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... pistols. Well-made, more-expensive pocket pistols are called [[mousegun]]s.[[Image:Cal 6 35 Model Automatic Pistol UNION Patent.jpg|thumb|Example of a ..., is typically no longer widely used for concealed carry (except in [[.357 Magnum]] calibers) with most preferring more rounds of small caliber cartridges in

... law of conservation of momentum and is due to and equal to the projectile's mass times its velocity added to the mass of the escaping gases, burnt prop ...the shooter; in heavier guns such as mounted [[machine gun]]s or [[cannon]]s, the recoil is absorbed by a mounting system.

|caption= Remington 870 Marine Magnum ...ns Command units of the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army Rangers and the U.S. Navy SEALs.

...facture of Rotating Chambered-Breech Fire-Arms, and Their Peculiarities.'' W. Clowes. </ref> [[James Puckle]] patented a revolving chamber gun in [[171 ...they have largely been supplanted by magazine-fed [[semi-automatic pistol]]s such as the [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt M1911]], especially in circumstances w

...chined, cast, molded, stamped or pressed around the bottom of a [[firearm]]s [[cartridge]]. The rim may serve a number of purposes, the most common bei [[Image:357 Magnum.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Rimmed .357 Magnum revolver ammunition]]

[[Image:S&W-Chief.jpg|thumb|[[Smith & Wesson]] double-action .45 ACP semi-automatic com ...d of [[ammunition]] to extract and eject a fired cartridge from the pistol's chamber and load an unfired round from a [[magazine (firearm)|magazine]] in

...operating mechanisms, including breech loading, [[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models. ...hotgun-type weapons were largely replaced on the battlefield with [[rifle]]s, which were more accurate over longer ranges. The decline in military use o

...sson''' NASDAQ: SWHC ('''S&W''') is the largest manufacturer of [[handgun]]s in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The corporate headquart ...ufactured revolvers under the name of Wesson & Leavitt. After Edwin Wesson's death, that firm continued under the supervision of Thomas Warner.

...ry. This term is not a euphemism for lethality; it refers only to a weapon's ability to incapacitate quickly, regardless of whether death ultimately res ...ding tissues and vital organs through the entire length of a game animal’s body if need be.

| [[.44 S&W]] ([[Smith & Wesson]])|| 1869 | [[.32 S&W]] (Smith & Wesson)|| 1870

...mance. Barrels for the caliber are originally manufactured by [[gunsmith]]s specializing in barrel making. Generally the same makers offer reloading d ...munition-wildcats.html Wildcats]</ref> In using [[self-loading|autopistol]]s for hunting or competitive shooting, improved feeding of softnose or hollow

..., followed in 1895 by the new [[.25-20 Winchester|.25-20]]. A few Model 92's chambered for [[.218 Bee]] were produced in 1936-38. ...ster Models 53 (1924) and 65 (1933) were essentially relabelled Model 1892's.

|muzzle_velocity= 975 m/s (3,200 ft/s) |feed= Various [[STANAG Magazine]]s.

|image= Chuck Mawhinney's sniper rifle.jpg |caption= [[Chuck Mawhinney]]'s M40 on display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

|vel1=360 m/s (1,200 ft/s) |vel2=350 m/s (1,100 ft/s)