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...t chambered by the user to prevent accidental discharge if dropped (modern revolvers generally have pins encased in the frames and "transfer bars" that prevent ...ame="EPR">Hartink, A.E. (2002). ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers.'' Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc. pp. 447. ISBN 9780785815198.</

...derringers]], etc. Replica firearms are available from companies such as [[Ruger]], [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]], [[Uberti]], and [[U.S. Fire Arms ...ly requiring ten pistol rounds (shooters generally carry two single-action revolvers), nine or ten rifle rounds, and two to eight shotgun rounds. Targets typic

==Magnum revolvers== ...7 Magnum revolvers could shoot .38 Special or .357 Magnum, but .38 Special revolvers (most of which are not safe for the pressures generated by the Magnum round

...th usage makes no distinction at a technical level—"pistol" may refer to revolvers, semi-automatics, or muzzle-loading/cap-&-ball handguns. For example, the o ...wever, for most applications, the single-shot handgun has been replaced by revolvers and semi-automatic pistols.

*[[ASP Revolver]] (US - Revolver - .44 Special: Custom Ruger Speed Six) *[[AWC 10/22 Ultra II]] (US - Semi-Auto Rifle - .22 LR: Integrally Suppressed Ruger 10/22)

Moon clips can be used either to chamber rimless cartridges in a double-action revolver (which would normally require [[Rim|rimmed]] cartridges), or to ch ...itary-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown Publishers)

...vided far more velocity and energy in the rifles, but were not safe in the revolvers due to the higher pressures they generated. These loads were eventually dr ...can use +P ammunition; for example, many aluminum alloy framed .38 Special revolvers should not regularly be used with +P ammunition, for while the cylinder is

...5.jpg|thumb|The '''[[Colt Single Action Army]]''', one of the most popular revolvers of all time]] The first revolvers were partly an attempt to improve on [[pepper-box]] type weapons, which use

...echanism and are widely used; however many "double action" weapons such as revolvers do not have them as the longer, harder trigger pull to cock and fire such a [[Trigger#Double action/Single action (DA/SA)|Traditional Double-Action (DA/SA)]] semi-automatic pistols are designed to be carried with the hammer

====Ruger==== [[Image:Ruger no1 243 left closed.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ruger No. 1 single-shot rifle with custom .243 barrel]]

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...rlin Model 1894]]C &mdash; a carbine in .357 Magnum that is a companion to revolvers]] ... 686|Smith & Wesson Model 686-P and 8"-barrel 686 Silhouette]] .357 Magnum revolvers]]

... Colt case&mdash;in revolvers of the same size, this meant the .44 caliber revolvers had thicker, and therefore stronger, cylinder walls than the .45. This al ...am B. Ruger|Bill Ruger]], while another says a Remington employee provided Ruger with early samples of the ammunition.

...liber Model 1871 Remington single shot pistol and the various cap-and-ball revolvers converted to take metallic cartridges then in use. While the Colt remained ....) They should only be used in modern large-frame revolvers such as the [[Ruger Blackhawk]], any gun firing the [[.454 Casull]] cartridge, or single-shot h

...com/manufacture.htm The Borchardt Rifle Corp. sells parts to convert Ruger revolvers to .17 HM2.]</ref>