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  2. Semi-automatic pistol - Wikipedia

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    A Glock 22 semi-automatic pistol chambered in .40 S&W with a tactical light mounted below its barrel.. A semi-automatic pistol (also called a self-loading pistol, autopistol, or autoloading pistol [1]) is a repeating handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridges in its chamber after every shot fired, but only one round of ammunition is fired each time the trigger is pulled.

  3. Double action - Wikipedia

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    Double Action Kellerman (DAK): A variant of traditional double-action used on certain SIG Sauer semi-automatic pistols. DAK triggers have a long stroke with 29 N (6.5 lb f ) pull. However, if a user shooting under stress short-strokes the trigger by only releasing it halfway, the trigger will reset, but with a 38 N (8.5 lb f ) pull.

  4. List of semi-automatic pistols - Wikipedia

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    Ortgies Semi-Automatic Pistol: H. Ortgies & Co..25 ACP.32 ACP.380 ACP Weimar Republic: 1919 OTs-21 Malysh: Kalashnikov Concern: 9×18mm Makarov.380 ACP Russia: 1994 OTs-27 Berdysh: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev Russia: 1994 OTs-33 Pernach: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 9×18mm Makarov Russia ...

  5. FMK 9C1 - Wikipedia

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    The FMK 9C1 is a polymer-framed short-recoil semiautomatic pistol chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum. It comes with 14 or 10 round double stacked magazines depending on the local restrictions. [2] [better source needed] Like other pistols on its class, it has a firing pin block, a loaded chamber indicator. and a Glock-style trigger safety.

  6. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Most traditional semi-automatic double-action/single action (DA/SA) pistols are designed to be carried with the hammer down (uncocked) on a chambered round, with or without a manual safety engaged. The pistol is considered safe in this state as the "double-action" pull that both cocks and fires the firearm is both longer and heavier than the ...

  7. Yes, ‘Glock Switches’ Can Turn a Firearm Into an Automatic Weapon

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    Under 26 U.S. Code § 5845(b), devices designed to allow for the automatic firing of weapons are themselves considered “machineguns,” which are unlawful to possess or transfer, with very few ...

  8. Machine pistol - Wikipedia

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    That is a 9 mm Parabellum, 18-round, double action only, select fire-capable polymer frame pistol. It is the first polymer-framed pistol, predating the Glock 17. The stock incorporates the semi-auto/three-round burst selector, therefore it will only fire a three-round burst with the stock attached.

  9. Glock - Wikipedia

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    Glock (German:; stylized as GLOCK) is a brand of polymer-framed, short-recoil-operated, striker-fired, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service in 1982 after becoming the top performer in reliability and safety tests. [11]