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What does "cycle the action" mean?
Specifically, in another thread, a /k/ommando addressing the question of whether or not firing a semi-auto gun too quickly can damage the gun, said the following
>Certain shooters may be able to actually "outrun" a trigger but the end result is a dead trigger. Cycling the action will reset and you are good to go again.
If that happens, what has to be done is just rack the slide/charging handle once? Or does something more have to be done?
And what exactly happens? Like does the round get chambered but not quite right, or does a round not get chambered at all after a shot if the trigger is pulled again too quickly, or what?
Yes I know this is a stupid question, yes I am a nogunz newfag
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>>34212885
The action of a gun is whatever mechanism ejects a spent casing and primes the gun to fire. In pistols, the slide moves back when fired, cocking the hammer and ejecting the spent casing. As it moves forward again, it strips a round off the top of the magazine and forces it into the chamber. You can also pull the slide back manually, normally to load the gun, but also to clear a malfunction or jam.
TL;DR it's pulling the moving bit at the top of a pistol.
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>>34212885
This is the second time I've seen this same exact thread with the same exact OP pic
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Yes, that's exactly what it means. Now stop being nogunz by the end of the summer (enough time to save up and buy) or stop lurking here.
Without using any technical terms -- primarily because I don't know many -- the "action" is the system involving the feeding and firing sequence. In this case, the hammer strikes the primer, the bullet is fired, the gas causes the slide to reverse and eject the case, and the next round is loaded into the chamber, due to the spring around the barrel, which causes the slide to move forward. So, if you "outran" the trigger, the firing pin would have been struck prior to a round being reloaded into the chamber. In which case, the best option is to pull the slide back, or "cock it", and attempt to fire again.
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Why do you make this thread every fucking day? This is easily the fourth time.
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>>34212959
yes because the only reason someone may be noguns is nomoney
not those pesky prohibitive laws or anything, or opinions of their SO
just money
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>>34213546
>not those pesky prohibitive laws
move
>opinions of their SO
dump her/him
the price of freedom is high
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