I've been thinking Keeping this on VERY SIMPLE terms, it appears to me that there have been no MAJOR new gun designs introduced for the past 100 years or so. Before, people jump all over me with examples, let me explain what I mean ...
First there was the single shot flintlock type of handgun. A major improvement/advancement over that desin was the revolver where multiple bullets could be stored in a cylinder -- significantly different from the flintlock handgun that came before it. I don't consider double action to be a MAJOR design change because it's an IMPROVEMENT on the original revolver design. Double action was a major feature/improvement but still built on the same design.
Next came the auto where bullets were fed from a magazine. Again, a major DESIGN change from the revolver. SA, DA. DAO, etc., are improvements for sure, but they're still built on the same design.
Revolvers & pistols have been our only two handgun choices for the past 100 years or so. Does anyone think that someday within our lifetime a new type of handgun design will be introduced? I'm not talking about lasers or any sci-fi stuff but a regular gun that shoots regular bullets but is different in design from either the pistol or revolver?
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First there was the single shot flintlock type of handgun. A major improvement/advancement over that desin was the revolver where multiple bullets could be stored in a cylinder -- significantly different from the flintlock handgun that came before it. I don't consider double action to be a MAJOR design change because it's an IMPROVEMENT on the original revolver design. Double action was a major feature/improvement but still built on the same design.
Next came the auto where bullets were fed from a magazine. Again, a major DESIGN change from the revolver. SA, DA. DAO, etc., are improvements for sure, but they're still built on the same design.
Revolvers & pistols have been our only two handgun choices for the past 100 years or so. Does anyone think that someday within our lifetime a new type of handgun design will be introduced? I'm not talking about lasers or any sci-fi stuff but a regular gun that shoots regular bullets but is different in design from either the pistol or revolver?
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