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...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>

...derringers]], etc. Replica firearms are available from companies such as [[Ruger]], [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]], [[Uberti]], and [[U.S. Fire Arms *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 ...ed at one point, the rear of the cylinder. Stronger designs, such as the [[Ruger]] [[Super Redhawk]], use a lock in the crane as well as the lock at the rea

...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

...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/ The remaining testing was done using 10 different [[M1911]] pistols of various make and age, with the test firing pin being moved from pistol t

Firearms that use long firing pins, such as pistols, will often use a firing pin that is too short to project when depressed fl ...e, uses sheet metal firing pins in its [[Ruger 10/22|10/22 carbine]] and [[Ruger MK II|Mark II pistol]].

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

...1#Q12 FAQs: Why do you recommend not shooting reloaded ammunition?] Sturm, Ruger</ref><ref>[http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CustomCont Most shooters prefer jacketed bullets, especially in rifles and pistols. The hard jacket material, generally copper or [[brass]], resists deformati

...ord easy access to the top of the rifle action for rapid reloading. Steyr, Ruger, Savage, and several other gun makers now manufacture Scout rifles that rou ...practical weapons toward what he called ''rooney guns'' -- highly-modified pistols which were not appropriate for practical daily service, and which were tune

*[[ASP Revolver]] (US - Revolver - .44 Special: Custom Ruger Speed Six) *[[AWC 10/22 Ultra II]] (US - Semi-Auto Rifle - .22 LR: Integrally Suppressed Ruger 10/22)

The following is a list of '''[[pistols]]''', [[firearms]] that are normally meant for wielding one-handed and for *[[Ruger|Sturm, Ruger & Company (Ruger)]]

...rifle]]s chambered for submachine gun or pistol cartridges, some [[machine pistols]], and [[personal defense weapon]]s (PDWs), all of which are sometimes desi *[[Ruger MP9]]

...''Reihenfeuerpistolen'', literally "row-fire pistols" or "consecutive fire pistols") were conducted. Among those the Luger pistol (German Army designation ''' ...uger]] praised the Luger's 55 degree grip angle and duplicated it in his [[Ruger MK II|.22 LR pistol]].

...11A1]] or [[Browning Hi-Power|Browning HP]] is common on American designed pistols and those for the American market. It has the advantage of speed in reload ...mbidextrous, in lieu of a button as found on the [[P series|Ruger P-series pistols]] and [[Walther P99]]. This allows the use of either thumb or the use of a

...r the military-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown [[Image:Rugerspeedsix.JPG|thumb|Rare [[Ruger Speed Six]] variant in [[9mm Parabellum]], which uses half-moon clips to ch

... with the NFA. Their regulation to that effect is found at 27 CFR sec. 179.22. The regulation is apparently based upon 26 U.S.C. sec. 7606: ...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

...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 ...ed at one point, the rear of the cylinder. Stronger designs, such as the [[Ruger]] [[Super Redhawk]], use a lock in the crane as well as the lock at the rea

... specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns. ...to current California-legal detachable-magazine rifles like the [[M1A]], [[Ruger Mini 14]], and [[Kel-Tec SU-16]].

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

====Pistols==== ...e. As the era of single-shot rifles faded, so did these early single-shot pistols.