223-caliber (the caliber of the commonly known AR-15), and. Rifle have long barrels, which result in an increased velocity of the projectile and afford users more accuracy than do shorter-barreled firearms, like handguns. Rifles and shotguns have important differences and use different types of ammunition. 1 People use long guns to hunt a variety of animals, from birds, like pheasants and ducks, to big game, like elk. Hunting is the next most common (19%), followed by protection against people (18%).
In California, sport shooting is cited by 34% of long gun owners as a reason for ownership. People own long guns for various reasons. Revolvers commonly hold six cartridges at once. Revolvers don’t have ammunition magazines but instead hold ammunition in rotating cylinders. Revolvers can be single action, meaning the user must “cock” the gun by pulling back the hammer each time before firing, or double action, where pulling the trigger will rotate the cylinder, pull the hammer back, and fire the gun all in the same motion. Revolvers are a less common type of handgun. Pistol magazines are loaded by inserting cartridges one by one into the detachable magazine while it’s not in the gun. Typically these magazines hold between eight and 19 cartridges at once. These magazines hold cartridges (rounds of ammunition) and feed them one by one into the chamber each time the pistol is fired. Pistols have ammunition magazines that eject from the bottom of the firearm. Caliber describes the diameter of the bullet, given in hundredths of an inch or in millimeters. “Semi-automatic” means that after the trigger is pulled and the gun is fired, a new round of ammunition goes into position, and another trigger pull will fire the gun again. The most common type of handgun is the semi-automatic pistol. Pistols and revolvers use generally the same kind of ammunition. Most handguns are one of two types: semi-automatic pistols or revolvers. Eight percent own handguns for collections, and 5% own for protection against animals. More than half (57%) of handgun owners in California own handguns at least in part for protection against people. People own handguns predominantly for protection, often because they’re small and concealable.
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