Cock it? I think you just shoot until it runs out.
To cock a gun means to load it sort of. Like, when you hear guns go like -chk chk-. When you cock a gun, you are placing the hammer in a position to fire the weapon.
You only have to cock it if it is a spring gun.
As you pull the trigger.
by pulling the hammer back.
Mechanical noise
A cap gun has no projectile- airsoft does.
sear
May be a hammer or a striker, depending on design of the gun.
A spring gun? It depends on how fast you can cock the gun. There is not a fastest gun.
As you worded it, it means nothing.
yes
To make it ready to fire.