Feeding: Once rearward Motion causes the slide or bolt carrier group to clear the top of the magazine, the expansion of the magazine spring forces a new round into the path of the slide breach face or Here the recoil spring or action spring overcomes and absorbs the rearward motion of the slide or bolt carrier group, it expands and sends the slide or bolt carrier group forward with enough force to strip a round from the magazine and start pushing it up the feed ramp.

The cycle of Operations for a semi-auto ﬁrearm is: A minor Deviation from any of these steps can cause a Malfunction or deﬁciency in the weapons ability to ﬁre the round. Let’s start with the Cycle of Operation for a semi-auto ﬁrearm: CYCLE OF OPERATIONĮvery semi-auto ﬁrearm performs basic steps in order to operate eﬃciently. The majority of the stoppages that occur with semi-auto ﬁrearms are magazine related. Otherwise the cause cannot be properly attributed nor corrected.

The point is that shooters need to understand the Cycle of Operation of their semi-auto pistols, riﬂes and shotguns, in order to properly understand what type of Malfunction or Stoppage has occurred. A stoppage can easily be ﬁxed by the shooter and does not require an armorer or qualiﬁed individual to ﬁx it. Stoppage occurs when something interrupts the cycle of Operation (hence stoppage). Anytime a riﬂe has a Malfunction it will need to be ﬁxed by an armorer or a qualiﬁed individual. Ma l f un ction occurs when a part of the riﬂe fails to operate according to the Specification. There are Malfunctions and Stoppages, per Marine Corps MCRP 3-01A & B and Army TM 9-1005-319-10 the definition of each are: Words have meanings, in this instance it is always important to use correct terminology so that we can properly diagnose problems with ﬁrearms. It is common for shooters to state that their gun is “jamming.” Without sounding like a real a$$hole, Jam is something I put on my toast. Alaska Close Quarters Pistol/Edged Weapons.Armed Women of America Instructor Development.Defensive Lever Gun Handgun for Defense.Advanced Tactical Problems – Pistol Simulators.Ballistic Response Against Violent Encounters – Carbine.Ballistic Response Against Violent Encounters 2.

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