Rifles
What is Meant
by a Semi-Automatic Rifle or Shotgun?
There
are essentially seven methods of modern rifle
mechanisms: bolt action, lever action, slide
action, single shot breech action, falling
block rifles and shotguns, semi-automatic
and fully-automatic.
A
semi-automatic rifle or shotgun is one that
requires a person to
pull the trigger for each individual shot to
be fired. A semi-automatic
places a new round in the chamber by use of
the expanding gasses of the previously fired
round, but the person must still pull the trigger
(again) for this round to be discharged. The
semi-automatic action is merely a convenience
to the shooter and has no effect on the caliber
of the cartridge, the gun's power, or its accuracy.
Here are some
common examples of semi-automatic rifles
and shotguns:
- All civilian production of
Browning, Colt, Remington, and Ruger rifles
except bolt-actions;
- U.S. surplus rifles including
M1, M1
Carbine, GR43, AK47, FN49, Haekame, Rashid
and SKS;
- all Browning, Remington,
Mossberg and Winchester
shotguns except slide action, breech action
or over and under type.
FN/FAL - SKS - M1 Carbine
- M1 Garand
Safety - Hearing Protection - Eye Protection
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Always
unload sporting firearms carefully and completely
before taking them into the home, remembering
to keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
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Never
load a sporting firearm in the home.
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Always
make absolutely sure that firearms in your
home are securely stored out of the reach
of children.
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Unloaded
firearms can be secured with a firearm locking
device to make them inoperable.
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Unloaded
firearms also can be stored in a locked
cabinet, safe, firearm vault or storage
case.
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Always
store ammunition in a locked location separate
from firearms and out of the reach of children.
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Always
clean and place firearms in their proper
storage location immediately after returning
from a hunting trip or a day at the range.
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Always
re-check firearms carefully and completely
to be sure that they are still unloaded
when you remove them from storage. Accidents
have occurred when a family member has borrowed
or loaned a firearm and returned it to storage
while it was still loaded.
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Always
remember: you are responsible for making
certain the firearms in your home are not
casually accessible to anyone — especially
curious young people.
Ruger
10/22 - Zebco 22/100 - AR-7 - Winchester .22cal
- 22LV (caseless)
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