Talk:Hand cannon

Special Attack
This has a special attack, I'm trying to find the max hit for the gun atm--Panama 1984 17:06, September 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * I've heard from several sources it can hit into the 50s-- 18:09, September 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * I've hit 37 with spec and 41 without, so I'm guessing I'll be able to hit more if I try harder :P--Panama 1984 22:41, September 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, the special takes about twice as long as a normal attack and kind of glitches. Not sure yet what it does--Panama 1984 22:57, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Need more pictures.
Title says it all, a picture of someone wielding a hand cannon would be perfect though! 18:11, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Took a picture with mine ^_^--Panama 1984 22:19, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Special Attack
Hand cannon Aimed Shot Greatly improves the chance of hitting an opponent. This requires longer to aim and there is a greater chance that the hand cannon will explode and be destroyed.

Could an experienced editor add this to the article, as it's confirmed on the Runescape Knowledge base, and is somewhat vital information. 89.243.38.91 16:10, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

Reload animation
I'm pretty sure the bone crossbow has a slight reloading animation, it's quick, but it's there if you look. May want to specify that it's the first weapon that you can SEE being reloaded :P207.45.186.106 20:04, September 11, 2009 (UTC)

Trivia
Heya, the hand cannon was a real life weapon according to wikipedia, can we add this to the trivia section? -- 02:22, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Blow ups
When it destroys itself, does it inflict damage to the player? That could be an item worthy of some documentation... --Dionisio 01:46, September 15, 2009 (UTC)

Explosion rate
Has anybody attempted to find out how much your Firemaking level affects the explosion rate. Just a small tip for anybody that wants to start out experimenting, the explosion rate has to be spread across 39 levels. Not much to start with, but I might try it sometime, seeing as I already have 99 Firmaking. --EdTehMan 03:18, October 14, 2009 (UTC)

Had two explode so far: One on the 3rd shot I fired, and the 2nd 487 shots in, 80 Firemaking. Neither was a speical attack. --89.241.149.237 14:36, October 14, 2009 (UTC)

Sounds pretty random. I think its almost impossible to find out the explosion rates :S Thanks for trying aswell, Ill get fm 80 :)

Explosion Rate
I have 99 Firemaking and i have been using the Hand Cannon ever since it came out. In total, I have used over 30,000 hand cannon shots and it hasn't exploaded yet. About half of those shots being Increased Aim(The Special attack)

Hand Cannon Overall Information
Quote from the runescape knowledge base

Hand Cannon (Members Only)

Those who have completed Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf will be able to enter the Chaos Dwarf Battlefield, to the south-west of Keldagrim, and try their hand at some multi-way combat. One of the enemies here, the chaos dwarf hand cannoneer, drops an innovative new weapon that you may want to try: the hand cannon.

The hand cannon is a powerful two-handed weapon with a high maximum hit value, balanced by its reasonably long reload times. The hand cannon fires hand cannon shot, stackable ammo that is placed in the quiver slot. The shot can also be obtained from chaos dwarf hand cannoneers.

Requirments 75 Ranged 61 Firemaking Bonuses +90 Ranged Attack Bonus +150 Ranged Strength (Hand Cannon Shots)

WARNING! - The hand cannon has a chance of exploding on use, thanks to the combustible nature of its shot, which will destroy it and remove it from your inventory. There is a greater chance of this occuring if you use the hand cannon's special attack, 'Aimed Shot'. The higher your Firemaking level, the lower the chance that your hand cannon will explode.

Max Hit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUATQYwJtTQ

the max hit documented isn't 67, as the article stated, it's 56, with 99 range, Void Knight armour and Ranging potion. It's unaffected by Salve, Slayer Helm, and Void cannot be used in castle wars, therefore the 67 is unlikely. The only increase I could consider likely is using Extreme potions in a POH combat ring, to max.

i have done calculations and i believe the max hit to be 60. unless if have made a mistake somewhere. anyway. whatever the godsword can hit without spec the cannon should be able hit a tiny bit higher. due to the range strength