Glock introduced a new “Safe Action” mechanism that is neither a single nor double action. The action is not cocked, rather the firing pin is pulled back by the trigger, resulting in the first and subsequent trigger pulls all being the same...

Single-action (SA) handguns have a trigger whose sole function is to drop a pre-cocked hammer to fire a cartridge. For revolvers, the popular Colt Peacemaker of Old West fame is typically thought of. Its hammer must be manually cocked for each shot. Fo...

The next development in handgun history after a practical revolver was the development of the semi-automatic pistol, which uses the energy of one shot to reload the chamber for the next. Typically recoil energy from a fired round is mechanically harnes...

With the development of the revolver in the 19th century, gunsmiths had finally achieved the goal of a practical capability for delivering multiple loads to one handgun barrel in quick succession. Revolvers feed ammunition by the rotation of a bullet f...

Single-action (SA) handguns have a trigger whose sole function is to drop a pre-cocked hammer to fire a cartridge. For revolvers, the popular Colt Peacemaker of Old West fame is typically thought of. Its hammer must be manually cocked for each shot. Fo...

The next development in handgun history after a practical revolver was the development of the semi-automatic pistol, which uses the energy of one shot to reload the chamber for the next. Typically recoil energy from a fired round is mechanically harnes...

With the development of the revolver in the 19th century, gunsmiths had finally achieved the goal of a practical capability for delivering multiple loads to one handgun barrel in quick succession. Revolvers feed ammunition by the rotation of a bullet f...

The pistol itself is highly modern, like the used glocks with an internal striker (rather than an external hammer) and no external safety. The used S&W SW99 has a cocking indicator present at the rear aspect of the slide, and in lieu of a safety le...

The pistol itself is highly modern, like the used glocks with an internal striker (rather than an external hammer) and no external safety. The used S&W SW99 has a cocking indicator present at the rear aspect of the slide, and in lieu of a safety le...