when an m16 is out of ammo and safety is off, does pulling the trigger do anything? clicking? dry fire?

Question

im writing a paper and want to know if i can write "...the gun continued clicking long after the last bullet was spent" the gun is an m16. thanks.

Answer 1

The weapon will click ONCE, as the hammer will fall if the trigger is pulled after the empty magazine is removed and the bolt is released on the empty chamber, without loading another magazine. It is the rearward motion of the bolt group when a round is fired that recocks the hammer. Unless the bolt is pulled back manually off the empty chamber, the weapon will not recock itself. The bolt, when locked to the rear, will keep the hammer from falling until it is released to its' forward "closed" position.
The M-16, like most semi-auto weapons, will lock its' bolt group to the rear when the last round is fired, to facilitate chambering the first round off the next inserted loaded magazine.
You are going to have to alter or eliminate your statement, as it is incorrect, no semi-auto weapon, only a revolver, will "click" more than once when empty.

Answer 2

Bound's hubby here:

In my experience with the M16 and the AR15 (semi-auto version of the M16) the following happens when you run the magazine dry (when the magazine runs out of ammo):
1. the bolt carrier locks open in the receiver
2. you can still squeeze the trigger and hear a click
3. the hammer falls a very short distance making a click as it hits the bolt carrier
4. after replacing the magazine and you hit the bolt release, the bolt closes, stripping a fresh round from the magazine and into the chamber... meanwhile the hammer may ride forward following the bolt carrier, but not generating enough energy to hit the firing pin and cause a round to fire
5. you have to cycle the bolt to co*ck the hammer, eject the live round and load a fresh round.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Once all the ammunition is expended the bolt will lock to the open position. If the M16 is functioning properly pulling the trigger will not cause the hammer to fall, if the hammer falls it will cause the bolt to jam open.
Once a fresh magazine is put in and the bolt lock is pressed the weapon is loaded and ready for action again.

Answer 4

The bolt automatically locks to the rear. This makes it easier to change magazines. The trigger will do nothing with the bolt locked back. An experienced shooter will know they have fired the last round because they will not hear the bolt cycling foreward.

Answer 5

Not unless you remove the empty magazine and send the bolt closed.

Answer 6

It will only click once. The spring that moves the firing pin will 'spring out' and the pin will move only once.

Answer 7

actually it would stop "clicking" once there is no ammo in the clip or magazine.

Answer 8

it just clicks

Answer 9

R u dumb or something?