From about the mid-1960s through the 1970s, the mid-frame .357 Magnum, double-action revolver was the most popular service firearm riding on a law enforcement officer’s hip. The .357 Mag’s ...

Both types have bring their own advantages ... or even seven rounds of ammunition in a rotating cylinder. Modern revolvers ...

1876 - Custer defeated at Little Big Horn. 1877 - First effective double-action revolver. 1879 - Lee box magazine patented. 1892- Advent of automatic handguns. The first automatic pistol was ...