This is the FAQ for rec.guns. It is organized in a hierarchical outline form with a list of the topics at the beginning. This FAQ is a compilation of the writings by various of the people in the rec.guns forum. If you have any questions that the FAQ does not answer, please post a message to rec.guns and you will find lots of helpful, friendly people willing to reply. If you feel that the FAQ contains incorrect FACTUAL information, (example: the number of cartridges a Beretta 92FS standard magazine contains) please contact the webmaster. Include the section that the error is in as well as the context of the error. If you disagree with some of the arguments in regards to areas that are a matter of opinion (example: is a 9mm or .45 better for defensive use?) or find the arguments to be incomplete, you must provide a complete re-write of the area in question, which, in any case, may or may not be included, depending on the judgement of the maintainer and possibly other individuals. Your other option, of course, is to post an article on rec.guns on the subject, and if you find sufficient support to change the FAQ then it will be changed.