VH>machine gun. These are all locked breech weapons -- the hammer doesn't
VH>drop until the breechblock or bolt is fully locked.
VH>The reason is to prevent cook offs -- if you heat a machine gun up and
VH>then cease fire with a round in the chamber, you can get a nasty
VH>surprise as that round suddenly goes off and cycles the gun.
HK's P7's are prone to doing this after about a dozen clips rapid fire in 
a row.  Most folks don't have a dozen clips though...
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