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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)

|vel1=900 ft/s (270 m/s) |vel2=950 ft/s (290 m/s)

|muzzle_velocity= 1,200 ft/s (370 m/s) |manufacturer= A. S. Nippes, Robbins & Lawrence Company, [[Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company]]

|name= .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire |caption= .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire

|name= .357 Magnum |image= 357 Magnum.jpg

...Parabellum]], [[7.62x25mm Tokarev]], [[.357 SIG]], [[10 mm Auto]], [[.40 S&W]], [[.45 GAP]], [[.50 Action Express]]) |vel1=1,550 ft/s (470 m/s)

|vel1=980 ft/s (300 m/s) |vel2=810 ft/s (250 m/s)

|name= .40 S&W |caption= .40 S&W compared to other cartridges (third from right).

|name= .41 Remington Magnum |image= 41 Magnum.jpg

|name= .44 Magnum |caption= .44 Magnum [[cartridge]]

|vel1=870 ft/s (270 m/s) |vel2=755 ft/s (230 m/s)

|vel1=1,597 ft/s (487 m/s) |vel2=1,394 ft/s (425 m/s)

1) 3" 12 gauge Magnum shotgun shell<br> 4) .45 Winchester Magnum<br>

|vel1=961 ft/s (293 m/s) |vel2=1,032 ft/s (315 m/s)

This article lists [[firearm]] [[cartridge]]s which have a bullet in the 10 mm (.394 in) [[caliber]] range. | [[.40 S&W]] || 10.16 (.400) || 21.59 (.850) || 10.77 (.424) || 10.74 (.423) || N/A ||

|caption= Left to right: [[.357 SIG]], 10mm Auto, [[.40 S&W]] |vel1=1,600 ft/s (490 m/s)

This article lists [[firearm]] [[cartridge]]s which have a bullet in the 11 mm (.433 in) [[caliber]] range. All measurements are in [[millimetre]]s (with [[inch]]es in parenthesis).

This article lists [[firearm]] [[cartridge]]s which have a bullet in the 12 mm (.472 in) [[caliber]] range. | [[.500 S&W Magnum]] || 12.7 (.500) || 41.275 (1.625) || 14.12 (.556) || 13.36 (.526) || - ||

...ries worldwide, the [[FN SCAR|5.56x45 MK 16]] emerged as the winner of a U.S. SOCOM competition to find a new rifle for Special Forces, and [[Savage]] w ...] began to wonder quite loudly and publicly about the worth of the country's infamous national gun buy-back scheme, which had completed 5 years earlier.

...ticism that the 7.62 mm round was too powerful for modern [[service rifle]]s, causing excessive recoil, and that the weight of the ammunition did not al ...n Special to create a cartridge known as the .224E2 Winchester. With the U.S. military adoption of the ArmaLite [[AR-15]] as the [[M16 rifle|M16]] rifle

...000). ''Armament and Technology: Handguns.'' Barcelona: Lema Publications, S.L.. ISBN 9788484630135.</ref> |vel1= 850 m/s (2,800 ft/s)

...s cylindrical bullet)(correction suggested ".32 LC" be changed to ".32 S & W Long" relative to use in sporting pistols. * .32 H&R Magnum only revolver cartridge in this caliber which is in wider use today, mostly

...rimfire cartridge of the same length. Not to be confused with the .32 Colt's New Police cartridge. ...) with flush seated wadcutters. The short version of this cartridge (.32 S&W) was chambered in many break-top revolvers at the end of the 19th and begin

This article lists [[firearm]] [[cartridge]]s which have a bullet in the 7 mm (.284 in) to 8 mm (.320 in) [[caliber]] ran | [[.32 S&W|.32 Smith & Wesson]]<ref name=Barnes1978/> || 7.950 (.312) || rimmed straig

This article lists [[firearm]] [[cartridge]]s which have a bullet in the 8 mm (.315 in) [[caliber]] range. | [[.32 S&W]] || 7.92 (.312) || 15.49 (.61) || 9.52 (.375) || 8.51 (.335) || 8.48 (.334

: ''This article lists [[firearm]] [[cartridge]]s which have a bullet in the 9 mm (.354 in) [[caliber]] range. For the [[cart | 9 mm Winchester Magnum || 9.02 (.355) || 29.46 (1.160) || 10.01 (.394) || 9.96 (.392) ||- || 9.63

...trol Is Wrong'' by John R. Lott, Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2003. This book's section on this shooting incidence is summarized at [http://www.thepriceofl ..., Page 2A.</ref> pulled his [[.357 Magnum]] pistol from beneath the driver's seat of his vehicle. As Bridges later told the ''Richmond Times Dispatch'',

Born in 1911 in Louisiana, he served for over 30 years with the U.S. Border Patrol, while also serving as a US Marine during [[World War II]] a ...artridge, resulting in the ([[S&W Model 19]] and [[S&W Model 66]]) "Combat Magnum".<ref name="SS">[[Skeeter Skelton|Skelton, Skeeter]] (1969). "Bill Jordan -

...uding: [[9mm]], [[10mm]], [[.40 S&W]], [[.45 ACP]], [[.357 magnum]], [[.44 magnum]], and [[.308 Winchester]] calibers. ...abilities. This coating in fact is still widely used on many of Winchester's rifle bullets today.<ref>"Biting the Bullets", Op/ED in The Washington Post

|barrel= 20", 26", 28", 32"<ref>Fjestad, S. P., "Twenty-Third Edition Blue Book of Gun Values", Blue Book Publications ...istance. A-5s were produced in a variety of [[gauge (bore diameter)|gauge]]s, with 12 and 20 predominating; 16 gauge (not produced between [[1976]] and

...tal (usually lead, but not always). A bullet does not contain [[explosive]]s, but damages the intended target by tissue disruption and impact. The word ... explosive charge of gun powder at the end of a closed tube. As [[firearm]]s became more technologically advanced, from 1500 to 1800, bullets changed ve

The term most often appears with respect to [[firearm]]s, as a measure of the inside diameter of the [[Gun barrel|barrel]] in inches ...n hundredths of an inch, and the powder charge in [[grain (measure)|grain]]s. Some of these cartridges remain popular today, such as the [[.45-70]], [[

...lash hider, and manufacturing modifications designed to decrease the rifle's weight. Officially titled ''Rifle, No. 5 Mk I'', it was introduced in the c ...fired were not aimed at an enemy combatant, but instead fired in the enemy's direction to keep them from moving and firing back (see [[suppressive fire]

...ridge comparison.jpg|thumb|right|From left: [[.50 BMG]], [[.300 Winchester Magnum|.300 Win Mag]], [[.308 Winchester]], [[7.62x39mm]], [[5.56x45mm NATO]], [[. ... (lead) while the case has a diameter of 0.380 inches (9.7 mm). The [[.357 Magnum]] is a direct evolution of the .38 special, but differently named, and no r

|name= Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC }}'''Colt's Manufacturing Company''' ('''CMC'''--formerly '''Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company''') is a [[United States]] [[firearms