Dardick pistol

[Sasquatch-1]

Has anyone actually used one of these?
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Ugly as sin but a very unique look and operation.

[williamwaco]

Yes.

Around 1960 or a little after.

I could only shoot it three times though because the trounds were too expensive.
(And harder to find than 22.LR today )

Like most of these ideas, it was a solution in search of a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardick_tround

You can find it in action on you tube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKE2YwtcTXE

[Mk42gunner]

And here I thought the Liberator of WWII fame didn't have anything modeled after it...

Aw, who am I trying to kid-- IF one came my way with ammo, I would have to try it out.

Robert

[nhrifle]

Ten years ago I had the chance but I couldn't justify spending $50 per round just to fire it.

[EMC45]

Trounds................

[L Ross]

Yup, Trounds, (triangular/rounds), plastic cased, triangular in cross section with a brass base holding the primer, if I remember correctly from my Dad's cartridge collection about 50 years ago. Pale green, not quite aqua plastic by the way.

Duke

[Big Rack]

I think there is a youtube video showing one being fired with views of the ammo. Believe I read a magazine article years ago that said they had some success with a full automatic rifle version firing ceramic bullets for eating through hard rock in mining. As I recall the "trounds" could be fed from the top through a rotating bolt and then drop out of the bottom for a high cyclic rate.
I like to see a Gyrojet being fired.....maybe I oughta check yuotube...