{"id":153,"date":"2013-05-18T10:48:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T10:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2013-05-18T10:59:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T10:59:41","slug":"handguns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/?page_id=153","title":{"rendered":"Handguns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though there are many types of handgun, they can be divided into two general types, pistols and revolvers, though the distinction is not so clear cut as many think ! A pistol is a handgun where the barrel is integral with the chamber and so a pepperbox style revolver is actually a pistol ! Most revolvers, however, have a barrel which is separate from the revolving cylinder and it is this latter which comprises the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Though most private ownership of handguns was banned in mainland Britain, there are some circumstances in which individuals may own and use revolvers and pistols and, for the remainder of us, black powder muzzle loaders are still legal and great fun !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fosberry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161\" alt=\"Webley Fosberry self loading revolver\" src=\"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fosberry-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fosberry-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fosberry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Fosberry.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Webley Fosberry self loading revolver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though there are many types of handgun, they can be divided into two general types, pistols and revolvers, though the distinction is not so clear cut as many think ! A pistol is a handgun where the barrel is integral with the chamber and so a pepperbox style revolver is actually a pistol ! Most &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/?page_id=153\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Handguns&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":24,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions\/156"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffordshirephoenixrifleandpistolclub.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}