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single action

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Adjective

  1. Requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.
  2. Alternative spelling of single action.

Noun

  1. A trigger mechanism with such behavior.
  2. Alternative spelling of single action.

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