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To learn more about different types of firearms and their many uses please visit this page.
Finally, for advice on picking out a good handgun for you, check this page out.
This page is intended to be a guide to different types of handguns, their care and their usage. Feel free to add any that are not on it.
The Current Armory
Known to our users as the pistol to have when surviving the apocalypse according to popular vote, it's known as the 1911. Thank you very much Mr. Browning.
Some call it the M9. Love it or hate it, you'll decide the first time you pick one up. There is no middle ground with the Beretta 92.
This nifty little piece of Italian ingenuity is called the Beretta PX4 Storm.
This sucker has been around forever it seems. Some might think it has similar lines of a 1911, there's a reason for that. It's called the Browning Hi Power.
This weapon could be referred to as an "offensive" weapon. It's called the Colt Python. And yes, it's pretty awesome.
If you don't know what this is, ask a cop. Odds are good he's carrying one. It's called a Glock. Don't ask me which model. I think they are on Model Glock 582 or so right now.
I literally have nothing to say about this piece from lack of experience with one. I know it's from a well known brand of decent firearm manufactures, and it's supposed to be a winner. It's called a Heckler and Koch USP.
This beast has been carried by some of the most supreme bad asses of all time, notably; Lara Croft, The Boondock Saints, and the Major to name a few.
Jokes aside, The Deagle is made by some of the most battle tested people on the planet and it only comes in the most wicked rounds known to man. Don't make fun of the owner.
Another gun I have no trigger time on. I do know they are cheap, and in abundance. So get your Makarov PM while you still can.
Wow, just when you thought there couldn't be another variant of the same gun, here comes the Ruger.22 LR pistol. Shocking.
This gun is freaking awesome. Universally accepted as one of the best designed hand guns out there, it's used by multiple police and military forces across the globe. The Sig Sauer P220 series will be around for some time to come.
They were the police supply force for some time and also made some mean pieces. I have every intention of owning one eventually. Smith and Wesson is a company known for making decent firearms and ammo for a long time now.
Does it belong here on the handgun page? Not sure yet, but either way the Steyr TMP / B&T MP9 is one unique / freaking mean looking piece of killing hardware.
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| White76Knight | On Defensive Handgun Calibers (page: 1 2 3 4) | 65 | Today, 2:06 AM EST by White76Knight | ||
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It has oft been debated, on this site and others, what the "best" caliber is for a defensive handgun round. We hear terms like 'stopping power' and 'kinetic energy' and 'harmonic pulse frequency'...
LOL - Okay, maybe not that last one. Seriously though, I just came across an interesting article that pretty much lays it out. To put it simply, unless you hit the brain or upper spinal column, there is NOT ONE single caliber that can be relied on to instantly incapacitate an assailant. Shots to center mass may incapacitate, may even kill, but it has been shown that even in cases where the heart has been destroyed, there is still enough oxygen in the brain for an assailant to continue to act for 10-15 seconds. Fortunately for us, most people have a proclivity towards falling down when shot, no matter what you shoot them with or where you hit them, most people will instinctively fall down upon realizing that they've been shot, but what are the key words there? MOST PEOPLE. First of all, the target has to be aware that he's been shot, and second of all he has to be one of those people with that standard proclivity towards falling down. No matter whether you hit them with a .22 or a .45, some people will be so enraged, drugged out, or just numb from the shock of getting shot in the first place, that they will fail to notice that they've been wounded, even mortally wounded. Or for the same reasons, they may realize that they've been wounded, but just not give a sh!t, determined to take you down with them even if they die trying. Now statistically, it doesn't seem to matter whether you use a sissy round like a .22 rimfire, or a big old ass kicker like a .45 ACP, the reliable one shot drop is a myth perpetuated by hollywood that cannot be relied upon in real life. (Cont'd) |
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| dahut | Springfield Armory XD series pistols | 13 | Jan 6 2012, 4:48 AM EST by cavscout888 | ||
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Keep your Glocks, Beretta's and 1911's get this pistol.
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| pyroblast1 | good gunsmith needed (page: 1 2) | 39 | Dec 21 2011, 11:11 AM EST by s1creamer | ||
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I need a gun smith who can build a "thunder .50 BMG handgun" from some pics and mod it to fire long a old long forgotten round called the .600.Soooo anyone up for the task.I would do it my self cant find any spec's.
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