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.... The United States military tested the design against other semiautomatic pistols by European makers, and adopted some versions for trial use. The M1900 and Unlike the designs of other early automatic pistols, Browning's design used a full length slide that covered the full length of

...1900]], and would transition from the 1900 into three distinct but related pistols with the same action and cartridge, the 1902 Sporting Model, the 1902 Mili ...e U.S. military enough to lead to the purchase of a few hundred Model 1900 pistols for testing, evaluation and limited field trial issue, however, the limitat

... Therefore the rounded hammer Colt 1903 pocket hammers can help date those pistols at a glance to 1903-1907. ...3 Pocket Hammer featured slide grooves at the rear of the slide. The first pistols featured the milled pattern similar to the 1902 Sporting Models, but Colt t

...s for much of their life, and also served as United States General Officer pistols from the 1940s until their replacement by the [[M15 pistol|M15 General Offi Approximately 570,000 Colt Pocket Hammerless pistols were produced from 1903 to 1945, in five different types (see Variants para

...>[http://www.precisionsmallarms.com/history.aspx John Browning's FN Pocket Pistols] precisionsmallarms.com</ref> ...uced by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] as the '''FN Model 1905'''. Both pistols were chambered for the Browning-invented [[.25 ACP]] (Automatic Colt pistol

...869]].<ref name="EPR">Hartink, A.E. (2002). ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers.'' Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc. pp. 447. ISBN 97 ...ound-force (582 J) energy.<ref name = "Smith">Smith, WHB (1968). ''Book of Pistols and Revolvers''. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books.</ref>

...the type in use prior to 1899. Some CAS matches also offer side events for single-shot "buffalo rifles", [[derringers]], etc. Replica firearms are available from *Traditional - Shooters use only pistols with fixed sights.

... easily be ejected and loaded with the right. This was done because these pistols were intended for use with cavalry, and it was intended that the revolver a

...eloader|muzzleloading]] pistol; with the advent of [[cartridge]] firearms, pistols began to be produced in the modern form still known as a "derringer". ...o eject the fired round, then pushed back to chamber the next round. These pistols were originally built for the United States Army, and the few available on

...ry of the shot. Ballistic tables for small calibre projectiles (fired from pistols or rifles) assume that gravity is acting nearly perpendicular to the bullet

...t necessarily cycling a slide against a strong recoil spring, making these pistols suitable for use by the elderly and others with less hand strength. The tr

...e, and little movement in the action during firing translated into greater single-shot accuracy.<ref name="Senich_240"/> When operating in the automatic mode, the

[[Category:FN .32 semi-automatic pistols]] [[Category:Belgian .32 semi-automatic pistols]]

...M1903 pistols, plus Husqvarna built another 94,000 pistols. Many of these pistols were later modified in the United States, with a bushing in the chamber to This pistol can be called a forerunner of most semi-automatic pistols in the world, in one respect or another. Significantly [[stopping power|und

... [[M240 machine gun|M240]] medium machine guns, [[FN FNP series|FNP series pistols]] and [[M2 machine gun]]s.

...uch as the 5.56x45mm NATO, or 7.62x39mm), which along with fully automatic pistols, provided the pre-cursor for the term "assault weapon." ...defined by name as being "assault weapons". Various semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns were classified as "assault weapons" due to having various co

...her [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "guns" in the restricted sense ... chamber in the cylinder is loaded with a single cartridge. Semi-automatic pistols have a single fixed firing chamber machined into the rear of the barrel, an

...Firearms that do not have bolts, such as [[revolver]]s and many types of [[single-shot]] actions, generally have a very short firing pin in the frame, or else att Firearms that use long firing pins, such as pistols, will often use a firing pin that is too short to project when depressed fl

...g [[black powder]] shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today. ... carry multiple single-shot weapons instead. Multi-barreled (up to eight) pistols had the barrels spread out in a 180 degree fan. All barrels fired at the sa

===Pistols and shotguns===

...orts indicate that Air Marshals are now issued [[SIG P226|SIG-Sauer P229]] pistols with a 12 round capacity firing conventional jacketed hollow point ammuniti

...al safety) and QA (Quick-action, with pre-cocked main spring). On standard pistols, both slide release and manual safety levers are duplicated at either side [[Category:Slovakian 9mm semi-automatic pistols]]

...andguns]] in Canada has been mandatory since 1934. The RCMP Revolvers and Pistols Unit recorded a total of 222,053 registered handguns in Canada in 1944-45<r

...ast 100mm (3.94") long for revolvers, and 120mm (4.72") for semi-automatic pistols, and magazines are restricted to 10 rounds. Handgun collectors are exempt f All single-shot muzzleloading firearms manufactured before 1 January 1901 are considered an

...st not be easily stolen. If an especially dangerous firearm or more than 5 pistols, revolvers or [[self-loading]] rifles or other-type firearms are being stor '''Pistols''' are firearms with a total length of less than 840 mm and a barrel length

Examples of firearms that are legal for citizens to own include .380 ACP pistols (such as the [[Glock 25]]); .38 Special revolvers, 12 gauge shotguns (no sh ...r to [[2002]], CCW licenses could be obtained authorizing military caliber pistols. However, these CCW licenses were all cancelled, and re-issued to authoriz

... [[bolt]] group (the bolt head will suffice) for rifles, the [[slide]] for pistols, or the [[barrel]] of a shotgun.)

...tegory, handguns, describe weapons which can be held with one hand such as pistols and revolvers; and the third general category has been most commonly associ *[[Pink Pistols]]

...(medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlock]]s). In the [[United Kingdom]], the gunpowder grain

...f the skills of the trade, but only apply them to a few weapon types (only pistols, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rif ...earm]]. The type of arms allowed may be restricted to [[long gun]]s with [[single-shot]] or two-shot capacity, and these might not be allowed to be kept in the re

Some handgun subtypes include [[single-shot]] pistols, [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully a ...tol" refers to a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel, making pistols distinct from the other main type of handgun, the [[revolver]], which has a

Most shooters prefer jacketed bullets, especially in rifles and pistols. The hard jacket material, generally copper or [[brass]], resists deformati

...Homeland Security (DHS) , worth a potential $26.2 million for up to 65,000 pistols. This contract ranks as the single largest handgun procurement contract i ===Pistols===

*Gotz, Hans Dieter, ''German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945'', Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. [

... low-velocity [[pistol]]s and [[shotgun]]s, medium-rate powders for magnum pistols and light [[rifle]] rounds, and slow powders for large-bore heavy rifle rou ...ract their full efficiency, although they are also chambered in rifle-like pistols (single shot or bolt action) with barrels of 10 to 15 inches (25 to 38 cm).

...ilitary use during the war, they also produced [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911]] pistols and [[M3 submachine gun|M3 Grease Gun]]s.

...anies (notable Allen & Wheelock for whom he made so-called "[[pepperbox]]" pistols). He married Ms. Mary Elizabeth Adams on April 9th, 1868, in Worcester, wi

...practical weapons toward what he called ''rooney guns'' -- highly-modified pistols which were not appropriate for practical daily service, and which were tune

== Dueling Pistols == ...improvement over [[Alexander Forsyth]]'s scent-bottle lock.<ref>Kinard, J, Pistols an illustrated history (2004) p.52-54</ref> Rather than storing a reserve o

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. ...istol ordered by the OSS for dropping into occupied territories. It was a single-shot weapon of incredibly simple nature.

*[[ARWEN ACE]] (UK - Single-Shot Less Lethal Launcher - 37 mm) *[[Beretta|Beretta Pistols]]

*[[List of pistols]]

... In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life. ...e pre-eminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols.

...n"]], a submachine gun like the Thompson was also much more expensive than pistols and most rifles of the period. The .30-06 Garand, then entering service, wa ...y, and effective [[stopping power]] than the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911A1]] pistols currently in use. The M1 Carbine was intended for use by soldiers who requi

...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

* Machine pistols and [[submachine gun]]s (like the World War II "[[M3 submachine gun|grease ...ble barreled pistols relied on duplicating all parts of the gun. Pepperbox pistols did away with needing multiple hammers but used multiple barrels. Revolvers

...is article is about full auto or burst-capable pistols. For semi-automatic pistols, see [[Semi-automatic pistol]].'' ...n term for a [[submachine gun]]. While the dividing line between machine [[pistols]] and compact submachine guns is hard to draw, the term submachine gun usua

Meanwhile in Germany, in order to use the widespread and popular German single-shot target (and light hunting) cartridge 8.15x46R (comparable to the US-America ====Mauser 1910 and 1914 Pocket Pistols====

...rtridge had superior range and better penetration than most other standard pistols; the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest velocity commercially manuf Approximately 1 million C96 pistols were manufactured by Mauser alone,<ref> Skennerton (2005), p.8</ref> with t

...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 t ...it isn't classified as an [[assault weapon]] (SB 23 treats some [[semiauto pistols]] with dual pistol grips, AOWs under federal law, as prohibited assault wea

..., Stevens sold millions of reliable [[single-shot]]s. The total number of single-shot firearms manufactured by the company exceeded 3.5 million by 1892.<ref>Murt ...esigned as competitors, and offered in models such as the [[lever action]] single-shot [[Stevens Favorite|Favorite]] (produced between 1894 and 1935) and the [[St

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The pinfire concept was also only really suitable for [[single-shot]] or multiple-barrelled firearms and revolvers as the pin would have compli

... mandatory for membership.<ref>[http://www.pinkpistols.org/local.html Pink Pistols]</ref> The political orientation of the Pink Pistols is considered unusual due to the popular perception in the United States of

...[[Trigger|double action / single action]] pistols. However, some semi-auto pistols are [[Trigger|double action only]], and are designed to omit the first step

...igns are now also called pocket pistols. Well-made, more-expensive pocket pistols are called [[mousegun]]s.[[Image:Cal 6 35 Model Automatic Pistol UNION Pate ...barreled ("snubnose") revolvers are similarly not as widely used as pocket pistols today as they were during the 1950s and earlier.

:Chap. 2, Sect. II, US Army Field Manual 23-25, ''Combat Training With Pistols & Revolvers''

*[[Pink Pistols]]

...th most likely originated with [[Glock]]'s information page on compensated pistols that features three bright, intimidating flames shooting out of the top of ...p://www.glock.com/english/pistols_c-models.htm Glock's page on Compensated Pistols]

...%20Annual%20Meeting.htm</ref> and is especially opposed to the inexpensive pistols that enable the poor to defend themselves in gang-ridden inner cities. The

====[[Pistols]]====

...ificant advance over the preceding [[Breech-loading weapon|breech loaded]] single-shot rifles when used for military combat, as they allowed a much greater rate o ...longevity in the marketplace. Although the revolver mechanism was fine for pistols, it posed a problem with long guns: without special sealing details, the cy

...tion capacities and relatively longer reload times compared to autoloading pistols are the main reasons for the switchover that occurred in the 1980s and 1990 ...8 shots, .455 caliber versions 6. At the time, the few available automatic pistols were larger, less reliable, and more expensive. The automatic revolver was

...iciently that the musket was replaced by a range of rifles&mdash;generally single-shot, breech-loading&mdash;designed for aimed, discretionary fire by individual ...ll used in some weapons today with one example being the [[Glock]] line of pistols (which fire standard bullets). Unfortunately, many early attempts resulted

...r velocities and greater accuracy. Polygonal rifling is currently seen on pistols from [[Heckler & Koch]], [[Glock]] and [[Kahr Arms]], as well as the [[Dese

...ingfield Armory, Inc.|Springfield Armory]] on a series of Leatham-inspired pistols) is a successful professional shooter. He is a 20-time [[United States Prac

|products= [[service pistol|military pistols]] ...e external hammer could not be cocked by thumbing it back, like most other pistols of the era, but instead cocked itself when the trigger was pulled. This ma

...entury metallurgical techniques, as with most vintage firearms, rifles and pistols manufactured using this action during the 19th and early 20th centuries are ...While the Army turned the design down, the Navy committed to purchase 5000 pistols.

...d for individual use. They include, inter alia, revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns,

...A1]], [[Browning Hi-Power]] and [[CZ 75]], the P226 (and many other modern pistols) lock the barrel and slide together using an enlarged breech section of the ... lighter trigger pressure of approximately 4.4 pounds. As with other DA/SA pistols such as the [[Heckler_&_Koch_USP|HK USP]] and [[Beretta 92F]], some trainin

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

...to the United States in 1832, Colt's father financed the production of two pistols, but would only hire cheap mechanics because he believed the idea to be fol ...r them to purchase the weapon. A promising order for fifty to seventy-five pistols by South Carolina fell apart when the company did not move fast enough to s

...imfire]] and [[centerfire]] rifles, as well as marketing the [[Stevens]] [[single-shot]] rifles and shotguns. They may be best-known for the [[Savage Model 99|Mod * Stevens [[single-shot|single-shot rifles]]

In [[1964]], two codes were passed. According to 18 U.S.C. § 1715, "Pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person" be

...dguns, the term "automatic" is commonly used to distinguish semi-automatic pistols from [[revolver]]s. The term "auto-loader" may also be used to describe a s ...h his [[bolt action]] rifle designs, he also produced a few semi-automatic pistols, including the [[Steyr Mannlicher M1894]], which employed an unusual [[Fire

...a larger number of cartridges than a [[revolver]], although semi-automatic pistols are potentially more prone to malfunctions than revolvers due to their more ...rget or hunting pistols (a notable exception being Glock-brand competition pistols such as the G34 and G35 which are DAO, yet designed with low-strength sear

...d, with the muskets being phased out. Originally, these combat rifles were single-shot muzzleloading weapons, but as technology advanced through the 18th and 19th

...must be knocked down to score, typically at long range using very powerful pistols. ...onAirgun]] is an indoor action shooting sport using semi-automatic airsoft pistols and courses of fire downloaded from a central hub. Shooters upload shootin

...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

... ranges, or for killing small pests such as rats. A number of single shot pistols and rifles are made in [[.45 Colt]] with special screw-in [[Shotgun#Pattern

...utomatic [[machine pistol]] as a side arm. In a military setting, machine pistols are sometimes issued as [[PDW|personal defense sidearms]] to paratroopers a

...an [[revolver]]s or [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed firearms, and many single-shot designs are still produced by many manufacturers, in both [[cartridge]]- an Most firearms before the era of [[cartridges]] were single-shot and muzzleloading.

*Neal, W. Keith. ''Spanish Guns and Pistols.'' London: Bell, 1955

...was made from hydraulic cylinders produced for hospital equipment. All the pistols were marked in English to disguise their origin and the production faciliti

...Zealand]]) engaging in close action with native tribesmen found that their pistols were not able to stop charging warriors. This led to larger caliber weapons ...llets to speeds of at at least 2-3 times the velocity of the most powerful pistols. Such bullets have more kinetic energy (kinetic energy is proportional to t

...i-automatic rifles such as the late-World War II Russian [[SKS]], and even pistols such as the [[Steyr Mannlicher M1894]] and the [[Mauser C96]], also used st

...utomatic, full-automatic, and single-shot rifles; shotguns; semi-automatic pistols; and single-action and double-action revolvers. ... producing firearms in all four market segments: [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s, pistols, and [[revolver]]s.

...ciency. One disposable type developed in the 1980s by the US Navy for 9 mm pistols is 150 x 45 mm (5.9 x 1.77 in) and is designed for six shots with standard ...d loading a new round. Thus, the ideal suppressed weapon would be either a single-shot or a manually-operated repeating firearm such as a bolt-action rifle (see '

...he heaviest recoiling firearms, such as [[Thompson Center Arms]] Contender pistols in heavy recoiling calibers, will use three rings for maximum support of th

...ring the higher score, fractions of an inch are important. In magazine fed pistols, the square shape of a wadcutter will often not feed reliably. To address t ...s. a 13 to 18 round capacity in the 9x19 mm. Although several .45-caliber pistols are available with high-capacity magazines ([[Para Ordnance]] being one of

Mauser M1896 "Broomhandle" pistols (serial # below 15,000--these were mostly made with "cone" (pyramidically

...e company is best known for its line of interchangeable barrel single-shot pistols, and its muzzleloading rifles, though they have recently added a line of se ==Break-open pistols==

...name=Analysis/> It is also common on pistols. Single-action semi-automatic pistols require that the hammer be cocked before the first round is fired.<ref name ... its decocked position after each shot.<ref name=Types/> For striker-fired pistols such as the [[Taurus 24/7]], the striker will remain in the rest position t

...cartridges]]. These pistols, perhaps inevitably, get called "high capacity pistols," and there are at least two companies that produce them today: [[Para Ordn ...e user can select the one most comfortable for their hand. Most production pistols come with plastic mainspring housings, while those produced by most gunsmit

...ar division in 2008. Only single-stack model [[M1911 pistol|1911]]-pattern pistols are allowed in this division, and they must meet a maximum weight limit, as ...gth greater than 141mm for double-stack pistols and 171mm for single-stack pistols.

...are rifles, there are a few pistols, generally single shot and bolt action pistols in rifle calibers such as those developed for [[metallic silhouette]] shoot