No, not in the least. And maintenance on those transmissions is much more than it is on the manual transmissions.
no. its a semi automatic
Get a owner's manual from the manufacturer and follow the instructions.
No it is not possible
A semi automatic would allow you to shift manually when up shifting for performance. A lot of cars appear to let you do that but, a semi automatic will shift into that gear instantly. Not when it wants to.
Contact Ithaca for a manual
The M1A1 nomenclature was applied to a variation of the Thompson submachinegun, which was an automatic weapons. As far as the .30 carbine goes, M1 designation was applied to semi automatic variants, whereas the fully automatic versions were known as M2.
Semi-automatic.
In a way the M16 is a machine gun, but it can also do three round burst and semi automatic. civilians are not allowed to have automatic m16s unless you have an automatic weapons permit, but you can have a semi automatic M16. (an AR-15 is almost like an M16 and much cheaper if you're looking to buy one.)
The owner's manual should have instructions. If not, list the make and model.
You can get a owner's manual at the S&W web site.
Semi automatic. The rest are manual loading.
A row of semi trucks. There isn't a specific name for it.