fire, and is interruptable.
Trivia
- On 12 September 2009 a bug was discovered with the hand cannon special attack that enabled multiple users to simultaneously attack a single target in a single-combat zone, but this was fixed 13 September 2009.
- If a player is in a crowded area and is not moving, the cannon will be held in the right hand and a ramrod will be wielded in the left (the ramrod is the device seen when reloading the cannon).
- On 2 April 2012, the Easter Event 2012 released the Eggsterminator, which looks similar to the hand cannon but an easter egg on the end and a bird for the player to hold on to.
- It is one of only two weapons requiring a certain Firemaking level to wield, along with the Inferno Adze.
- The cannon's walking animation suggests that it is much heavier then it actually is. A common belief is that a player is unable to run or runs slower with a hand cannon, which is not true.
- The weapon's Special attack has spawned clan chats dedicated to it, as a combined attack will almost certainly defeat a target in PvP combat.
See also
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