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'' Semi­

automatic

variants are
now common

throughout

the military ''

7. Relock ...
The slide is propelled forward by the
unwinding recoil spring; the
returning breech doses and the slide
locks into place with the barrel.

9. Trigger happy
In a full automatic the disconnector is not
engaged in events. Therefore, keeping the
trigger pulled results in a continuous cycling
of fire until it's released or all ammo is spent.

8 ... . and reload
Auto fire (now cocked) and strips a round from
The slide returns over the hammer
stage 3 the magazine, which is then thrust
forward into the chamber.

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