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  2. .500 S&W Magnum - Wikipedia

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    These figures compare favorably to Smith & Wesson's newest contender for most powerful commercial sporting handgun cartridge, the .460 S&W Magnum, which can launch a 325 gr (21.1 g) at 1,650 ft/s (500 m/s) or a 395 gr (25.6 g) at 1,525 ft/s (465 m/s). The .500 S&W Magnum comes into its own when used with heavier bullets, particularly those with ...

  3. Smith & Wesson Model 500 - Wikipedia

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    Like most large caliber handguns, the Model 500 is suitable for sport and hunting applications. Any of the available bullet weights can be relied on to take game at a range in excess of 200 yards (183 m), a feat matched by only a handful of other handguns. [ 8 ]

  4. LAR Grizzly Win Mag - Wikipedia

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    The Grizzly Win Mag pistols were conceived, invented, designed, engineered and developed in the 1980s by the sole inventor, Perry Arnett, who licensed his patent for an interchangeable caliber semi-automatic pistol [1] to L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc. Perry Arnett's designs were initially flawed and were improved upon by Heinz Augat (former owner and founder of L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc.).

  5. 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 ...

  6. 8 Guns That Are 100% Made in America - AOL

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    Kahr Arms has been a stalwart in the compact and mid-size semi-automatic pistol market since it was founded in 1996. Offering a variety of pistols in calibers that gun enthusiasts love, Kahr Arms ...

  7. 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.

  8. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Semi-automatic pistol United States: 257,434 Colt Model 1851 Navy: Revolver United States: 257,000 [52] Howa Type 64: Battle rifle Japan: 230,000 [170] Lewis gun: Light machine gun United Kingdom: 202,050 Colt Model 1860 Army: Revolver United States: 200,500 [52] MAB Model D pistol: Semi-automatic pistol France: 200,000+ Škorpion vz. 61 ...

  9. Desert Eagle - Wikipedia

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    The advantage of the gas operation is that it allows the use of far more powerful cartridges than traditional semi-automatic pistol designs. Thus, it allows the Desert Eagle to compete in an area that had previously been dominated by magnum revolvers. Downsides of the gas-operated mechanism are the large size of the Desert Eagle, and the fact ...