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Semi-automatic pistols

Tue, 23 Apr 2008 08:42:00 GMT

posted by mirzarais
Compact semi-automatic Smith & Wesson .45 ACP Chief's Special — Model CS45 Walther P99, a semi-automatic pistol from late 1990s Luger or P08 Parabellum, used by the German military from 1908 to 1945 (among other handgun models)The next development in handgun history after a practical revolver was the development of the semi-automatic pistol, which uses the energy of one shot to reload the chamber for the next. Typically recoil energy from a fired round is mechanically harnessed, however larger calibers may also be gas operated (e.g. Desert Eagle). After a round is fired, the pistol will cycle, ejecting the spent casing and chambering a new round from the magazine, allowing another shot to take place immediately.
Some terms that have been, or still are, used as synonyms for "semi-automatic pistol" are automatic pistol, autopistol, self-loading pistol and selfloader.

Pistols at Dawn

Thu, 20 Apr 2007 14:29:43 GMT

posted by ACJohnson

There's proof in the news today that my sister was right; an armed society is a polite society. What if, instead of gun bans, citizens were required to own firearms? One city in Georgia tested the notion, and as it turns out, crime is down. Kennesaw, GA., a small town just north of Atlanta, unanimously passed an ordinance in March of 1982 "requiring each head of household to own and maintain a gun," according to WorldNetDaily. That was 25 years ago. Meanwhile, the population has actually grown from 5,242 to 28,189 and the crime rate has dropped far below the national average. Conversely, Morton Grove, IL, near Chicago, passed a ban on firearms except for police that same year, and the population has decreased, while crime increased more than 15%. How can this be explained? Well, think about it. Would a criminal be as likely to pull a gun on someone they know is packing heat, too? When you pass someone on the highway who is driving like a jackass, do you think you'll be as likely to give them the finger once you see their gun rack? Criminals know that police are less likely to shoot them than the average armed citizen. Too much paperwork. The rest of us? Hey sorry about your luck, pal, maybe next time you'll think twice before you try to stick a desert eagle in my face. The fear has always been that vigilante justice would supplant good old law and order, as if trying to get your lawn mower back from your neighbor would turn in to a scene from the movie Tombstone, and many people believe the availability of weapons is to blame for the recent murders in Virginia, but I think if you really want to kill someone, you'll find a way no matter what. You'll be less likely to, however, if you know your target can fire back. More than that, you must remember the intent of the Bill of Rights. It's there to protect citizens from government.America Wins!

Machine pistols

Tue, 23 Apr 2008 08:21:00 GMT

posted by mirzarais
A machine pistol is generally defined as a firearm designed to be fired with one hand, and capable of fully automatic or selective fire. While there are a number of machine pistols such as the Glock 18 and later models of the Mauser C96, these are rare; the light weight, small size, and extremely rapid rates of fire of a machine pistol make them difficult to control, making the larger and heavier submachine gun a better choice in cases where the small size of a machine pistol is not needed. Most machine pistols can attach a shoulder stock (the Heckler & Koch VP70 would only fire single rounds at a time unless the stock was attached); others, such as the Beretta 93R, add a forward handgrip. Either of these additions technically create a legal non-pistol under the US National Firearms Act, as pistols are by definition designed to be fired with one hand. The addition of a stock or forward handgrip is considered a design change that creates either a short-barreled rifle or any other weapon, and therefore such additions are generally only found on legal machine guns.

Pistols CZ 110

Sat, 2 Dec 2007 14:01:00 GMT

posted by thinkfast
The CZ 110 is pistol utilizing a recoil operated, locked breech that features a significantly short recoiling barrel that effectively locks to the slide by single massive lug, which successfully engages the ejection port when locked.

Designs

To unlock, the barrel of the pistol is cammed down by the interaction of the shaped cam on the frame parts and the barrel. The frame of the pistol is made from a significantly strong polymer; the slide of the pistol is made from steel. The CZ 110 similar to the CZ 100 is a striker-fired pistol; the firing pin (striker) of the pistol can be fully cocked by the slide retraction cycle of the weapon and then, if immediate fire is not required o of the weapon, can be brought down to rest near the decocking lever. The only other safeties on the pistol are a loading chamber indicator and an automated firing pin block. The weapon obviously is designed to be carried with loaded firing pin and chamber at the rest, and to be fired Double Action. But, on the CZ 110 if one is required to fire the first shot more precisely (in single action mode) it is possible to self cock the striker by partially retracting the slide on the weapon(by about 10 mm or 3/8 inch).

Features

The weapon is vailable in 9 mm Luger, 9x21, or .40 S&W calibers, the new CZ 110 pistol showcases a steel slide, polymer frame, high capacity magazine, extra accurate hammer-forged barrel, safety stop on the firing pin, loaded chamber indicator, decocking button, accessory rail, cocking indicator, and SA/DA trigger mechanism.

Stats

* Cartridge: 9mm Luger
* Barrel length: 98 mm
* Weight: 665 g
* Magazine: 13-round (9mm)
* Manufacturer: Česká Zbrojovka a.s., Uherský Brod, Czech Republic

Manufactured by: CZ
Type: Pistols
Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Cartridge: 9 x 19 mm Luger

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Wed, 11 Jan 2007 23:56:16 GMT

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