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| No ethanol! |
I thought no, because it abbreviates 2 different things. Auto loader, and automatic machine gun fire. ------------------ The plural of anecdote is not data. -Frank Kotsonis | |||
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| My other Sig is a Steyr.  |
Fair enough, where would these two fit in?    | |||
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I disagree, because the action of firing a cartridge does not automatically load another round into the firing position in a revolver. It still takes a manual action to cycle it. The "one round per trigger pull" is not a sufficient definition to describe the mechanical action of an automatic firearm. Whether it's a sufficient legal distinction is separate discussion. | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
"Fully or Semi; are they both automatics?" Yes, they are both automatics. No, they are not both fully automatic. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
I didn't see this as darthfuster suggesting that TMats was attempting to confuse the terms, but that there are people who DO attempt to confuse them and this is one of the means they use. Regarding the question, I voted "Yes" because I've read about "automatic pistols" all my life, and none of them were full-auto. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Big Stack |
Piling on... Automatic = auto loading = uses the energy of the round fired to cycle the action of the firearm to load the next round into the chamber. | |||
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delicately calloused |
Please don't think I was referring to you as "some people". I wasn't. I am indicating that these questions are disseminated by others who do have an agenda. They wish to confuse the passively interested into thinking semi is fully automatic or the equivalent. They are NOT the same. Semi auto AR-15s are so different in construction that one would have to be a machinist and have access to parts not readily available to 'make' a full auto. Not impossible but difficult for the average Joe. Unless you have built an AR and compared the parts, you could be easily moved to confuse the two by appearance only. Add a nebulous definition of automatic and voila' changed culture. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Ammoholic |
Semi/Full Gun automatically strips, ejects, and loads next round. Full Same as above plus seer, selector, trigger and BCG that allows more than one round per trigger pull. Other than releasing hammer automatically I see no difference. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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| Stop Talking, Start Doing |
Of course they’re both automatics. One is FULLY automatic One is SEMI automatic It’s just different ways of being automatic. _______________ Mind. Over. Matter. | |||
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To quote an infamous person, "It depends on what the definition of 'is' is." God's mercy: NOT getting what we deserve! God's grace: Getting what we DON'T deserve! "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal Bob P239 40 S&W Endowment NRA Viet Nam '69-'70 | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
Short answer. No. The trigger pull leads to a dropped hammer sitting on a spent cartridge. Even if you dismiss the idea that the case should be ejected, you still have a revolver that is not cocked above a live round. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
Good response, darth. Respect _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Ones Full One is semi Both have automatic extraction and loading. | |||
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| delicately calloused |
Respect, brother.  You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Certified All Positions |
Correct. People voting "NO" in this poll, are wrong. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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| Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
I find it fairly interesting that more people have voted "No" in this poll than "Yes" considering that the answer to the question doesn't even technically deal with an opinion, or at least it shouldn't. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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