- A
handgun is a
firearm designed to be
usable with only one hand. It is
distinguished from a long
barreled gun (i.e., carbine, rifle, shotgun, submachine...
- This is a list of
handgun cartridges,
approximately in
order of
increasing caliber.
Although not
originally designed for
handguns,
several rifle and shotgun...
-
concealed weapon (CCW), is the
practice of
carrying a
weapon (such as a
handgun) in
public in a
concealed manner,
either on one's
person or in
close proximity...
- self-loading pistol, autopistol, or
autoloading pistol) is a
repeating handgun that
automatically ejects and
loads cartridges in its
chamber after every...
-
Handgun effectiveness is a
measure of the
stopping power of a
handgun: its
ability to
incapacitate a
hostile target as
quickly and
efficiently as possible...
- The
USPSA Handgun Championships are
yearly championships held by the
United States Practical Shooting ****ociation (USPSA) run
under USPSA-rules (contrary...
- The
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Pub.L. 103–159, 107 Stat. 1536,
enacted November 30, 1993),
often referred to as the
Brady Act, the
Brady Bill...
- A
handgun holster is a
device used to hold or
restrict the
undesired movement of a
handgun, most
commonly in a
location where it can be
easily withdrawn...
-
pressures for
greater velocity and energy.
Famously called "the most
powerful handgun [cartridge] in the world" by
Clint Eastwood in
Dirty Harry, the .44 Magnum...
- A
pistol is a type of
handgun,
characterised by a
barrel with an
integral chamber. The word "pistol"
derives from the
Middle French pistolet (c. 1550)...
