GALANO, GIO S.

BS – CRIMINOLOGY
ECHO – 2
PE CRIM 4

1. Recoil-Operated. A type of machine gun devised with a recoil spring that is responsible
in forcing the breechblock move forward causing another cartridge to be loaded only
after the breechblock moves rearward and empty shell is extracted upon firing.

The United States Army M60 machine gun is a lightweight gas-operated weapon
chambered for a 7.62 millimeter cartridge. In use since the 1950s, its original rate of fire
was approximately 550 rounds per minute.

2. Gas-Operated. A type of machine gun equipped with gas at the anterior portion of the
barrel.

On a blowback weapon the bolt is not locked. The bolt is held back by the inertia and the
spring. In case of delayed blowback there is some additional mechanism to slow the
opening of the bolt. This allows the use of rifle cartridges. This is the roller mechanism of
H&K G3.
3. Recoil and gas-operated. This is the combination of the recoil and gas operated
machinegun.

The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun first invented by John T.
Thompson in 1918 during World War I that became infamous during the Prohibition era,
being a signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States

KINDS OF FIREARMS ACCORDING TO LOADING MECHANISM

1. BOLD ACTION RIFLE

Bolt action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating
the bolt via a bolt handle, which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the
weapon (as most users are right-handed)

Most bolt-action firearms use a rotating-bolt design, where the handle must first be
rotated upward to unlock the bolt from the receiver, then pulled backward to open the
breech and allowing any spent cartridge case to be extracted and ejected. This also cocks
the striker within the bolt (either on opening or closing of the bolt depending on the gun
design) and engages it against the sear. Upon the bolt being pushed back forward, a new
cartridge (if available) is pushed out of the magazine and into the barrel chamber, and
finally the breech is closed tight by the bolt head re-locking against the receiver.

2. LEVER ACTION RIFLE

Lever action is a type of repeating firearm action that uses a manually operated cocking
lever located around the trigger guard area (often incorporating it) that pivots forward to
move the bolt via internal linkages, which will feed/extract cartridges into/out of the
barrel chamber and prepare the hammer/striker for firing. This contrasts to other type of
repeating actions such as the bolt-action, pump-action, semi-automatic or
automatic/selective-fire actions.

Most lever-action firearms are rifles, but some lever-action shotguns and a few pistols
have also been made. The Winchester Model 1873 rifle is one of the most famous lever-
action firearms, but many manufacturers

3.SLIDE/PUMP ACTION RIFLE

Pump-action or slide-action is a repeating firearm action that is operated manually by

moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend is
pulled rearward to eject any expended cartridge, and then pushed forward to cock the
hammer/striker and load a new round of cartridge into the chamber. Most pump-action
firearms use an integral tubular magazine, although some do use detachable box
magazines

4. AUTOMATIC RIFLE
An automatic rifle is a type of autoloading rifle that is capable of fully automatic fire.
Automatic rifles are select-fire weapons that are capable of firing in semi-automatic and
automatic firing modes (some automatic rifles are capable of burst-fire as well).
Automatic rifles are distinguished from semi-automatic rifles in their ability to fire more
than one shot in succession once the trigger is pulled. Most automatic rifles are further
subcategorized as battle rifles or assault rifles.