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How automatic rifles work
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Dknight
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Hittegods
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thedeadhaji
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NarutO
Germany18839 Posts
Basically a semi-automatic gun uses the thrust or "kick" from the bullet to cock the gun again so you can just pull the trigger again without having to manually pull back the hammer, but you still have to pull the trigger each time, unlike automatic weapons that keep firing so long as the trigger is pulled down. | ||
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d1v
Sweden868 Posts
Basically a semi-automatic gun uses the thrust or "kick" from the bullet to cock the gun This is not quite right, for the reloading is not necessarily done through the recoil. Modern rifles are operated by gas-loading systems. You're right about the semi-automatic description though. Oh, and Hittegods links says it all, just browse through the site. | ||
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fight_or_flight
United States3988 Posts
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/42175912/how rifles work?tab=summary | ||
micronesia
United States24795 Posts
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Dknight
United States5224 Posts
On May 07 2008 05:18 fight_or_flight wrote: Not sure what kind of information you are looking for, but here are a bunch of books: http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/42175912/how rifles work?tab=summary Ahh, thanks! didn't even think of going on a torrent site. Its for a paper (class is Honors Workshop). Have to look at an issue from three diverse perspectives (history/psych/engineering) and the topic I chose is "Child Soldiers and Sierra Leone." | ||
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d1v
Sweden868 Posts
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fight_or_flight
United States3988 Posts
On May 07 2008 06:20 Dknight wrote: Have to look at an issue from three diverse perspectives (history/psych/engineering) btw, those three perspectives can be summed up with one word: economics | ||
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
On May 07 2008 07:53 Kennigit wrote: I can just explain it and your source can be "Kennigit from the internets". It's actually really simple :\ Here I'll do the bibliography for you. Kennigit, "How automatic Rifles work", www.teamliquid.net, blog section. May 07 2008. Instant A. | ||
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Dknight
United States5224 Posts
On May 07 2008 07:53 Kennigit wrote: I can just explain it and your source can be "Kennigit from the internets". It's actually really simple :\ I'm listening! | ||
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
dk u prob already know then of Ismael Beah and his book but just in case ~ here is a short interview in mp3 format, a youtube clip and some interesting discussions http://www.radioopensource.org/ishmael-beah-boy-soldier/ it might help u with the psych part to hear him tell his own story if u don't have time to read his book (great, autobiographical: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier) (he is in great part the guy who brought awareness to this horrible situation) hope it helps ~ | ||
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rpf
United States2705 Posts
A semi-automatic rifle will fire one shot per trigger pull. So, if you pull the trigger once, it'll shoot one round. If you pull the trigger and do not release it, it will still only fire one round. A fully-automatic rifle will continually fire rounds until the trigger is released. When you pull the trigger, the firing of the first round and ejection of that round's cartridge will then use that force to load the next round. In an automatic rifle, the hammer will also be cocked again so that the next shot will fire. In a semi-automatic rifle, that won't happen. Instead, the hammer will just remain in its position of contact with a cartridge. Imagine this in your head: - You slowly pull the trigger back, and the hammer moves backwards - You hit the "breaking point," the hammer is released, and the round is fired - The cartridge is ejected, and the next round is loaded, and if the weapon is fully-automatic, the hammer will also be cocked again Do you want a more technical explanation? | ||
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