Semi-automatic pistol

A Semi-automatic (also known as Self-loading) pistol is a type of handheld firearm, a kind of pistol. It is generally handgun that can fire semi-automatic by automatically reloading stored rounds into the firing chamber.

Related Topics:
Pistol - Handgun - Semi-automatic

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They are commonly used as a sidearm by police and military all over the world. It is often referred to as a mere pistol, although that term encompasses several other types of small firearm as well. Most types rely on a magazine which feeds ammunition through the hollow hand grip into the chamber. This generally allows for short reload times and a larger number of rounds per loading than a revolver, at the cost of a more complex design and mechanism which can be more prone to malfunctioning. They are nearly all semi-automatic (double-action) and fed via a removable box-magazine located in the grip. There have been some notable designs with different traits, such as a magazine fed with a stripper clip.

Related Topics:
Sidearm - Police - Military - Pistol - Firearm - Ammunition - Revolver - Stripper clip

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While double-action revolvers can also be fired semi-automatically, and can be reloaded, their rounds are fired from the chamber they are loaded into. However, in self-loading pistols, the firing chamber is not duplicated and the rounds are all fired from a single chamber they are loaded into.

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