Small question regarding the old 10mm pistol

[bitwise]

I think it's still worthwhile having some discussion if it actually could have been a working design. As we seem to all agree, though, it doesn't look like it'd actually work realistically, and the devs seem to have clearly chosen it based on aesthetics. I side with their choice on the matter -- a lot of shit in Fallout isn't realistic, but the choices they made (like pistols) in constructing the atmosphere really sold the fantasy.