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[[Image:Shotgunslaidout.jpg|right|thumb|A [[pump action shotgun|pump-action]] [[Remington 870]], two semi-automatic action [[Remington 1100]] shotguns, ...ating mechanisms, including breech loading, [[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models.

* [[Firearms]] and [[ammunition]] for hunting and self-defense

...n't have a picture of this person.]]'''Thomas Crosley Johnson''', American firearms designer. Son of a President of the Yale Safe and Iron Company, Johnson was [[Category:American firearms designers]]

James Wesley Rawles is the author of numerous firearms FAQs on topics including: [[AR-15]] [[magazines]], [[M1 Carbine]] magazines ...here are the answers to the questions that I most commonly get on pre-1899 firearms. [[#Do you have a list of "cut-off" serial numbers for determining if my g

...gnition. To Winchester's credit, however, they later introduced Browning's pump-action shotgun design as the [[Winchester Model 1897|Model 1893]] (an early produc ...t want the Model 1901 to compete with their successful 12-gauge Model 1897 pump-action shotgun.

...s, and as such the Winchester name has become synonymous with lever-action firearms. The gun is colloquially known as '''"The Gun that Won the West"''', thoug ...r in the case rim, thus creating one of the most significant inventions in firearms history, the metallic [[rimfire]] cartridge.<ref>Smith's cartridge was deri

... 500]]s at a price of just over US$316 each and phased out all its other [[pump-action]] shotguns. In the [[rifle]] department, [[OICW]] Increment 1 was put on ho * '''[[June 3]]''' The 2001 Firearms Protocol was adopted on 31 May 2001 by UN General Assembly Resolution 55/25

...inchester until the introduction of the [[Winchester Model 61|Model 61]] [[pump-action|slide]] rifle well into 1960.<ref>Barnes 1972, p.275, ".22 Winchester Magnu ==Firearms using .22 WMR==

... century. At that time, they had compelling advantages over the primitive firearms of the day. For example, air guns could be fired in wet weather and rain (u ...üchse'' carried twenty .51 in (13 mm) lead balls in a tubular [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]. A skilled shooter could fire off one magazine in about thirty

Antique Firearms can be divided into two types: [[Muzzleloading]] and [[Cartridge|Cartridge ...ed as display pieces or for their historic value. Cartridge firing Antique Firearms are more commonly encountered as shooting pieces, but it should be noted th

...ing purpose by the U.S. Justice Department's [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF).

... (if available) is placed into the breach and the bolt closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as w Bolt-action [[shotguns]] are considered a rarity among modern firearms, but were formerly a commonly used action for .410 entry-level shotguns, as

In [[firearms]], the '''chamber''' is that portion of the [[barrel]] or firing cylinder i ...o the chamber, either manually or through the action of the weapon (e.g. [[pump-action]], [[lever-action]], [[bolt-action]], or [[semi-automatic|automatic action]