The part of the grip that meets the web between your thumb and forefinger is the dovetail. You wrap your palm around the back part, called the backstrap, and then your thumb and fingers wrap around to the front. The extractor on the FNS-9 protrudes slightly and shows a little red mark when the chamber is loaded.
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See my article on how to rack the slide without pinching your hand. When you release the slide it moves forward to seat the first round. The FN FNS-9 and some other semi-automatics have a visual indicator to show that a round is in the chamber.Īfter you load a magazine into an empty semi-automatic, you rack the slide by pulling it backward. You can see this round when you do a press check by pulling the slide back a little. The extractor in the slide pulls out the empty case you just shot, then the slide strips the next round out of the magazine and loads it into the chamber. It cycles in a front to back motion when the gun is fired. The slide holds the firing pin, the recoil spring, and the barrel. The magazine fits into the frame and the slide rides on top. See my blog on accessories you can buy for your gun. This is a popular area for upgrading, with brighter dots, larger posts, lights, and laser pointers. You look between the rear sights and line up the front sight with your target. Practice good muzzle control and never point it at anything you are not willing to destroy. Looking down the barrel of a gun is something to avoid. The muzzle is the end of the barrel that you point at the target. When you hear that a gun has a capacity of 13 +1 it means the magazine holds thirteen rounds and another round can be carried in the chamber, ready for shooting. The magazine well is built into the grip, which is the part you hold against the palm of your hand. The one shown here holds thirteen rounds and is inserted into the magazine well from the bottom. The magazine is the accessory that holds the rounds. To learn more about ammunition, see my blog article on the topic. With any gun, the cartridge is the case that contains the powder, the propellant, the primer, and the bullet. Refer to the labels above for the positions of the parts and the descriptions below for more details. Semi-automatics vary from model to model, but this will give you a basic overview. My husband uses the Sig for his everyday carry gun because he likes the larger grip and weightier feel of it in his hand. Today we will break down the striker fired Sig Sauer P320. The difference is in the trigger pull weight.Ĭocking the hammer yourself decreases the work involved in pulling the trigger, giving you the ability to shoot more rounds without getting tired and compromising your shooting form.Ī double action semi-automatic does not require you to cock the hammer before you pull the trigger. With a double action/single action (DASA) pistol, you choose whether to cock the hammer yourself or let the trigger cock the hammer. With a single action semi-auto you must cock the hammer the first time you fire the gun, then the slide cocks the hammer as it chambers the next round. Single Action Versus Double Action Hammer Like a revolver, a hammer fired semi-auto can be single or double action. In the second photo we have the HK45 by Heckler and Koch, a hammer fired semi-automatic. After the first shot the slide cocks the striker as it chambers the next round. The striker fired pistol in the first photo is the FN FNS-9.Ī striker fired semi-auto has an internal striker which takes the place of the hammer. There are two types of semi-automatic pistols: striker fired and hammer fired. Here’s a little background to help you understand the functions of the parts. To learn more about the anatomy of a revolve r, refer to my blog on that topic. It is more complex than a revolver and requires the user to have enough hand strength to rack the slide back. The semi-automatic pistol tends to be more streamlined than a revolver because it has no cylinder. Today we will learn the names of the parts and what they do. In a recent post we learned how to disassemble the semi-automatic pistol for cleaning.
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