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A Semi-automatic (also known as Self-loading) pistol is a handgun that can be fired in semi-automatic mode, firing one cartridge for each trigger pull until running out of stored ammunition and which additionally utilizes but a single chamber and a single barrel which remain in a fixed linear orientation relative to each other while being fired and re-loaded semi-automatically. A semi-automatic pistol works by automatically extracting and ejecting fired rounds from the chamber, and then loading new unfired rounds ...

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Self-loading automatic pistols can be divided into "blowback" and "breechlock" (sometimes called 'locked-breech') operation pistols according to their principle of operation. This classification roughly divides the operation into those specifically suitable for small-caliber versus large-caliber semi-automatic pistols. In blowback semi-automatic pistols, typically .380 caliber (sometimes known as 9 mm Kurz, i.e., 9mm Short) or smaller, the barrel is fixed to the frame and the breechblock, in its foremost position, is held against the ...

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Another differing point among semi-automatic pistols are their trigger and ignition systems. Early designs used so-called "single-action" mechanisms whereby a hammer had to be manually cocked to fire the first shot (though for subsequent shots the hammer was cocked by the energy associated with the recoil from the preceding shot). This was usually somewhat mitigated, however, as racking the slide to chamber the first round would initially cock the hammer. Then, when the trigger was pulled, the hammer would hit the firing pin which would then ...

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The US military, French military, and Italian military have each chosen variants of the Beretta 92. The British military and US Navy SEALs have chosen the Sig P226. The Austrian, Finnish and Norwegian military have chosen the GLOCK 17. On a worldwide basis, the GLOCK 17 and GLOCK 22 have become the most widely-used law enforcement semi-automatic pistols, although significant numbers of law enforcement organizations still use revolvers, especially in parts of the world wh ...

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After Hiram Maxim introduced his recoil-powered machine gun in 1883, several gunsmiths set out to apply the same principles to handguns, including Maxim. Maxim's designs for smaller firearms using his recoil-powered ideas never went into production. In the 1880s, other designers worked on self-loading designs. The first model to gain any commercial success was the Borchardt-designed self-loading C-93 semi-automatic pistol which was designed in 1893 and made its public appearance in 1894. Borchardt invented the C-93 mechanism, but it w ...

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A self-loading pistol reloads the chamber with a new round automatically each time the weapon is fired, without additional action being required by the user. For a semi-automatic pistol, this is typically accomplished by recoil operation. (For a machine pistol, in contrast, this can be accomplished by recoil operation, or, less commonly, by siphoning off some of the gases created when the gun fires. A semi-automatic pistol will fire only one shot per trigger pull, in contrast to a "fully automatic" or machine pistol which continues to fire as ...

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Self-loading automatic pistols can be divided into "blowback" and "breechlock" (sometimes called 'locked-breech') operation pistols according to their principle of operation. This classification roughly divides the operation into those specifically suitable for small-caliber versus large-caliber semi-automatic pistols. In blowback semi-automatic pistols, typically .380 caliber (sometimes known as 9 mm Kurz, i.e., 9mm Short) or smaller, the barrel is fixed to the frame and the breechblock, in its foremost position, is held against the ...

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Another differing point among semi-automatic pistols are their trigger and ignition systems. Early designs used so-called "single-action" mechanisms whereby a hammer had to be manually cocked to fire the first shot (though for subsequent shots the hammer was cocked by the energy associated with the recoil from the preceding shot). This was usually somewhat mitigated, however, as racking the slide to chamber the first round would initially cock the hammer. Then, when the trigger was pulled, the hammer would hit the firing pin which would then ...

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