What does «arma semiautomática» mean in Spanish?
- A semiautomatic firearm, also called a self-loading firearm (although fully automatic and select firearms are technically also self-loading), is one that not only fires a round each time the trigger is pulled, but also performs all the steps necessary to prepare it for reloading-assuming the cartridges remain in the firearm's feeding device. Typically, this includes removing and ejecting the spent cartridge case from the firing chamber, resetting the firing mechanism, and loading a new cartridge into the firing chamber. To fire again, the trigger is released and pressed again. Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher produced the first successful design for a semiautomatic rifle in 1885, and by the early 20th century, many manufacturers had introduced semiautomatic shotguns, rifles and pistols. In military use, autoloading rifles were hardly used in World War I, and most armies in World War II also relied on bolt-action rifles, with the exception of the Americans, who by 1937 had adopted the M1 Garand as a standard infantry weapon.