Definition of Firing pin. Meaning of Firing pin. Synonyms of Firing pin

- A firing pin or striker is a part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that impacts the primer in the base of a cartridge and causes it to fire. In firearms...
- pulling the trigger, and then slowly lowering the hammer on the firing pin. Hammer-fired semi-auto pistols have a beaver tail to protect the shooter's hand...
- firearm designs, a firing pin and primer are used to ignite the propellant in the cartridge which propels the bullet forward. The firing pin must travel a...
- A. Hunziker designed the firing pin mechanism for the Medusa. He filed for a patent on August 1, 1995, for the "Firing pin mechanism". Phillips & Rodgers...
- forward stripping a cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. The firing pin impacts the primer as the cartridge is chambered, and the energy released...
- to strike the percussion cap/primer, or a separate firing pin, to ignite the propellant and fire the projectile. It is so called due to the fact that...
- safety switch rotates a drum mechanism that sits over the firing pin, causing the firing pin to lock in, which prevents it from moving forward and reduces...
- Pin firing, also known as thermocautery, is the treatment of an injury to a horse's leg, by burning or freezing. This is supposed to induce a counter-irritation...
- to the firing pin fall or extinguished prior to igniting the powder charge. A hang fire is a perceptible delay between the fall of the firing pin and discharge...
- the slide; when the safety lever is lowered to the safe position, the firing pin is cammed into the slide away from the hammer, the trigger is disconnected...