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|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''Colt Model 1900''' was a self-loading semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] at

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...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

}}The '''Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer''' was a short-recoil, semi-automatic pistol, designed by famous American arms designer [[John Browning]]. It wa ... Therefore the rounded hammer Colt 1903 pocket hammers can help date those pistols at a glance to 1903-1907.

...lt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless''' is [[.32 ACP]] caliber, self-loading, [[semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and built by [[Colt's Manufacturing ...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

|type= Semi-automatic pistol |action= semi-automatic, single action

|type= [[semi-automatic]] [[plinking]] [[pistol]] |action= [[Semi-automatic]]

...eloader|muzzleloading]] pistol; with the advent of [[cartridge]] firearms, pistols began to be produced in the modern form still known as a "derringer". ...firearms—repeating mechanism such as used on [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic handguns]] or [[revolvers]] would add significant bulk to the gun, defeatin

...y morning to apply for a handgun permit. But when he tried to register his semi-automatic weapon, he says he was rejected."''</ref> [[Revolver]]s will likely not fal

...[.50 BMG]] and Zastava PAP in [[7.62x39mm]]. Also offered are an array of pistols, revolvers, air guns and accessories<ref>[http://www.eaacorp.com/EAACatalog ...bearing a serial number between AE00000 to AE70000. Owners of the Witness pistols in question were advised to immediately field strip the pistol and send the

...an be found on [[bolt action]], [[lever-action]], [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[fully automatic]] firearms. [[Shotgun#Break-action|Break-action sho ...|A view showing a flip-up barrel and lack of extractor on a Beretta Bobcat semi-automatic pistol]]

...d the undertaking as unrealistic and offered their [[Gewehr 41|G 41(W)]] [[semi-automatic rifle]] instead) led to an independent development by the ''Luftwaffe''. Pl The FG 42 fired in semi-automatic mode from a [[closed bolt]], accomplished by delaying the release of the fi

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...00''' is a [[trigger|single action]], [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed ca. 1896 by [[John Browning]] for [[Fabrique Nationale de

|type= Single action [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...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

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... 1910''' was a [[blowback]]-operated, [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and manufactured by [[Fabrique Natio

One of Fabrique Nationale's weapons, a [[FN Model 1910|Model 1910]] [[semi-automatic pistol]] in 7.65 x 17 mm ([[.32 ACP]]) (serial number 19074) was used to as ... [[M240 machine gun|M240]] medium machine guns, [[FN FNP series|FNP series pistols]] and [[M2 machine gun]]s.

...a prohibition on the sale to civilians of certain [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] "[[assault weapon]]s" manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. ...E]], [[TEC-9]], all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum set of features from the following

Some examples of C&R firearms are most manually-operated and semi-automatic firearms used by a military force prior to 1946. This includes most firear ...e Internet, or in person. (This is especially important for collectors of pistols and revolvers since they may not otherwise be acquired outside a collector'

...her [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "guns" in the restricted sense ...alian-made]] [[Mateba Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]] is a rare "hybrid," a semi-automatic revolver. Each press of the trigger fires a cartridge and rotates the cylin

...ame=saami>[http://saami.org/LL/CA-AB352.cfm AB 352 Defines As "Unsafe" Any Semi-Automatic Pistol Not Microstamped] [[SAAMI]]</ref> ...usa.com/media/download.cfm?d_id=116 BERETTA AWARDED CONTRACT FOR 18,744 M9 PISTOLS TO US ARMY]</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197/is_5_49/

... which is any rifle or shotgun that is not a so-called ''"[[Military-Style Semi-Automatic]]"''. ...ol club for more than a year and attend at least 12 shoots annually. These pistols can only be used at a club range, and can only be carried in public unloade

...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 ...mpact angles, and that the bullet can lack the power to reliably cycle a [[semi-automatic pistol]]. Use of these cartridges in hand guns for defense/combat situatio

...rsonal protection and practical shooting. Glock currently produces [[Glock pistols|35 models of handguns]]. The US-led Multi National Force-Iraq has equipped ...ck 22 and the Glock 23, beating [[Smith & Wesson]] to the marketplace with pistols for their own cartridge<ref name="GlockFaqTimeline" />.

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''K100''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] [[pistol]] designed and built by Grand Power SRO in Banská Bystrica, Slo

...anger. Following the [[1997 UK handgun ban]], felony crimes committed with pistols [[Myth:Less_gun_control_leads_to_more_crime#England|rose]] by 40 percent, a ...een criminal behavior and gun possession, especially of [[automatic]] or [[semi-automatic handguns]], [[sawn-off shotguns]], and [[revolvers]], demonstrate a real ne

...[[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004]] has led to many restrictions on semi-automatic firearms. In addition to a lengthy list of specific firearms that are banne ...earms/dwcl/12050.htm California Penal Code § 12050 — Licenses to Carry Pistols and Revolvers]</ref> No license or permit is required to openly carry a loa

...inal history. Air guns with [[muzzle energy]] up to 15 J, [[Gas pistol|gas pistols]] and muzzle-loaded guns are available to anybody above 18 without permissi ...nment-issued [[selective fire]] combat rifles and [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] handguns in their homes.<ref name="jrlnr">[http://www.nationalreview.com/

...-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]), [[shotguns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[1 January]] [[1901]]

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

* '''[[Military-Style Semi-Automatic]]s''' (MSSAs) include semi-automatic rifles and shotguns that have one or more of the following components: '''B Endorsement''' - Sporting pistols

...stered by the Norwegian Register of Hunters.]</ref> [[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] and [[bolt action]] rifles, as well as [[shotguns]], make up the better p ...ess they fall into the collector category. [[gunsmithing|Modification]] of semi-automatic guns into fully automatic without the consent of the police is a felony cri

..., the [[SIG 510]] battle rifle and/or the [[SIG P220|SIG-Sauer P220]] 9 mm semi-automatic pistol for officers, medical and postal personnel) at home with a specified ...d; the rifle is then returned to the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.

Modern restrictions on gun ownership began in 1903, with the Pistols Act. This required a person to obtain a gun licence before they could buy a In 1987, 27 year old Michael Ryan, armed with a semi-automatic [[AK-47]], a [[Beretta]] handgun and an [[M1 carbine]], dressed up in comba

...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 Many semi-automatic versions of military assault rifles--and the larger 20- or 30-round magazin

...(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 * firearm '''model''' (semi-automatic? [[full automatic]]? [[caliber]]?)

Some handgun subtypes include [[single-shot]] pistols, [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]] ...refer to both the [[Enfield Revolver]] and the later [[Browning Hi-Power]] semi-automatic.

... case in contrast to full size resizing, although this is controversial. [[Semi-automatic rifle]]s and rifles with [[SAAMI]] minimum chamber dimensions often require 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===

...ral modifications including the ability to fire from a closed bolt in both semi-automatic and automatic firing modes, a new perforated sheet-metal handguard (the fol ...aight cocking tube as opposed to the later FS (''Freischwinger'') variant. Semi-automatic normally, though could be converted to fully automatic fire by changing the

...etal gizmo that clamps to the [[trigger guard]] behind the trigger of your semi-automatic rifle or pistol. It has a "finger" that presses against the back of your tr ...f the trigger may also damage a gun or cause it to malfunction, since most semi-automatic firearms are simply not designed to handle the substantially greater stress

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...reak in and mate moving parts. The suggested break in period for Hi-Point pistols is between 100 and 200 rounds. If this does not solve the problem, custome

|products= [[Pistols]], [[carbines]] ...nbsp;mm, & the carbines are made in Mansfield. They manufacture low-cost [[pistols]] and [[carbine]]s, in the following calibers:

...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 ... top-break revolvers as Safety Automatics. These are [[revolvers]], not [[semi-automatic pistol]]s. The term “Safety Automatic” refers to Iver Johnson’s trans

* [[Saiga-12]], Saiga-20, Saiga-410 [[Shotgun#Semi-automatic|semi-automatic shotguns]] * [[Saiga semi-automatic rifle|Saiga self-loading carbine]]

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

...KKOvCa5KxRQ}}'''Limp wristing''' is a phenomenon commonly encountered by [[Semi-automatic firearm|semiautomatic]] [[pistol]] shooters, where the shooter's grip is no ...ide (hereafter referred to only as slide, which is the most common form in pistols), the second is the forward motion of the slide. The rearward motion of th

[[Machine pistols]]:

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols.

*[[6.5 Grendel|Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel]] (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle, 6.5 mm Grendel) *[[Beretta|Beretta Pistols]]

...s]] and other singled handed weapons through their [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] action. [[Category:Pistols]]

...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 locke

|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)

|ROF= [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] (M1/A1)<br/> 850–900 rounds/min (M2/M3) |number= Over 6.25 million

...'''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 Marine

...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 ca

...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 i

...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.

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

...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.

...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====

|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 manufactur

...r the military-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown

...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 eff

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 t

...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 command

...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 1

|products= [[Pocket Pistols]] [[Semi-automatic pistol|Semi-automatic]]s are made in the following calibers:

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 agai

...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 step

... 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 fires

...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.

...ited, are classified as restricted. Many <s>military-</s> scary-looking, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, such as the [[AR15]] are also classified as restricted. Other exa * Many semi-automatic firearms designed to discharge center-fire ammunition

...%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

...he Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle (1906), the Frommer Stop line of pistols (1907) and the Chauchat machine rifle (1915). ...un]]. It used a toggle bolt similar to the one Borchardt later adapted to pistols. Browning also used the short recoil action in larger guns, including the

*[[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi Automatic Action]]: *[[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi Automatic Action]]:

...le]] patented a revolving chamber gun in [[1718]]. This gun, which had a 1.25 inch bore (30 mm) was tripod mounted, and the 11 shot cylinder was operated ...ry and law enforcement they have largely been supplanted by magazine-fed [[semi-automatic pistol]]s such as the [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt M1911]], especially in circu

...ll used in some weapons today with one example being the [[Glock]] line of pistols (which fire standard bullets). Unfortunately, many early attempts resulted ...nges of 300 m. As mechanisms became smaller, lighter and more reliable, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, including the [[M1 Garand rifle|M1 Garand]], appeared. World War

... specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns. ...[[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004]] has led to many restrictions on semi-automatic firearms.

...f [[handgun]]s, [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s, manual, [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]], and [[Automatic weapon|full automatic]] weapons and man-portable [[machi ...d for individual use. They include, inter alia, revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns,

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...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

...w the user to select various fire modes, from 0 (safe/off/no firing) to 1 (semi-automatic fire) to 2 (burst fire) to 3 (full-automatic fire), usually have a dial-typ 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

[[Image:Garand.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[M1 Garand]]. the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry in any nation.]] ...px|right|[[Remington 1100]] Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge - an example of a semi-automatic shotgun]]

... Armory M1911A1.JPG|thumb|Springfield Armory M1911A1 single-action .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol]] [[Image:S&W-Chief.jpg|thumb|[[Smith & Wesson]] double-action .45 ACP semi-automatic compact [[pistol]]]]

...emi-automatic weapons]], including [[semi-automatic pistol|pistol]]s and [[semi-automatic rifle|rifle]]s. Many semi-automatic shotguns also provide an optional manual means of operation such as by [[pu

|[[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] |[[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]]

...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

...g|right|thumb|A [[pump action shotgun|pump-action]] [[Remington 870]], two semi-automatic action [[Remington 1100]] shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap ...[[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models.

== Well-known semi-automatic pistols == === Semi-automatic pistols ===

...brought success to the business. The company then expanded its market into pistols, notably the [[M1911]]. After further success the company began to branch ...as a well known custom shop, where full-custom 1911-A1s and semi-custom XD pistols are built and worked on. It is here where the most famous 1911 that Spring

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

...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.

...in the latter stages of World War I both as improvement on earlier stocked pistols, and to offer an advantage in trench warfare. ...e. Fighting in the trenches had become a brutal battle involving grenades, pistols, sharpened entrenching tools, improvised clubs, and bayonets.

...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 ...ithin ten shots; metal mesh may last for hundreds or thousands of shots of semi-automatic fire, or significantly less for full-automatic fire. Like wipes, such pack

...ing condition can easily fetch US$20,000 or more. [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] versions are currently produced by Auto-Ordnance Company, a division of [ ...hined over to replace it with "Model of 1927." Although the Model 1927 was semi-automatic only, it was easily converted to fully automatic by utilizing certain M1921

...nder, deactivate passive safeties, select between [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Automatic firearm|full-automatic]] fire such as the [[Steyr AUG]], ...ions>[http://www.chuckhawks.com/trigger_options.htm Trigger Options of the Semi-Automatic Service Pistol] Chuckhawks.com</ref>

...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

* '''[[UZI Pistol]]''', a semi-automatic version of the Micro Uzi and does not have a stock. * '''[http://www.gunownersresource.com/manuals/imi/IMI_Uzi.pdf UZI 9mm semi-automatic carbine]''' Instruction Manual by [[IMI]] (1.65MB .PDF file, 46 pgs.)

...ey then contradict the first statement by stating that a civilian gun is [[Semi-automatic firearm|semiautomatic]] but the military version can be semiautomatic or [[ ...s statement does not take into account the number of times when people use pistols to defend themselves in ways that do not result in the death of their attac

...[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

...]]s, such as the [[Desert Eagle]]. Ruger introduced its first long gun, a semi-automatic carbine chambered for the .44 Magnum, in 1959, and Marlin followed soon aft

...er rifle]]s, as well as other .50 machine guns. The use in single-shot and semi-automatic rifles has resulted in many specialized [[match-grade]] rounds not used in ...www.gunweek.com/2006/feature0420.html SHOT Show 2006 New Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols Offer Enhanced Performance] GunWeek.com</ref>

}}The '''10mm Auto''' (10x25mm) is a [[cartridge]] for [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, developed by [[Jeff Cooper]] and originally produced by [[ammuni ...average agent/police officer competency of use and qualification," and the pistols that chambered it were too large for some small-handed individuals.<ref>[ht

|neck= 6.35 mm (0.25 in) ...://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF009&gid=FNG006 FN Semi-Automatic Carbines - PS90], [[FNH USA]], 2009</ref><ref name="defrev">Crane, David. [

...mouth of the case.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', pp.229,234,241,254&258. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishi Colt has manufactured several self-loading pistols. The first was the [[Colt M1900]] made from 1900 to 1902 exclusively for t

...l limits are often placed on such weapons that limit their availability to semi-automatic models, limit the number of private individuals that may own them, and, in ...-automatic hunting rifle being a prime example). After the bans on certain pistols in 2003, pistol and straight pull versions of the AK were declared illegal

...ing a loaded weapon. Because of this possibility, most currently produced pistols are designed with a "drop-safety" or [[Safety (firearms)#Firing Pin Block|f ...afety (firearms)#Magazine Interlocks|magazine-safeties]] in semi-automatic pistols. Such safeties prevent the pistol from firing if there is a round in the c

...is also spelled "Girandony"or "Giradoni")<ref>L.Wesley, ''Air Guns and Air Pistols'', London 1955</ref> or "Girardoni".<ref>H.L.Blackmore, ''Hunting Weapons'' In the [[United Kingdom]], for example, air pistols generating more than 6 ft·lb_f (8.1 J) or air rifles generating

...]. Examples of assault rifles include the [[AK-47]] and the [[M16 rifle]]. Semi-automatic rifles, including commercial versions of the [[AR-15]], and "automatic" rif ...ine gun]]s, [[battle rifle]]s, [[automatic rifle]]s, [[machine gun]]s, and semi-automatic rifles:

...in order to increase production of the successful [[Campo-Giro]] series of pistols, produced since 1912. Several models of which, including [[model 1913-16]], Caliber for the 400 was the 9mm Bergman-Bayard named after the first semi-automatic pistol in use with the Spanish Army, albeit for a brief period, being later

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

|action= [[Blowback]]-operated [[semi-automatic]] ...abrique Nationale]] '''Baby Browning''' is a small [[blowback]]-operated [[semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[Dieudonné Saive]] based on a design by [[John Brown

Generally the term "smallbore" refers to rifles or pistols whose barrel bore diameter is at the small end of the scale (.170" to .399" Rifles, revolvers and semi-auto pistols in calibre .22 rimfire are popular all over the world for small game huntin

... the American Civil War, bayonet blades were even affixed to single-shot [[pistols]], although they soon proved useless for anything but cooking. Cutlasses re

...ingle-action [[revolvers]], double-action revolvers, and semi-automatic [[pistols]]. The parent company, Beretta Holding, also owns Beretta USA, [[Benelli]], ...actory, in Accokeek, Maryland, manufactures military, police, and civilian pistols.

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...al model name of "Series 80", is a line of compact [[blowback]] operated [[semi-automatic pistol]]s designed and manufactured by [[Beretta]] of [[Italy]]. They were

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... early 2006, the JCP was renamed ''Combat Pistol'' (CP), and the number of pistols to be bought was drastically cut back. The joint U.S. Army/Air Force [[Modu

...tte Manufacturing, Inc.], maker of BFAs for [[machine gun]]s and [[M1911]] pistols ...firing conversions for [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistols]]

'''Blowback''' is an operating system for [[Semi-automatic firearm|autoloading]] [[firearm]]s that utilizes energy created by combusti ...atively low pressure rounds. Pure blowback operation is typically found on semi-automatic small-caliber [[Handgun|pistol]]s and automatic [[submachine gun]]s. Some l

...and civilian use, have been largely replaced with [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] weapons around the world. ...r the faster rate of fire that alternatives allow. There are however, many semi-automatic sniper rifle designs, especially in the [[designated marksmen]] role.

...automatic shotgun|semi-automatic shotgun]], the BAR [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic sporting rifle]], and the [[Browning Hi-Power|Hi-Power]] [[9mm]] pistol. Br : '''NOTE:''' Certain Browning [[long guns]] and [[pistols]] used wood that was salt-cured, causing a rusting problem to the undersid

|type= [[Semi-automatic shotgun]] |action= [[Semi-automatic shotgun|Semi-Automatic]]

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...ction|single-action]], [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[pistol]]. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by Americ

...in place of the hollow-point bullets that are more commonly used in .22 LR pistols.

...plied to [[semi-automatic firearm]]s in 1918 (6.5 mm French Faucon-Meunier semi-automatic rifle developed by Lt. Col. Armand-Frédéric Faucon), then in 1936 a bullp ... fire much longer than of submachine gun, but shorter than of conventional semi-automatic or bolt action rifles. The choice of bullpup design was a necessity to ret

...standard-issue service rifle of the U.S. military) has, in addition to the semi-automatic mode, a 3-round burst mode, which replaced the [[Automatic firearm|fully-au *[[Bump fire]] - a technique to simulate full-automatic fire from a semi-automatic firearm

...d as a Serial number. At one point, the Registry had over a dozen Walther semi-automatic handguns registered in a manner that showed the Patent number as being the Similarly, some semi-automatic pistols can enjoy the same freedom from controls by following a similar pathway thr

==Pistols== [[Selbstladegewehr 251(a)]] Ex "M1 Garand" (Semi-automatic rifle) - Calibre 30

...esigned by integrating the action of a handgun such as a [[revolver]] or [[semi-automatic handgun|autoloader]] into a longer weapon with a rifle barrel and stock. Th ... the [[M1 carbine|M1 Carbine]] firing a 7.62x33mm cartridge. However, the semi-automatic M1 carbine was produced in a 10-to-1 ratio to the M2.

===Semi-automatic vs. Revolver Cartridges=== ...parison of similar-sized cartridges with different rims, see [[.380 ACP]] (semi-automatic) vs. [[.38 Special]] (revolver.)

... the weapon (e.g. [[pump-action]], [[lever-action]], [[bolt-action]], or [[semi-automatic|automatic action]].).

... 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 Colt entry for a semi-automatic pistol at the turn of century defeated two other contenders: a .45 Pistol P

...It became an offence to sell a pistol to anyone under 16. Vendors who sold pistols or airguns had to keep a record of the purchaser's name, the date of the sa ...rmit to possess firearms. (British subjects still needed a permit to carry pistols or handguns).

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] |barrel= 4.25"

...e:MP25 1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Raven Arms MP-25]], an example of a .25 caliber semi-automatic type of gun commonly considered a Saturday night special.]] ...saf.org/LawReviews/Tahmassebi1.html SAF Law Review]</ref> These were large pistols in .36 caliber ("navy") or .44 caliber ("army"), and were the military issu