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  2. Forced reset trigger - Wikipedia

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    A forced reset trigger (or "hard reset" trigger) is a device that allows a person to fire a semi-automatic firearm at an increased rate. The forced reset trigger works by mechanically resetting the trigger's position after a shot is fired.

  3. Burst mode (weapons) - Wikipedia

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    The firing selector of the SIG SG 550 allows for three-round bursts. In automatic firearms, burst mode or burst-fire is a firing mode enabling the shooter to fire a predetermined number of rounds, usually two or three rounds on hand held weapons [1] [2] to fifty or more rounds on autocannons, [3] with a single pull of the trigger.

  4. Double tap - Wikipedia

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    The term double tap is now used to describe the more general technique of firing two rounds quickly and accurately to disable an opponent. The tactic is still used by firearms handlers, police tactical teams, military personnel, counter-terrorist combat units, and other special operations forces personnel.

  5. FastCopy - Wikipedia

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    FastCopy computer software is a file and directory copier that runs under Microsoft Windows.It was originally open-source, under the GPLv3 license, but later freeware releases reported "Due to various circumstances, distribution of the source code is temporarily suspended".

  6. Executable compression - Wikipedia

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    Software distributors use executable compression for a variety of reasons, primarily to reduce the secondary storage requirements of their software; as executable compressors are specifically designed to compress executable code, they often achieve better compression ratio than standard data compression facilities such as gzip, zip or bzip2 [citation needed].

  7. Fanning (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Fanning (also known as fan firing) is a revolver shooting technique in which the shooter uses one hand to hold the gun and pull the trigger, while using the other hand to cock back the hammer repeatedly in a slapping-like fashion without touching any other parts of the gun.

  8. XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon - Wikipedia

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    As a part of the Small Arms Master Plan (SAMP) program, it is intended to either replace or supplement the Mk19 automatic grenade launcher and the M2 heavy machine gun. It fires 25 mm point-detonating and air burst style ammunition, including HE , and HEAT at a cyclic rate of 260 rounds per minute and has an effective range up to 2 kilometers.

  9. Marching fire - Wikipedia

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    The first successful employment of marching fire may be traced to the fast-firing Dreyse needle gun used by Prussian troops in the mid-19th century. This new breech-loading gun was 2–3 times faster than contemporary muzzle-loading guns, and its lightweight cartridge allowed the infantryman to carry more ammunition.