pump-action

Forend-cycling firearm type

Pump-action describes a firearm mechanism where the shooter manually slides a grip backward and forward to eject a spent cartridge and chamber a new round: a pump-action shotgun.

The sliding motion resembles pumping.

The term extends to other devices with similar mechanisms: a pump-action water gun.

firearms

shotgun

Long gun firing shot

reloadFill with ammunition again
slideSmooth continuous movement
forendGun's front grip

shell · cartridge · ejection · chamber · Remington · hunting · tactical · cycling · magazine · tube

mechanism

slide

Smooth continuous movement

cyclingRiding on two wheels
reciprocatingMoving back and forth
strokeSudden brain blood blockage

manual · cocking · forward · backward · loading · ejecting · handle · grip · spring · pull

pump-action

shotgun

slide

pump-action

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