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bumpfire
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Noun
bumpfire (uncountable)
- A method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate.
Coordinate terms
- slamfire / slam-fire / slam fire (misfire)
Derived terms
Verb
bumpfire (third-person singular simple present bumpfires, present participle bumpfiring, simple past and past participle bumpfired)
- To fire a gun using bumpfire, either deliberately or accidentally.
Synonyms
- (misfire): slamfire / slam-fire / slam fire
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