Pistol-whipping
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For the similar act of clubbing with a long gun, see buttstroke.
For other uses, see Pistolwhip.
Pistol-whipping or buffaloing is the act of using a handgun as a blunt weapon, wielding it as an improvised club.[1] Such a practice dates to the time of muzzle loaders, which were brandished in such fashion in close-quarters combat once the weapon's single projectile had been expended.