small caliber handgun

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• Handgun effectiveness — is a measure of the stopping power of a handgun: its ability to incapacitate a hostile target as quickly and efficiently as possible.OverviewMost handgun projectiles have significantly lower energy than centerfire rifles. What they lack in power …   Wikipedia

• small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …   Universalium

• Handgun — A handgun is a firearm designed to be held in the hand when used. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger counterparts: long guns such as rifles and shotguns, mounted weapons such as machine… …   Wikipedia

• Caliber conversion sleeve — A number of different devices exist whose function is to non permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire. These devices are called by many names, including caliber… …   Wikipedia

• Caliber — The term caliber or calibre designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. It comes from the French calibre , itself from qālib (قالب), Arabic word for mold , itself from kalamoys , Greek word for wooden… …   Wikipedia

• small arm — noun : a firearm capable of being fired while held with one or both hands usually used in plural * * * small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to …   Useful english dictionary

• Robert Adams (handgun designer) — Robert Adams (1809 1880) was a 19th century British gunsmith who patented the first successful double action revolver in 1851. His revolvers were used during the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the U.S. Civil War, and the Anglo Zulu… …   Wikipedia

• ASP (handgun) — Infobox Weapon name=S W ASP caption= origin= USA type= Pistol is ranged=YES service= used by=US Secret Service wars=Cold War Now designer=Paris Theodore design date=1960s manufacturer=S W unit cost= production date=1960s 1984, 2000 Now number=… …   Wikipedia

• Combat shotgun — Trench gun redirects here. For the special purpose trench rifles, see periscope rifle. Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun with M1917 bayonet …   Wikipedia

• Eric Powell (American football) — Infobox NFLactive name=Eric Powell |width= caption= currentteam=Free Agent currentnumber= currentpositionplain=Defensive end birthdate=birth date and age|1979|11|16 birthplace=Orlando, Florida heightft=6 heightin=3 weight=284 debutyear=2007… …   Wikipedia

• Saturday-night special — /sat euhr day nuyt , dee /, Informal. a cheap, small caliber handgun that is easily obtainable and concealable. [1965 70] * * * …   Universalium