halfcock
The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
Noun
- The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
- This was bad both for the alibi reshoots it caused and subsequent delays in a match, but if the hammer fell to halfcock enough times, the half-cock notch would mar the sear tip, adversely affecting trigger pull. - 2010,...
Origin
From half + cock.
Forms
Derived
Verb
- To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.