What does "cycle the action" mean?

>>34193216
It's a made up Hollywood term

Make the action cycle. Ive only every heard it used when referencing to FTF and FTEs, so I guess it doesn't apply to just cocking the gun.

Making the action of the weapon perform one complete operation cycle. Using the pistol in your OP as an example, a complete action cycle involves the slide going all the way to the rear, ejecting the empty casing from the weapon, then returning to it's original position, whilst stripping a new round out of the magazine, and inserting it into the chamber. In short, the gun going from ready to fire, to ready to fire again.

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>>34193216

GTFO

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>>34193216

>>34193361
Keep the hood safe, H.