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((Short description|Handle for a firearm or other tool))
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[[Image:Caroline-pontet-p1000527.jpg|thumb|300px|Protruding hand grip (on right) of the [[SIG SG 550]] (protruding)]]
[[File:Mosin-Nagant M1939 - Finland - AM.006968.jpg|thumb|300px|Stock with semi-pistol grip on a [[Finland|Finnish]] M39 [[Mosin–Nagant]] rifle.]]
[[File:Mosin-Nagant karbin m1938 Ryssland - AM.032891.jpg|thumb|300px|Straight or English stock (non-pistol grip) on a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] M38 [[Mosin–Nagant]] carbine.]]

On a [[firearm]] or other [[tool]]s, a '''pistol grip''' is a distinctly protruded [[handle]] underneath the main mechanism, to be held by the user's hand at a more vertical (and thus more ergonomic) angle, similar to how one would hold a conventional [[pistol]].<ref>Vladimir Chichkov, [https://www.usashooting.org/library/Instructional/Pistol/mar_april_2011_pistol.pdf Grip & Gripping] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616120718/https://www.usashooting.org/library/Instructional/Pistol/mar_april_2011_pistol.pdf |date=2021-06-16 )) / USA Shooting news March/April 2011</ref>

In firearms, the pistol grip is located behind the [[trigger (firearms)|trigger]] and generally held by the hand that operates the trigger. [[Rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s without pistol grips are generally referred to as having "straight" or "upland" (shotguns only) style [[stock (firearms)|stock]]s.  Some firearms, starting from a 1840s Belgian carbine,<ref>https://littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20l/a%20lesoinne%20et%20pirlot%20gb.htm</ref> and most automatic weapons in the 20th century (e. g., [[Chauchat]] MG,  [[Thompson submachine gun]], [[AK-47]] assault rifle), have a second [[vertical forward grip|frontal pistol grip]] (or [[foregrip]]) on the firearm's [[forearm (firearm component)|fore-end]] to be used by the support hand for better stability in operation.

Pistol grips can also serve multiple functions, such as a [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] housing (in [[semi-automatic pistol]]s), [[bipod]] (in some foregrips) or tool storage device (for spare [[electric battery|batteries]], [[firearm maintenance#Lubrication|gun oil]]/[[firearm maintenance#Cleaning|cleaner]], [[hex key]]s, etc.).  In few firearms, like the Finnish [[Kk 62]] [[light machine gun]], the pistol grip is also used as a handle to charge the weapon.

Pistol grips are regarded as a defining feature in [[Gun law in the United States|United States gun law]]. Pistol grips that protrude below the weapon but are not integrated with the [[shoulder stock]] (i.e. as part of a [[Stock (firearms)#Styles and features of stocks|thumbhole stock]]) are currently regulated in [[Gun laws in the United States by state|some states]] and were regulated by the now-expired [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]].

Tools with pistol-style grips run the range from [[hand tool]]s such as [[bar clamp]]s and [[hand saw]]s, to [[power tool]]s such as [[electric drill]]s and [[pneumatic]] surgical [[sternal saw]]s.  Often the word "gun" appears in the name of pistol gripped tools such as the [[glue gun]], [[caulking]] gun and [[nail gun]]. [[Spray painter]]s and [[angle grinder|grinder]]s also often include this feature for added precision control.

One of the reasons that pistol-style grips are so common in machinery is because it is possible to ergonomically position the operating controls for use with minimal hand movement.  For example, on [[self-loading rifle]]s such as the [[AR-15]] and [[M16 rifle]], the user's grip hand can manipulate the trigger and magazine release with only the [[index finger]], while using the thumb to control the [[safety (firearms)|safety]] or [[selective fire|selector]] switch, all without needing to remove the palm from the grip.
[[File:Pistol-grip drill.svg|thumb|A drill with a pistol grip.]]

==References==
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[[Category:Human–machine interaction]]
[[Category:Firearm components]]

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