Hi all,

I came across an interesting little derringer by Pedersoli called a Guardian, which uses only a 209 shotshell primer as a power source, no powder, just the primer.

Apparently you push a .177 pellet into the barrel and then the primer pops it out. I've seen this model advertised on a few overseas sites but not here.

I've found the average muzzle velocity on the Dixie Gunworks site, and the energy works out well under 6ft/lbs.

So would this even need a license to own? With it using no BP, I'm not exactly sure where it falls.

Thanks :-)