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Yawn.
It's an unanswerable question.
ATF differentiates between pistols and revolvers. Dictionaries consider all handguns to be pistols and reference historical sources as justification. Mystery writers, movies, TV and board-game producers for many years did not bother to learn the difference.
I'll continue to use the more precise terms, you can suite yourself.
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. . . is a Revolver a Pistol?
No - because pistols have 'clips'. A fly in your ointment  , revolvers have magazines: ![[Linked Image]](http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/44839-2/revolver_clips_7383.jpg)
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According to my Dad, they were all 'Pissoliver'(s).
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. . . is a Revolver a Pistol?
No - because pistols have 'clips'. A fly in your ointment , revolvers have magazines: As well as speed loaders.
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"All revolvers are pistols but not all pistols are revolvers,"
Exactly. Just as Winchester 94, Ruger Number 1, Remington 760 or a Mauser 98 are rifles. This is correct, and Jeff Cooper agreed, based on the French-Spanish word origin. I think we have the ATF to thank for the modern usage which separates "revolver" from "pistol". But they also call a suppressor a "silencer".
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OK, if you don't care about discussing correct firearms terminology, I'm going to put a loaded clip in my 1911 and go do some shooting.
I've heard something like that more than once. Fine by me, I'm smart enough to know what you/"they" mean. Have at it hoss.
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U.S. Army manuals circa 1970s referred to both revolvers and M-1911 type handguns as pistols. All contemporary references I have seen during the 1860s referred to handguns such as Colt M-1851, Colt M-1860, Remington M-1858, various Confederate models, etc., all as pistols and sometimes unofficially "six-shooters". So, all handguns are pistols and some pistols are revolvers.
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If I remember correctly, in the U.S. Army manual of arms for Military Police there was a command of "Raise Pistol". No reference anywhere to "Raise Revolver". The illustration in the manual depicted a soldier holding a revolver at the position of "Raise Pistol".
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I couldn't give two fuggs what you call them.
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I couldn't give two fuggs what you call them.
Travis No, we need to hammer this out here and now!
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I have carbine vs. rifles and clip vs. magazine issues to settle.
I don't have time for this frivolous type of schit.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Hey....is this thing in the front yard a sled, snowmobile, or a snowmachine?
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None.
It's a lawn ornament. Hasn't run in twelve years.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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No, no the new one in my yard.
I only sit outside your house and breathe heavily during the holidays.
I am MAGA.
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Took my S&W 625 along with a bunch of clips to the range today. Had a great time with that revolver. Also took two guns to patten on a turkey target but didn't take the first rifle. 😏
From an early age a revolver is just that, a revolver. A pistol is not.
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Hey....is this thing in the front yard a sled, snowmobile, or a snowmachine? Back home they call it a " Ski-Doo" no matter who made it. Down here we call a Ski-Doo a Polaris with the anti-theft option.
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There are revolvers and there are pistols. The same that cartridges are not calibers.
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I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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I only sit outside your house and breathe heavily during the holidays.
I long for that. Dave
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