diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_ammunition.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_ammunition.dm
index ee6a25d8e4..6a73d9a366 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_ammunition.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_ammunition.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 	var/variance = 0							//Variance for inaccuracy fundamental to the casing
 	var/randomspread = 0						//Randomspread for automatics
 	var/delay = 0								//Delay for energy weapons
-	var/click_cooldown_override = 0				//Override this to make your gun have a faster fire rate, in tenths of a second. 4 is the default gun cooldown.
+	/// Override this to make the gun check for a different cooldown rather than CLICK_CD_RANGE, which is 4 deciseconds.
+	var/click_cooldown_override
 	var/firing_effect_type = /obj/effect/temp_visual/dir_setting/firing_effect	//the visual effect appearing when the ammo is fired.
 	var/heavy_metal = TRUE
 	var/harmful = TRUE //pacifism check for boolet, set to FALSE if bullet is non-lethal
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_firing.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_firing.dm
index 06772bd099..0ef4c680aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_firing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/ammunition/_firing.dm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		AddComponent(/datum/component/pellet_cloud, projectile_type, pellets)
 		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_PELLET_CLOUD_INIT, target, user, fired_from, randomspread, spread, zone_override, params, distro)
 
+	user.DelayNextAction(considered_action = TRUE, immediate = FALSE)
 	user.newtonian_move(get_dir(target, user))
 	update_icon()
 	return 1
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
index 1c0721a98f..43eae2db1b 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
 	. = ..()
 	if(!CheckAttackCooldown(user, target))
 		return
-	user.DelayNextAction()
 	process_afterattack(target, user, flag, params)
 
 /obj/item/gun/proc/process_afterattack(atom/target, mob/living/user, flag, params)