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first shot reaction time [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Shooting (Sports)
CONT

The light, double-action triggering enables the loaded weapon to be fired, even when the hammer is not cocked, by simply squeezing the trigger, with obvious improvements in first shot reaction time.

Key term(s)
  • first-shot reaction time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Tir (Sports)
CONT

[...] la détente légère à double action permet de tirer [...] même lorsque le chien n'est pas armé, en pressant simplement la détente, avec des améliorations manifestes dans le délai de réaction au premier coup.

Spanish

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