What is a machine pistol?
Q: What is a machine pistol?
A: A machine pistol is a handgun-style firearm that can fire fully automatic or burst fire.
Q: What does fully automatic mean when referring to a machine pistol?
A: Fully automatic means that the gun will continue to fire very rapidly so long as the trigger is pressed and held.
Q: What does burst fire mean in the context of a machine pistol?
A: Burst fire means that when you pull the trigger, a number of shots determined by the shooter will be fired (for some guns, this is three shots, fired very quickly).
Q: What kind of cartridges do machine pistols fire?
A: Machine pistols fire pistol cartridges.
Q: How are the cartridges fed into a machine pistol?
A: Machine pistols usually have the cartridges fed into the gun with a magazine, which is a rectangular box which holds the cartridges.
Q: How does a machine pistol function?
A: Machine pistols are usually self-loading, which means that the gun automatically loads a new cartridge into the chamber after a shot is fired.
Q: What is the difference between a fully automatic and burst fire machine pistol?
A: A fully automatic machine pistol will continue to fire rapidly as long as the trigger is held, while a burst fire machine pistol will fire a set number of shots when the trigger is pulled.
