What is another word for automatic pistol?
Pronunciation: [ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk pˈɪstə͡l] (IPA) 
An automatic pistol is a firearm that uses the energy of a fired cartridge to extract the spent case and chamber a new round. There are several different synonyms for this type of firearm, including semi-automatic pistol, self-loading pistol, and auto-loading pistol. A semi-automatic pistol, also known as a self-loading pistol, is a type of handgun that requires the shooter to manually chamber the first round, but subsequent rounds are automatically loaded into the chamber through the use of recoil energy. An auto-loading pistol is similar to a self-loading pistol but is typically used to describe larger caliber firearms such as machine guns or rifles.
