Hand cannon

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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 its proprietary ammo, 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, ideally an ammo-free weapon such as the Crystal bow.

The hand cannon is one of the deadliest ranged weapons to date. It counts as a two-handed crossbow in between Karil's crossbow and the Royal crossbow in terms of strength.

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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.
 * Prior to the Evolution of Combat's release, the cannon's walking animation suggested that it was much heavier then it actually was. A common belief was that a player could not run or would run slower with a hand cannon, which was 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.