answersLogoWhite

0

What is a single action automatic pistol?

Updated: 8/16/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Best Answer

The single-action trigger performs only the one action of releasing the hammer to fire the bullet. The hammer must be cocked for this to occurr.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is a single action automatic pistol?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What guns can you use a 40 caliber bullet?

any single or double action semi-automatic pistol listed as a 40 caliber pistol...............


How old is a Ithaca 22 calibre?

22 cal what? Pistol? Rifle? Single shot? Lever action? Semi-automatic? You will need to be much more specific with your question in order to get an answer. 22 cal what? Pistol? Rifle? Single shot? Lever action? Semi-automatic? You will need to be much more specific with your question in order to get an answer. 22 cal what? Pistol? Rifle? Single shot? Lever action? Semi-automatic? You will need to be much more specific with your question in order to get an answer.


How do you know if the Browning is a Hi-Power single-action 9 mm semi-automatic pistol?

that's how it was designed.


Can a semi-automatic pistol be single action?

Yes, and there are many single action semi auto pistols out there. The M1911, for instance, and earlier examples of the Browning P35 Hi Power.


Double action automatic pistol?

LDA is one


What is a single-action pistol?

This is a handgun, either revolver or automatic, which requires manual cocking of the hammer to fire the gun. Examples include the Colt Single Action Army (the classic cowboy gun) for revolvers and the Model 1911 for automatics. A double action pistol will cock the hammer and fire the gun simply by pulling the trigger.


Can you make a single shot pistol be an semi automatic pistol?

No, if it was designed to be a single shot, it's a single shot. It needs to be reloaded after each shot.


Is ME 8 police a gas pistol?

no, its a single action pistol what uses blanks


What kind of weapon is the m9 pistol?

A short recoil, semi-automatic, single-action / double-action pistol, the M9 uses a 15-round staggered magazine with a reversible magazine release button that can be positioned for either right or left-handed shooters.


What is the action of the flintlock pistol?

Single action The action mechanism would be the hammer with flint.


What is the correct description of a m9 pistol?

Air cooled, magazine fed, recoil operated, double action, semi automatic pistol.


Are all Smith and Wesson model 4053TSW single action?

It is a double action pistol