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That's pretty cool looking. Definitely got to provide a range report on that. :redface:
I suppose that's a "legal" definition that works. Still, there are quite a few guns that are designed to fit that definition of a pistol, but I'd hate to shoot them that way for long. I can imagine what it will be like to fire a few mags one handed with the PLR! I was thinking more of a common sense view of pistols vs. rifle.los said:Pistol/Handgun definition: A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
Bob - best thing maybe, until that ''grey'' is sorted out, is to let me look after that PLR for you! Ya know, break it in etc! :evil: :18:the line between what has been considered long gun and handgun is becoming more blurry every day, just look at the PLR. At what point will they merge and then what?
There 'ya go, it's a handgun. Revolver or Pistol should be clear enough(29) The term ''handgun'' means -
(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.
P95Carry said:Another factor is the presence or lack of shoulder stock - another grey area sometimes, but if only pistol grip and a semi then ''pistol'' still seems suitable. The MP5 is really a machine pistol IMO, as is an Uzi.
Then how do you define a Sub Machine Gun? Wow, great discussion but this is hurting my brain.![]()
Sounds good to me...I have always refered to semi-auto's as pistols. Revolvers as revolvers. A Handgun is a term that encompasses both. I can see that there are some areas that are not so black and white.
Nope...not quite. You are forgetting the Contender and several other various single shot handguns that are chambered for rifle calibers but are clearly not rifles...my own chambered in .223 and .300 Whisper for instance...IMO if it is chambered in a rifle round and it is bigger than a full service auto or revolver then it is a rifle.
A sub machine gun is an automatic weapon that fires pistol rounds...an example would be the MP5 in 9mm or the Thompson Auto in .45 ACP.hen how do you define a Sub Machine Gun? Wow, great discussion but this is hurting my brain.
I know that, but others on here are wanting to classify the MP5 and an Uzi as a machine pistol.HotGuns said:A sub machine gun is an automatic weapon that fires pistol rounds...an example would be the MP5 in 9mm or the Thompson Auto in .45 ACP.
If it fires rifle calibers it is simply known as a machine gun.