verb
- the action of pulling back the hammer or firing mechanism of a firearm to prepare it for firing again
Usage: firearms terminology
Examples
- The soldier was recocking his rifle between shots.
- Recocking the pistol took only a second.
- The hunter focused on recocking quickly to take a follow-up shot.
- She practiced recocking the revolver until the motion became automatic.
- The sound of recocking echoed across the shooting range.