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double action

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double action [¦dəb·əl ′ak·shən]
(ordnance)
Method of fire in a revolver and in old-style rifles and shotguns in which a single pull of the trigger both cocks and fires the weapon.


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In addition, a new multi-use section has been developed to serve as a stop end, a reducer and a door frame for double action doors.
Each handgun represents one of three categories--single action, double action, or double action only.
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