Self loading pistols..................

[Bob Wright]

I've had some experience with these things, and they're not all bad. In fact, some are down right good. They just don't tickle my horse.

But several issues of The American Rifleman have carried articles that piqued my interest, and I find myself doing a bit more study of these novelties. Especially the evolution of the designs.

The first of these originated around 1890 or so, and have bloomed from that date. Interesting are problems such as where to locate the magazine, in the butt, or in front of the trigger guard? Internal magazine, or detachable?

As a matter of interest it was John Browning who introduced the slide as a feature of the pistol, which has defined the auto pistol today.

A most interesting way to pass the time while on lock down.


Bob Wright

 

[InjunBro]

Personally I prefer the fixed barrel/sliding bolt type like the Ruger MK series... which doesn't mean I don't like the slide types I have.

 

[Rook]

I put my self loader on the nightstand with a box of ammo and it laid there for a week and didn't load a single round.

 

[Bob Wright]

I put my self loader on the nightstand with a box of ammo and it laid there for a week and didn't load a single round.

Same here for my revolver. It lay there for a week or more and never revolved!

Bob Wright

 

[bogus bill]

I am a revolver guy but for the last three years when we go out to eat or shop I have been carrying a Sig P 238 (.380)
In my pocket. I bought it at a Ace Hardware store, it was a fathers day sale for almost half price. Carry it a lot but have only been out shooting it maybe three times. It`s a well made little thing. No plastic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5OowXJfCZk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W4AVpxvGgg

 

[DeletedMember275]

In some countries, self-loading pistols are called by the generic name of 'Browning.' Similarly, in the UK all handguns are called 'revolvers.' I still think that they're just a passing fad, and will never catch on. :wink:

 

[Paul B]

I'll still to my old faithful 1911s.
Paul B.

 

[vito]

I saw the title of this thread and was excited. Finally a gun that I would not have to load magazines or the cylinder, but just let the gun load itself. I was really curious as to how it got the box of ammo out of the cabinet, opened the box and loaded it into the gun. And if more than one variety of ammo was available, how it would choose which one to load. Then I thought, any gun that smart might not like how I was holding it, or would feel slighted that I didn't clean it often enough and it might become a self firing gun. So I've decided to just stick with what I have already.

 

[Mike J]

I like them. I know I am in the minority on this forum board but I only own one revolver. I like & tend to carry semi-auto pistols. I like revolvers too for whatever that's worth.

 

[Bob Wright]

I like them. I know I am in the minority on this forum board but I only own one revolver. I like & tend to carry semi-auto pistols. I like revolvers too for whatever that's worth.

So you pick what you handle the best. For plain ol' target shooting, what you shoot best is your natural pick. For social work, what you can get into action the fastest that will stop the threat, that is the one to go to.

Bob Wright

 

[tinman]

Lemme throw y'all a bit of a curve ball...........best of both worlds?

https://youtu.be/lU8puzcGOOs

 

[DeletedMember275]

Lemme throw y'all a bit of a curve ball...........best of both worlds?

https://youtu.be/lU8puzcGOOs

Familiar with the Webley Fosbery. Doubtless designed by a committee.

 

[Bob Wright]

Lemme throw y'all a bit of a curve ball...........best of both worlds?

https://youtu.be/lU8puzcGOOs

"Automatic" seems a misnomer here. After all, it is still a revolver.

But the purpose of my post was not to compare/suggest one revolver vs. auto pistol, but rather the history and development of the auto-loading pistol as a machine. And, how each designer approached, and solved, the problem.

Bob Wright

 

[eveled]

I’ve always enjoyed comparing a Luger with the 1911. Designed more or less at the same time. Both iconic. Both fascinating designs. One stood the test of time. The other is a novelty.

 

[Bob Wright]

I’ve always enjoyed comparing a Luger with the 1911. Designed more or less at the same time. Both iconic. Both fascinating designs. One stood the test of time. The other is a novelty.

The Luger pistol remained in stiff competition with the Colt/Browning up until the last. And it was the Luger's grip angle that impressed the officers on that board, and influenced the grip angle of the M1911.

And, as a side note, it was the Japanese Nambu that influenced Bill Ruger's design of the Mk. I .22 pistol.

Bob Wright