Automatic
Automatic adjective - Operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control.
Usage example: automatic transmission
Self-loading and automatic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-loading" instead an adjective "Automatic".
Self-loading
Self-loading adjective - (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously.
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Automatic and self-loading are semantically related. You can use "Automatic" instead an adjective phrase "Self-loading".
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Self-loading rifles and shotguns are always evil, no matter what brand; as are any automatic weapons.
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The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva-40, meaning Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of the year 1940) is a semi-automatic gas-operated rifle developed in Russia.
Source: Cool Guns / Rifles
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