GET TO A GUNSMITH IMMEDIATELY!! It is against the law to own a fully automatic weapon that is not properly registered with the federal government. Even though a part(s) failure is causing it, you are in possession of an illegal weapon.
An M9 pistol is not capable of automatic fire, in any form. The firing mechanism is not designed to fire a new round until the trigger is released and pulled again. That is, what is commonly called the "action" of the pistol needs the trigger to be pulled to release the firing pin after each round is fired.
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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Probably nothing initially for a few times, but if you repeatedly do this, you may eventually wear out the spring that activates the firing pin or have the firing pin release too far out. There are devices called "snap caps" that fit into the chamber of the barrel and allow you to pull the trigger and release the firing pin into a small spring loaded portion of the snap cap. This is the best way to store your shotgun, with a snap cap in place and the trigger pulled releasing the firing pin into it.
The Heckler and Koch MP5 has three firing rates:semi-automatic-which fires one bullet each time and as fast as you pull the trigger. Three-round burst-which fires three rounds in rapid succession after the trigger is pulled. Automatic-Which as long as you are pulling the trigger, it carries on firing either until you release your finger from the trigger or until the magazine runs out. If with an endless clip, the firing rate would be 800 Rounds per minute. Although there is an available conversion to sporting rounds (.22 LR) which reduces the firing rate to 650 Rounds per minute
A semi-automatic firearm will only fire one round per trigger pull, then the trigger must be released and pulled again to fire the next round. A fully automatic firearm will fire as many rounds as it has available as long as the trigger is pulled.
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They all vary to some degree, but in general, when the bolt is operated, the firing pin is caught and held behind a sear, and the firing pin spring is compressed as the bolt closes. When the trigger is pulled, it causes the sear to be pulled down, releasing the firing pin, which is driven forward by the spring, striking the primer of the cartridge, firing it.
A shotgun... injected himself with three times the normal dose of heroin and put the shotgun head in his mouth and pulled the trigger.
Yes and no. The Glock does not have an external safety that is operated by the shooter. The safety mechanisms are controlled by the trigger, and function when the trigger is pulled. If the trigger is NOT pulled, the safety mechanisms prevent the firing pin from moving forward and striking the cartridge. However, if a Glock has a cartridge chambered, AND you pull the trigger, the gun WILL fire.
Automatic = pull and hold the trigger to fire multiple shots. Some guns are limited to a 3-round burst per trigger pull and some will empty the magazine. Semi-automatic = pull the trigger and fire one shot. The spent shell will be ejected and the next cartridge will be loaded into the chamber, but the trigger must be released and pulled again to fire each subsequent shot.
It means that each time you pull the trigger, a shot is fired. The other models are: spring/pump action, which need to be recocked after each shot, and automatic which will fire as long as the trigger is pulled.