{"id":46430,"date":"2023-12-04T02:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/04\/potd-a-spicy-pill-the-military-armament-corp-sssw-stinger\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T02:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:33:14","slug":"potd-a-spicy-pill-the-military-armament-corp-sssw-stinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/04\/potd-a-spicy-pill-the-military-armament-corp-sssw-stinger\/","title":{"rendered":"POTD: A Spicy Pill &#8211; The Military Armament Corp. SSSW Stinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-487935\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"POTD: A Spicy Pill \u2013 The Military Armament Corp. SSSW Stinger\" title=\"POTD: A Spicy Pill \u2013 The Military Armament Corp. SSSW Stinger\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger-660x429.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger-660x429.png\" alt=\"POTD: A Spicy Pill \u2013 The Military Armament Corp. SSSW Stinger\" title=\"POTD: A Spicy Pill \u2013 The Military Armament Corp. SSSW Stinger\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to at present\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/?s=POTD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of the Day<\/a>!\u00a0The MAC Stinger is a tiny .22 LR single-shot pen gun devised within the Nineteen Seventies by Military Armament Corporation\u2019s Mitch WerBell III. Just 3.25 inches lengthy and weighing 2.25 ounces, this aluminum tube handed as a writing utensil however packed a shock. To fireplace, one unscrewed the bottom to cock the interior striker then loaded a .22 spherical earlier than screwing the barrel again on. With no sights and brutal recoil, its efficient vary was nearly point-blank. Intended for spies and particular operators as a last-ditch \u201calternative to suicide,\u201d the absurd Stinger got here with equipment like customized suppressors and a garter holster. Classified as an AOW, fewer than 100 had been produced. While WerBell dreamed it might substitute survival cyanide tablets, the Stinger\u2019s comically poor ballistics and accident-prone ergonomics rendered it extra harmful to its consumer than any foe.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWith extra barrel, leather fob, and clear plastic case. NOTE: This weapon is registered as a National Firearms Act (NFA), AOW (Any Other Weapon). Although NOT a fully automatic weapon it is still controlled like a NFA weapon that is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-487937\" alt=\"Stinger\" width=\"760\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger.png 760w, https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger-390x254.png 390w, https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger-660x429.png 660w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-487937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger.png\" alt=\"Stinger\" width=\"760\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger.png 760w, https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger-390x254.png 390w, https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stinger-660x429.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><i>Lot 4130: Two Class III\/NFA AOW Single Shot Pistols \u2013 B) Military Armament Corp. SSSW Stinger Class III\/NFA AOW<\/i>. (n.d.-bg). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https:\/\/www.rockislandauction.com\/detail\/1034\/4130\/two-class-iiinfa-aow-single-shot-pistols.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- author bio block --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-avatar\" alt=\"Avatar Author ID 286 - 174796781\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c680266bff305010561a6b00e9bc141?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c680266bff305010561a6b00e9bc141?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar Author ID 286 - 174796781\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alloutdoor.com\/author\/sam-s\/\" title=\"Posts by Sam.S\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam.S<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-bio\"> Writer | TheFirearmBlog<br \/>\nWriter | AllOutdoor.com  Instagram | sfsgunsmith  Old soul, licensed gunsmith, revealed creator, avid firearm historical past learner, and appreciator of previous and distinctive weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/author bio block --><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Welcome to at present\u2019s\u00a0Photo of the Day!\u00a0The MAC Stinger is a tiny .22 LR single-shot pen gun devised within the Nineteen Seventies by Military Armament Corporation\u2019s Mitch WerBell III. Just 3.25 inches lengthy and weighing 2.25 ounces, this aluminum tube handed as a writing utensil however packed a shock. 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