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What is the difference between an automatic and a semi automatic gun?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 9/15/2023

A semi-automatic gun reloads the firing chamber utilizing energy recaptured from recoil or gas pressure from the combustion of the charge each time the trigger is pulled.

An automatic gun fires and reloads continuously until the trigger is released.

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∙ 16y ago

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