Think the Mauser Broomhandle or a Colt was the first semi-automatic pistol? Think again. There were plenty of guns ahead of them. What, never heard of a Dormus? Read on.

Action Type: hybrid blowback/locked-breech, hammer-fired, single-action, semi-automatic rimfire pistol Chambering: .22 WMR Receiver: 7075 aluminum Frame: glass-reinforced nylon frame ...

Before you choose between a single-action, a double-action, or a double-action-only pistol, you first need to understand the differences between each.

COLT M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces ...

Fabrique Nationale (FN) introduced its new 'High Power' iteration on the classic Hi-Power pistol at SHOT Show 2022.

A true semi-automatic uses the power of expanding gas¹ to chamber a new load. However, if the gun folks consider a double-action revolver to be a semi-automatic, who am I to argue?

Revolvers have an advantage over semi-automatic pistols in that they can fire much more powerful cartridges, and their single-action trigger pull is generally very good.

The Nagant revolver was made in two designs, a double action for officers and a single action for the masses. By 1933, Russia started to replace the gun with the Tokarev semi-automatic pistol.

3. Colt M1911 pistol (Photo: M62) Arguably the most popular military sidearm in the history of warfare, the M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol.