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...[revolver]]s or in specially-designed [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]]s.

...lls. Simunitions are designed to cycle the actions in specially modified [[Semi-automatic firearm|semiautomatic]] [[rifle]]s and [[pistol|handgun]]s. The wax project

...th revolvers and self-loading ([[semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]]) [[pistols]]. ...action in 1900 and in 1909 they began producing a series of semi-automatic pistols for civilian and police use. Their '''.32 Automatic Pistol''' was adopted

...er]], necked back and with a sharper shoulder angle. Developed for use in pistols with barrels as short as 10 inches (25 cm), it develops the same power as a ...to match the 125 grain (8.1 gram) [[.357 Magnum]] [[revolver]] load in a [[semi-automatic pistol]] cartridge. The cartridge was made by necking down and slightly st

|products= [[rifles]], [[pistols]], [[shotguns]], [[ammunition]], accessories ...ting Arms Company''' was a prominent [[United States|American]] maker of [[semi-automatic firearm|repeating firearms]] during the late nineteenth and early twentieth

...e wild-sounding) being made for the new series of fully featured [[9mm]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]s that were being introduced by so many of the world's prominent fi As a general (but not exclusive) rule, a wonder nine is a semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the [[9mm Parabellum]] [[cartridge]] and offering a n

|type= [[Automatic rifle|Automatic]] / [[Semi-automatic rifle]] / [[Service rifle]] ...rketed by Colt Firearms. Currently, AR-15 is a generic term for a civilian semi-automatic rifle similar to the military M16/M4-type weapons.

...[[John Browning]] in 1904, for use in his prototype [[Colt Firearms|Colt]] semi-automatic .45 pistol—a design which evolved into the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911]] pi ...ightm1911.com/lib/history/background.htm Background]</ref> One of the DWM pistols, serial number 1, was destroyed in testing; the remaining instance, serial

... few cartridges that are accepted by a large variety of rifles, as well as pistols. Virtually every manufacturer of cartridge firearms makes at least one mod ...9x19 mm Parabellum]], another popular and relatively inexpensive round for semi-automatic handguns, costs closer to US$12–35 per box of 50. It is common to shoot

... shooting part of modern pentathlon competitions before it switched to air pistols. There is also a .22 short blank for use in [[starting pistol]]s.

...can Arms]], Tanfoglio, and Sturm, Ruger, and was previously available in [[semi-automatic pistol]]s by the now defunct manufacturers Grendel and [[AMT Automag II| AM

... is commonly chambered in small, so-called "[[pocket pistol|vest pocket]]" pistols. A line of [[revolvers]] produced by the [[Germany|German]] firm ''Decker' ...]]. The tiny cartridge has also been used in some precision crafted target pistols.

... rounded nose of its bullet led some to believe it was designed for use in pistols. ..., are considered reasonably effective as a self-defense cartridge, even in pistols. While its heyday in the Second World War and Korean War has passed (as wel

... by [[firearms]] designer [[John Browning]], for use in the [[FN M1900]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]. It is also known as the '''7.65x17mm Browning SR''' or '''7.65 mm John Browning engineered most modern semi-automatic pistol mechanisms and cartridges. As his first pistol cartridge, the .32 A

...ns. The .357 revolver has been largely replaced by modern, high-capacity [[semi-automatic pistol]]s for police use, but is still very popular for backup gun use, and ...irect competitor with the .38 Super, which was designed for semi-automatic pistols. Ballistic performance for the two rounds is very similar. However since th

...(100 mm) barreled [[revolvers]], in a cartridge designed to be used in a [[semi-automatic pistol]]. ... the [[Desert Eagle]] and Coonan, but due to the difficulty of designing a semi-automatic pistol able to feed the rimmed .357 Magnum cartridge reliably, they were of

...ch promotes accuracy. There have, however, been a number of locked breech pistols chambered in .380 ACP. There have also been some diminutive [[submachine g ...of a recent upsurge in popularity due to some very compact and lightweight pistols chambered for it.

...aces]] on the rim.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', p.234. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943. ...50s and 1960s, since the cartridges would usually cycle in Spanish surplus pistols like the Astra 400 that were chambered for the 9mm Bergmann-Bayard (9mm Lar

... used in [[revolver]]s, although some [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]]s and [[carbine]]s also use this round. The .38 Special was the sta ...gnificantly faster. All three of these are usually found in semi-automatic pistols.

... overall length as the [[9x19mm Parabellum]] cartridge, many existing 9 mm pistols could be easily adapted by their respective manufacturers to fire the new c ...facturer [[Glock]] beat Smith & Wesson to the dealer shelves in 1990, with pistols chambered in .40 S&W (the [[Glock 22]] and [[Glock 23|23]]) which were anno