Editing Rate of fire (section)

=== Cyclic rate {{anchor|cyclic}}===
This measures how quickly an automatic or semi-automatic firearm can fire a single cartridge. At the end of a cycle, the weapon should be ready to fire or begin firing another round. In an [[open bolt]] [[simple blowback]] weapon, this starts with pulling the trigger to release the bolt. The bolt pushes a cartridge into the barrel from a magazine and fires it. The energy propelling the bullet also [[Newton's_laws_of_motion#Third|pushes]] the bolt rearward against the [[recoil spring]]. After the bolt is stopped by either the spring or the rear of the receiver, it is pushed forward to either fire again or catch on the [[Sear (firearm)|sear]]. Typical cyclic rates of fire are 600–1100 rpm for [[assault rifles]], 400–1400 rpm for [[submachine guns]] and [[machine pistols]], and 600–1,500 rpm for [[machine guns]]. [[Minigun|M134]] Miniguns mounted on [[attack helicopter]]s and other combat vehicles can achieve rates of fire of over 100 rounds per second (6,000 rpm).