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Colt's answer was a design that prevents the pistol from firing unless the trigger is depressed.
Doug Koenig has the best all-around record of any competitive pistol shooter.
At some point, we acquired 50 Remington 12-gauge brass shells that accepted large pistol primers and 11-gauge wads.
They were alarmed to see a firearm tucked into the waistband of his trousers and only later did they find out it was an air pistol.
The service pistol is a close personal defense weapon and is deadly accurate.
An optional accessory would be a water pistol or some equally ridiculous piece of fake weaponry.
When the parrot got too loud, Taylor would draw a water pistol from his desk and douse him.
A water pistol or something less harmful would have acted as a deterrent should the cats' presence have been a problem.
Shoot me with the water pistol he keeps by the side of the bed for that very reason.
Perhaps the politically correct parents that forbid their children to even fire a water pistol had the right idea.
Washing up for example, is far more enjoyable if you make targets out of the dinner plates and use a water pistol.
If it was someone trying to discourage cats going into their garden, a water pistol would be more effective and more humane.
He was waving a huge water pistol that was about the size of his arms around in the air.
Marshall was barely containing his glee as he struggled to stuff a small water pistol under his seat.
Scott thought he was playing with a water pistol when he accidentally set fire to the bed.
Combined with strong jaw muscles and gill covers that assist in forcefully expelling a stream of water, the mouth acts like a water pistol.
A member of the press pack played a prank on Tom by holding out a water pistol disguised as a microphone during the walkabout.
The hammer must now be cocked or lowered by hand with a single action pistol, and that gets dangerous.
Many years ago I tested a 45 pistol where that area of the barrel looked as if it had been cut with a rat-tail file.
Security guards were robbed at gunpoint by raiders wielding a sawn-off shotgun and a pistol.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Why does the pressure applied to the handle of an air pistol propel the cork?
Those in front also saw and bombarded the belfry with shot and pistol ball.
Cadwallader brings his pistol to bear on them, his finger upon the trigger.
Did you ever see him handle even a toy pistol or a cap gun other than with his right hand?
He set to work on the car seat, pushing the pistol with its three remaining bullets out of the way.
The pistol on the car seat blew itself to bits, smashing the windshield and ripping the cushion open.
Dey were a chinaberry tree close to de door an' Walter got b'hin' it an' fired a pistol.
Before the copilot could wiggle free, O'Malley was up forward with the other pistol.
The old horse pistol balanced just right, and the long light barrel was counterpoised by the heavy stock.
Among these was a couteau de chasse, with a double-barrelled pistol in a handle of jade.
Gavan could but admire his own deftness in tossing a newspaper over the pistol.
Shagarach started to raise her, but the terrible detonation of a pistol rung out, sacrilegiously invading their quietude.
Once more my custodian's lean hand caressed the grip of his pistol, and his thumb slipped down the safety catch.
From one he drew belt and holster, sagging heavily with the pistol that filled it.
Presently she opened her pistol and began to disassemble the firing mechanism, studying it intently.
Then the dome light was switched on, and she saw Victor with a bleak face sitting over her, an automatic pistol naked in his hand.
Now the frightened guard gave up his pistol and the keys to the cell in which Segura was shackled and handcuffed.
Then he thrust his own right hand with its pistol back into the breast of his doublet.
Theydon stooped, opened a dressing case lying at his feet, and took out the automatic pistol placed there by Bates.
If you didn't have his pistol as proof I'd say that he gave you a durned good licking.
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