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A related grip-type safety is the decocking grip found on some H&K pistols like the [[Heckler & Koch P7|P7 Series]]. The weapon is cocked and ready to ...n/Single action (DA/SA)|Traditional Double-Action (DA/SA)]] semi-automatic pistols are designed to be carried with the hammer down (De-cocked) on a chambered

...g]] and [[Cowboy action shooting]] are concerned with shooting replica (or antique) guns. ...must be knocked down to score, typically at long range using very powerful pistols.

...hot-pistol (a pistol designed to fire a standard shotgun shell).<ref> Such pistols, like sawed-off or short-barrelled shotguns, are illegal for private citize ...ility of [[double barreled shotgun|double-barrelled shotguns]] compared to pistols in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]], coupled with the ease with whi

====Pistols==== ...e. As the era of single-shot rifles faded, so did these early single-shot pistols.

*[[Antique guns]]

...ou have a list of "cut-off" serial numbers for determining if my gun is an antique?|The second half of this FAQ]] posting lists serial number cut-offs for the == What constitutes "antique" under U.S. law? ==

...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

...yde & Goodrich and [[A. B. Griswold & Co]] (who later manufactured his own pistols) distributed Tranters. Tranter also produced percussion rifles that used a ...istol-making business in the Midlands. Tranter produced over 20 different pistols of his own design, together with other designers' guns under contract. He h

|products= [[rifles]], [[pistols]], [[shotguns]], [[ammunition]], accessories *[[Antique Guns]]

...everal gun collectors have had their collections stolen, including antique pistols and rifles. Some are suggesting that the gun registry (both long gun and ha

...dern smokeless powders, in most cases pressures are kept low for safety in antique rifles and their replicas. Various modern sporting rifles are [[chamber|ch ...dgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp Hogdon] publishes load data for the .45-70 in pistols; one listed load shows a 300-grain (19 g) bullet at 2,076 ft/s (633 m/s), g

... as a cut-off event, although the exact definition of what constitutes an "Antique Firearm" varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Antique Firearms can be divided into two types: [[Muzzleloading]] and [[Cartridge|C

Some pistols are bolt action, although this is uncommon, and such examples are typically *[[Antique guns]]

...the device enjoys cult status among [[cowboy action shooters]] and other [[antique gun]] enthusiasts. Today, Bridgeport Rigs are popular among cowboy action shooters and antique pistol enthusiasts. Few original Bridgeport Rigs exist today. Those that do

..., it is not on the list of cartridges that will take a handgun out of the "antique firearm" class. ...iver" into an uncontrolled "antique firearm" if it is "prescribed to be an antique firearm" [CC s. 84(1) "prohibited firearm" (d)].

...on's power. Modern carbines use ammunition ranging from that used in light pistols up to powerful rifle cartridges, with the usual exception of high velocity ... caliber. The [[Beretta Cx4 Storm]] shares magazines with many [[Beretta]] pistols, and shares its design with the [[Beretta Px4 Storm]] pistol. The Hi-Point

... diameter of cartridges for the different kinds and calibers of rifles and pistols. The ''best'' cartridge for different purposes is subject to much discussio ... handguns chambered in .22 rimfire (despite its name, it is often fired in pistols and revolvers in addition to rifles), though far less effective than center

... the popularization of the revolver and the shift away from earlier single pistols and pepperbox type weapons. While Colt did not invent the revolver concept, ...the UAW strike. Colt's stable of double action revolvers and single action pistols were seen as old fashioned by a marketplace that was captivated by the new