[Matt VDW]

Here's something for the folks who usually respond to new gun threads with a "So what, another Glock copy" comment.

The Impulse Research Wildebeest is a single action, single stack recoil-operated pistol chambered in .357 Magnum with a very unusual operating system. The barrel is located at the bottom of the slide (providing an extremely low bore axis) and instead of tilting downwards it tilts upwards. This arrangement is supposed to tame the recoil of the .357 Magnum.

The Wildebeest is still in the prototype phase and I don't see how it could be a commercial success. But even though it's ugly and impractical, it is something different.

Check it out at www.impulseresearch.net .

 

[Russ in PA]

It might shoot like a dream, but boy is it UGLY. And I'll bet they'll charge a small fortune for all that ugliness...

It is different that's for sure.

 

['Ol Grandad]

Life's too short to shoot ugly guns.
Unless it's this one.

 

[FullClip]

Need to see one on immaculate beige carpet to decide if I like it or not.

But always nice to see innovation in the market.

 

[Need4Speed]

Been wanting a coonan for a while now. I like the beast, but my guess is it’s going to be a bit pricey.

 

[happyguy]

I would buy one so I could have 1 of 150 made before they went out of business.

Edited a typo.

 

[hotshot357]

Holy ****!! two ugly guns. What's this world coming to. LOL

 

[Stevekozak]

Mmmmm….I don’t know. The looks don’t turn me off but something on that website didn’t seem right. What is a “clamshell frame construction”? I was not going to become a member to see an animation. Show me a video of a real one shooting and I will give it more consideration.

 

[PattonWasRight]

Need to see one on immaculate beige carpet to decide if I like it or not.

Nominating this for one of GT's funniest posts of 2023!

That was awesome Full Clip!

Change your name to Full Quip?

 

[Dynactus]

That pistol gave me ocular buttocks disease.

 

[Dynactus]

I'm colorblind but is the wildebeest on their website purple?

 

[Fred_G]

Well, it is different. Aptly named.

 

[Syclone0538]

 

[21 shooter]

If It shoots really good I can overlook the ugly part. My concern is it will cost more than, well……..you are paying for custom and limited production. Okay, it’s butt ugly. I never could appreciate modern art.

 

[hannstv]

I think it weighs 59 oz....gonna need a sturdy belt and holster!

 

[eman2016]

My concern with the turbulent times we live on is how much space do I want to make in my safe and budget for niche guns with proprietary parts made by companies that could go out of business and become unable to help me keep them running forever.

 

[NicholsT55]

It looks like something from a 3-D printer. And it's downright fugly! And I could probably buy a semi-custom 1911 from a well-known builder for what one will cost - assuming that they make it to market.

 

[MNBud]

I could be terribly wrong, but I don't see the ugly that everyone is talking about. It looks like what I expect future firearms to look like.

 

[Jim Watson]

It is just a drawing, guys. No sign they have bent metal yet.
I await somebody cutting the animation free so I don't have to register with their sales department to get a handle on its operation.

"Clamshell frame" brings to mind the company that is cutting half-frames out with an end mill, then welding them together.

 

[yocan]

Amy koonan and chiappa had a throuple that ended in a baby.

Will it work? No idea. Will it cost more than the 1250 a koonan did before it went out of business? Probably.
I doubt it makes it to the third run.