Is a revolver a pistol?

[OkieJoe]

I consider a pistol and revolver to be two different types of handguns. With that being said, I have definitely used the word pistol when referring to a revolver. What do you guys think? Is a revolver technically considered a pistol? Obviously, I don’t have much going on this morning to come up with this thought.

 

[ClintC]

I use pistol loosely when I’m talking about hand gun.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I think technically a revolver isn't a pistol but I don't think anyone cares if you interchange the terms. It's not a critical faux paus like calling a magazine a clip.

 

[Camo]

I believe it is. Like a screwdriver, can be Phillips or flat.

 

[caliberbob]

I think technically a revolver isn't a pistol but I don't think anyone cares if you interchange the terms. It's not a critical faux paus like calling a magazine a clip.

I was reading an interesting clip the other day . . .

Like that?

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I was reading an interesting clip the other day . . .

Like that?

View attachment 467

Did it say Pro-Mag?

 

[caliberbob]

Did it say Pro-Mag?

Hell no!

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I wonder if woke people use Pro-Noun Mag clips...

 

[caliberbob]

I wonder if woke people use Pro-Noun Mag clips...

Let me make a few calls back home . . .

 

[jakeman]

No, a revolver is a revolver and a pistol is a pistol, but both are handguns.

But, like the magazine/clip thing, if someone says clip when talking about a pistol I understand what they're trying to convey and it's okay by me. I don't care.

I don't know about the pistol/revolver thing. I think that whole thing is maybe just made up gun talk by gun snobs.

 

[AER244]

I only use the word “revolver” when there is a need to make a distinction between pistols. Same way I might use “single action” to differentiate “revolvers” when speaking to someone that knows the difference.

 

[OneMoreEvan]

I use them interchangeably. For instance,
Friend: "Hey man, what pistol are you carrying today?"
Me: "Oh I brought my GP100 today." I don't think it's super critical to make the distinction, if it was designed to be used in just your hands, it can be a pistol or a handgun. It's all semantics I guess.

 

[Camo]

Just yesterday I used the term pistol, then realized there was a semi auto and a revolver, so I clarified down to revolver. I still believe it’s a general term for a handgun.

 

[JEVapa]

The Army (Air Force too) differentiates between pistols and revolvers.

I have this manual somewhere in a box

https://ia800300.us.archive.org/0/items/Fm23-35/Fm23-35_text.pdf

 

[JEVapa]

I think the Air Force finally closed the lid on revolvers last year…they were considered pilots’ guns in both services for the longest.

 

[OkieJoe]

The Army (Air Force too) differentiates between pistols and revolvers.

I have this manual somewhere in a box

https://ia800300.us.archive.org/0/items/Fm23-35/Fm23-35_text.pdf

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Good information in that manual. I saved it to read it more in depth later. Thanks for posting it.

 

[JEVapa]

They have new ones since then but that's the last of the revolvers. The last updated manual they had before I retired was the same FM but no revolvers...combat training with pistols, M9 and M11 (Beretta 92 and Sig P228).

I have not seen the new one since they have all new pistols

 

[Catt57]

Even SSP makes the distinction...

 

[Catt57]

"What handgun are you carrying?"
"You mean this ol' pistol? It's just a semi-automatic revolver."

 

[jakeman]

"What handgun are you carrying?"
"You mean this ol' pistol? It's just a semi-automatic revolver."

You gots multiple clips for that thang?