Originally Posted by CraigC
Originally Posted by jwp475

The definition of a pistol is same as it’s always been.

Really, it always included semi-autos, even before they existed?

I wonder what they called revolving pistols (to differentiate from revolving rifles) back in 1606? I'll bet good money they called `em pistols.

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Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by jwp475

The definition of a pistol is same as it’s always been.

Right. A handgun possessing a barrel and chamber that constitutes a single unit.


I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first