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- ...gle locked, [[Recoil operation#Short recoil operation|recoil operated]], [[semi-automatic pistol]]. The design was patented by [[Georg Luger|Georg J. Luger]] in 1898 ...jointed arm to lock, as opposed to the slide actions of almost every other semi-automatic pistol. After a round is fired, the barrel and toggle assembly (both locke8 KB (1,218 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- |caption= Mid-1945 produced M1911A1 U.S. Army semi-automatic pistol by Remington Rand. This one was re-built by Anniston Army Depot, Oct |length= 8.25 in (210 mm)30 KB (4,692 words) - 16:13, 3 March 2016
- |ROF= [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] (M1/A1)<br/> 850–900 rounds/min (M2/M3) |number= Over 6.25 million32 KB (5,007 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...'''M4''' has [[selective fire]] options including [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Burst mode|three-round burst]] (like the M16A2), while the '''M4A1' ...rbine instead of the [[M9_pistol|M9]] handgun. This is in recognition that pistols are largely useless in current conflicts, and is in keeping with the Marine19 KB (2,985 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...ms. For additional protection the commander, No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduce ...ds per minute. In addition, a select fire trigger group was added to allow semi-automatic fire (single shot) compared to the traditional fully automatic only fire ca16 KB (2,615 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...using bullet energy would also drive the development of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century. ...hether the ammunition used is intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons i31 KB (4,952 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...bout full auto or burst-capable pistols. For semi-automatic pistols, see [[Semi-automatic pistol]].'' ...hat of a full-sized machine gun, while a machine pistol is built up from a semi-automatic pistol design.13 KB (2,022 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- *Gotz, Hans Dieter, ''German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945'', Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. [3 KB (471 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...French semi-automatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 ...n,including the Balle D (a.m.). The 7 X 59 mm Meunier cartridge ( for the semi-automatic A6 Meunier rifle ) is also illustrated and described in detail.13 KB (1,851 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...lacement; thus the Lee-Enfield continued in use until it was replaced by a semi-automatic weapon after [[WWII]]. The lower rate of fire and lower magazine capacity w ====Mauser 1910 and 1914 Pocket Pistols====27 KB (4,290 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Machine pistol]] (M712 Schnellfeuer)<br>[[Semi-automatic pistol]] (all others) ...49 77X. , Page 5</ref>, also known as the '''Mauser Broomhandle''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] that was originally produced by [[Germany|German]] arms manufactur23 KB (3,541 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...r the military-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown3 KB (442 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- ...s well as some [[artillery]] and tank guns. They are also commonly used on pistols for [[Practical shooting|practical pistol]] competitions, and are usually c ...e list of features that, provided enough features were also present on the semi-automatic rifle, then the rifle was defined as illegal, if manufactured after the eff15 KB (2,283 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- In every case, the conversion part(s) are installed into a semi-automatic gun, and without converting the semi-auto gun's receiver to machine gun spe ...made by John Norell. There are also sears to convert Glock and Beretta 92 pistols into machine guns, but I believe all of them are post-86 manufacture, and t75 KB (12,783 words) - 09:53, 19 May 2015
- ...deems deserving of registration and taxation. Examples include smoothbore pistols, pen guns and cane guns, short-barreled weapons with both rifled and smooth ...e after 1986 are usually priced only a few hundred dollars more than their semi-automatic counterparts, whereas a machine gun that can be legally transferred command15 KB (2,493 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- ...ever-action|lever]], hinge or [[break action]], [[pump-action|pump]], or [[semi-automatic]]. ...e handgun categories include approximately half of the [[revolvers]] and [[pistols]] owned in [[Canada]]. There are specific provisions listed in [[section 120 KB (3,113 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- |products= [[Pocket Pistols]] [[Semi-automatic pistol|Semi-automatic]]s are made in the following calibers:3 KB (356 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- A '''personal defense weapon''' (often abbreviated '''PDW''') is a compact semi-automatic or fully-automatic [[firearm]] similar in most respects to a [[submachine g ...ch MP5K-PDW]] and the [[Jatimatic|GG-95 PDW]].<ref name=CWEG90 /> Standard pistols and submachine guns chambered for pistol rounds had proven ineffective agai7 KB (1,044 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- ...ext is the slide.]]The '''slide''' (or '''slideback''') is the part of a [[semi-automatic pistol]] that moves during the operating cycle and generally houses the [[f ...[[Trigger|double action / single action]] pistols. However, some semi-auto pistols are [[Trigger|double action only]], and are designed to omit the first step1 KB (185 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- ... fire one shot every three or five seconds. Thus, shooters equipped with a semi-automatic weapon, fully automatic weapon, or a revolver cannot get the full enjoyment ...owed at all. By contrast, plinkers, can freely change between shotguns and pistols at a moments notice or freely use the full capabilities of a gun that fires12 KB (1,900 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013