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self-loading [′self ¦lōd·iŋ]
(mechanical engineering)
The capability of a powered industrial truck to pick up, transport, and deposit its load by using components that are part of its standard equipment, for example, a forklift.
(ordnance)
Pertaining to a firearm or gun that utilizes either the explosive gases or recoil to extract the empty case and to chamber the next round; self-loading firearms or guns include both semiautomatic and full-automatic types.


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If a homeowner was going to go out and cut five trees down and have a self-loader haul the trees to the mill, he would have to have a fire extinguisher and a shovel and a fire watch afterward," said Greg Wagenblast, a forester with the Oregon Department of Forestry.
For those not dedicated to the intense training and practice required of the 191lA1, Givens recommends reliable double-action self-loaders.
Back when Smith & Wesson introduced their Model 39 double-action 9mm self-loader some 30 years ago, there were calls for the same pistol in .
 
 
 
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