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Hi, Dylanlandis,
One question I have is how he managed to get a NYC pistol license. Who did he have to bribe and how much?
As for fiction writing, it is very difficult for the non-expert (or even sometimes, the expert) to write about guns in any detail without making mistakes. As you now know, guns come in a large variety and many types so, in my opinion, the non-expert writer is best to stick to generalitles, and especially avoid pseudo-knowledgable nonsense.
For example, "The detective waiting in the shadows drew his .34 millimeter Smythe and Western Police Luger Special and clicked open the drum. Then he looked in the nozzle to see if it was loaded. Pulling back the clicker thing, he waited for the villain." All stupid nonsense and a story spoiler to anyone who knows anything about guns.
Far better (unless you are being paid by the word) is "The detective standing in the shadows drew his gun and waited."
Jim
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