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Pistol can refer to the general class of hand-fired guns. A more specific use of the term "pistol" is for self-loading (semiautomatic), magazine-fed hand guns.
Another type of pistol is the revolver. Revolvers have a single barrel but use a rotating cylinder with multiple chambers to provide a repeating action. Because this operating method is fundamentally different from self-loading arms, operation of revolvers is not described further.
Pistol rounds are usually used at distances of less than 50 meters. |