Resetting magazine cut-off for firearms

A resetting magazine cut-off control system for a firearm, the magazine cut-off control system comprising:

• a receiver having a chamber;
• a magazine;
• a switch operable relative to the magazine between a single-shot position and a continuous feed position;
• an action assembly operable between a first position coinciding with the chamber being closed and a second position coinciding with the chamber being open, the switch being operable between the continuous feed position and the single-shot position when the action assembly is in the first position;
• wherein when the switch is in the single-shot position, operation of the action assembly from the first position to the second position opens the chamber without attempting to advance ammunition from the magazine into the chamber and operation of the action assembly from the second position to the first position automatically moves the switch to the continuous feed position;
• wherein when the switch is in the continuous feed position, operation of the action assembly between the first and second positions opens the chamber and attempts to advance ammunition from the magazine into the chamber.

A method of controlling a magazine cut-off system in a firearm, the method comprising:

• providing a firearm having a magazine, a receiver, an action assembly, and a switch;
• positioning the action assembly in a forward locked position;
• moving the switch from a first setting to a second setting;
• sliding the action assembly rearward to a rearward stop position;
• sliding the action assembly toward the forward locked position, wherein the action assembly moves the switch from the second setting to the first setting while moving toward the forward locked position from the rearward stop position.