... handgun) designs which can be manufactured in the home workshop. One of these designs is for a semi-automatic pistol, and the other describes a falling-block single shot pistol. The first one is ... practical to use in a hand- held firearm, provided proper steels and heat-treatment methods are used. While it is entirely practical to make a revolver in the home workshop if proper equipment ... barrel, with After my three home- made pistols were finished and assembled, a group of seasonehandgunners and I test- fired them for accuracy. At the same time, we also test- fired some comparable...