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  2. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Recoil: The backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. In technical terms, the recoil caused by the gun exactly balances the forward momentum of the projectile, according to Newton's third law. (often called kickback or simply kick). Recoil operation: An operating mechanism used in locked-breech, autoloading firearms. As the name implies ...

  3. Recoil - Wikipedia

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    Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged. In technical terms, ...

  4. Action (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The recoil operation is a type of locked-breech action used in semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms. It also uses energy from the combustion in the chamber acting directly on the bolt through the cartridge head, but in this case the firearm has a reciprocating barrel and breech assembly, combined with a bolt that locks to the breech.

  5. Recoil (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Recoil, an American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter; Recoil, a British crime film directed by John Gilling; Recoil, an American action film starring Gary Daniels; Recoil, a Canadian action film starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Danny Trejo "Recoil" , a television episode

  6. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    A double feed occurs when two rounds are picked up from the magazine and both are moved to be fed into the chamber at the same time. This is usually due to a bad magazine but can also be the result of a bad recoil spring. It can also occur as a consequence of incorrectly clearing a stovepipe jam.

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  8. Dry fire - Wikipedia

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    There are some benefits from the dry firing of contemporary fireams. Learning is faster and can be safer with dry fire, and it's easier to practice trigger control without developing a flinch, which is a pre-emptive reflex some beginners develop due to being unaccustomed to the trigger weight or anticipating a recoil. Dry fire also allows ...

  9. Pump action - Wikipedia

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    The first slide action patent was issued to Alexander Bain of Britain in 1854. [1] [2] The first pump action firearm with a magazine was technically the gun patented in America on the 22nd of May in 1866 by Josiah V. Meigs although the pump action was actuated via the trigger guard rather than a sliding handguard underneath the barrel. [3]