This .357 Magnum revolver was custom made for the GIGN, France’s elite police unit. It features an 8 inch barrel, a bipod, and a low magnification scope (~1.3x-2.5x).

Q: What? A: GIGN has a good degree of freedom in selecting their mission equipment and rifles can sometimes be too cumbersome or even large to fit some positions. Most sniping is actually done closer than many people think, so if the farthest distance in your sight line is 100 yards you might not need to be firing a large rifle cartridge. If they really need an actual sniper rifle they can get one because they’re the GIGN.

These revolver are also said to be quite accurate producing a 20mm (8/10 in) group at 20m (22 yrds).

If you want to know why they chose a revolver not a semi auto pistol check out Ian’s video: https://youtu.be/P1zEUGck8NE?si=MpSdTMfVYu-WZrnj