Definitions for hang fire
hang fire

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1. hang firenoun

   (firearms) the situation when a gun does not fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire several seconds later.

2. hang fireverb

   To wait or hold back.

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1. Hang Fire

   Hang Fire is a song by rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1981 album Tattoo You. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Hang Fire" is a fast-paced, up-tempo rock and roll track, which belies the happy beat with sharp, satirical lyrics directed squarely at England's economic decline through the 1970s. The song is a bleak look at English society of the time. The lyrics lament an unemployed working class Englishman who would rather bet the horses than try to marry into the upper class, the only way to get ahead in English society. The song is one of the few times the band wrote an overtly political song, and it is notable that it was never released as a single in England, even though the band was touring Europe during the single's North American release. The lyrical irony and commentary on English society harks back to some of the group's more socially contentious songs of the sixties such as "Mother's Little Helper", "19th Nervous Breakdown" and "Street Fighting Man".

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1. Hang fire

   Hang fire refers to an unexpected delay between the triggering of a firearm and the ignition of the propellant. This failure was common in firearm actions that relied on open primer pans, due to the poor or inconsistent quality of the powder. Modern weapons are susceptible, particularly if the ammunition has been stored in an environment outside of the design specifications. The delay is typically too brief to be noticed, but may be disruptive in processes where accurate timing is important, such as synchronization gear in propeller-driven aircraft. A hangfire should be suspected whenever a weapon fails to fire, but has not clearly malfunctioned. In modern, serviceable weapons it is more likely that the round is a "dud", but it is important not to immediately remove the round from the chamber. If a hangfire has in fact occurred, a round detonating outside of the weapon could cause serious fragmentation injury. If the operator believes that the weapon correctly cycled a fresh round and the action is not visibly jammed, the correct procedure is to keep the weapon pointed at a safe target for sixty seconds, then remove and safely discard the round. This rule is usually not followed in combat, where being without a working weapon is the bigger risk.

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1. hang fire

   Fire-arms and trains are said to hang fire when there is an unwonted pause between the application of fire to the gunpowder and its ignition.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hang fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hang fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hang_Fire
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Fire
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hang fire
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html