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single action

single action adjective: requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.

Adjective

single action (not comparable)

  1. Requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.

Noun

single action (plural single actions)

  1. A trigger mechanism with such behavior.
    • Some prefer a single action because cocked-and-locked is their normal carry mode.

Forms of single action

pluralsingle actions

Questions about single action

What does single action mean?
Single action means requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.
What part of speech is single action?
Single action can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near single action in the dictionary

  1. singkek
  2. Singkiang
  3. Singla
  4. Singlas
  5. single
  6. single action
  7. single and ready to mingle
  8. single angle quote
  9. single angle quotes
  10. single annulus
  11. single as a dollar bill

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