To understand what a DA pistol is, you first need a general understanding of handguns. There are two types: revolvers and pistols. A revolver is a handgun that has a cylinder with multiple chambers ...
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The SIG SAUER DAK offers a smooth, light double-action pull and second strike capability. Now SIGARMS is expanding its list of DAK pistols (P226, P229 and P239) to include the venerable P220. The P220 ...
The Pettengill revolver, a double-action-only muzzleloading design created in the 1850s, initially secured a large Union Army contract during the Civil War but ran into production delays that led to ...
Guns that influenced safety designs; as technology evolved so did our concerns. In Part One of this discussion about handgun safeties, I hope I made my point about firearm safety being primarily a ...
Key Point: The snub-nosed revolver era began soon after World War II, but Ruger brought it into the modern era. One of the most unexpected surprises of recent years is the resurgence in snub-nose, ...
One of the most unexpected surprises of recent years is the resurgence in snub-nose, concealed-carry revolvers. Largely displaced in the 1980s by a frenzy of interest in low-cost, high capacity ...