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..."pistol" may refer to revolvers, semi-automatics, or muzzle-loading/cap-&-ball handguns. For example, the official designation of the [[Webley Revolver|We * [[Pepper-box]] guns (variously referred to as pepper-box pistols or pepper-box revolvers)

... barrel saved the expense and weight of having the multiple barrels of the pepper-box. ...ely in place. The first practical revolvers were [[caplock]]s or [[cap and ball]] revolvers, because the caplock method of priming was the first to be comp

*[[Pepper spray]] ...iameter, and are used for direct fire. The small diameter means that each ball contains far less energy than a baton round, but it also limits the range.

...harge is divided among the pellets, which means that the energy of any one ball of [[Shotgun#shot|shot]] is fairly low. In a hunting context, this makes sh ... of the burning charge is divided among the pellets, the energy of any one ball of [[Shotgun#shot|shot]] is fairly low, making shotguns useful primarily fo

...at he would normally use only standard [[full metal jacket bullet|military ball]] ammunition. Because of these caveats and the lack of solid evidence on th ...tting a bullet through the sniper's scope". Similarly, Pvt. Jackson (Barry Pepper) shot a German sniper in the eye through the German's scope.