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Autoloading - Full Automatic Pistols

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Glock G18 full automatic pistol

Glock G18 full automatic pistol

RCMP Firearms Reference Table

With a single trigger pull, pistols in full automatic mode (with trigger fully depressed and cartridges in the feed system) do the following:

  • Feed cartridges
  • Fire the shot
  • Extract and eject cartridge cases
  • Continue the cycle (until ammunition is depleted or trigger is released)

Full automatic pistols fall into two categories:

  • Full automatic by design, with a selector switch that allows the shooter to fire in the full or semiautomatic mode
  • Semiautomatic pistol modified to fire full automatic

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