American Rifleman's Top Ten Handguns

[blackwolfe]

Colt Walker?
Texas Longhorn Arms?

[tombogan03884]

The Ruger MKI was inovative in the use of a two piece welded frame.  It also did not have a slide like the Woodsman or the Supermatic.

I am biased towards Ruger though.

Bill Ruger is second only to John Moses Browning.

Just a different configuration of proven principles, it may not have a slide, but it still has a bolt that works by being blown back  by the cartridge pressure.

[Rob10ring]

The Derringer?
Remington Navy Revolver?

[1911 Junkie]

The Derringer?

I was thinking that.......but I will say the Liberator.

[tombogan03884]

Colt Navy M1851......

Colt Walker?
Texas Longhorn Arms?

I will show pity, I SHOULD wait till tomorrow and make you suffer.
You guys were on the right track.
Made in Paterson NJ in the 1830's  The first practical revolving pistols were also the first revolvers adopted as general issue by a National military 180 each of Rifles, Shotguns, and pistols were purchased for issue to the Republic of Texas Navy.
The Paterson Colt was prone to multiple discharges and the company went broke and folded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Paterson

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[Rob10ring]

Yep, that's an interesting piece.

I think that being that AR's list is limited to 10, they picked 10 excellent examples. I don't know if the criteria for making the list was weighed the same for every entry, but there's probably more than 1 gun on there that each of us likes, or would like to have.

[Combat Diver]

I will show pity, I SHOULD wait till tomorrow and make you suffer.
You guys were on the right track.
Made in Paterson NJ in the 1830's  The first practical revolving pistols were also the first revolvers adopted as general issue by a National military 180 each of Rifles, Shotguns, and pistols were purchased for issue to the Republic of Texas Navy.
The Paterson Colt was prone to multiple discharges and the company went broke and folded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Paterson

The Paterson did bring in the revolving cyclinder but it was loaded with loose powder and ball.  AR's criteria was for self contained cartridge guns.

[tombogan03884]

The Paterson did bring in the revolving cyclinder but it was loaded with loose powder and ball.  AR's criteria was for self contained cartridge guns.

Ah, I have been saving the Magazine for this weekend so I only knew what I read here.

[Timothy]

Did anyone notice the Letter to the Editor from the CEO of Beretta.

It was a little whiney because the 92F or M9 was left off of the list!

Waa, waa.......maybe because it wasn't that revolutionary.

[tombogan03884]

Yes, I noticed the article traced its design back through the Walther P38 and something back in the early 1900's.
It wasn't even new to Beretta just a double column model 1951 Brigadier.