Saratoga National Historical Park - "Don't go off half-cocked!" The "cock" of a musket or rifle is the iron piece that grasps the flint. To fire the weapon the "cock" is pulled
On a single action pistol do you need to rack the slide every time or can you just cock the hammer? - Quora
![As the .375 revolver is double-action, meaning firing is delayed as the trigger cocks the hammer, it should cock on click and fire on release. : r/modernwarfare As the .375 revolver is double-action, meaning firing is delayed as the trigger cocks the hammer, it should cock on click and fire on release. : r/modernwarfare](https://i.imgur.com/Dojp3vd.png)