What is Semi-automatic firearm?
[[Image:Garand.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[M1 Garand]]. the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry in any nation.]] [[Image:Remington 1100 Tactical 8 Rounds.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Remington 1100]] Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge - an example of a semi-automatic shotgun]] [[Image:Walther P99 9x19mm.png|thumb|right|[[Walther guns|Walther]] [[Walther P99|P99]], a semi-automatic pistol from the late 1990s]] A '''semi-automatic''', or '''self-loading''' [[firearm]] is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each [[cartridge (firearms)|round]] that is fired, unlike a single-action [[revolver]], a [[pump-action]] firearm, a [[bolt-action]] firearm, or a [[lever-action]] firearm, which require the shooter to manually [[Chamber (firearms)|chamber]] each successive round. Also, unlike a double-action revolver, power from one shot is used load the next, instead of using power from pulling the trigger. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Firearms]]