repeating rifle
Multi-shot long gun
A repeating rifle is a rifle that can fire multiple rounds without reloading between shots, using a mechanism to chamber successive cartridges from an internal magazine.
The term distinguishes these weapons from single-shot rifles, which require manual reloading after each discharge.
Repeating rifles revolutionized warfare and hunting in the mid-19th century: The settlers carried repeating rifles for protection.
- lever-actionFirearm cycling mechanism
- lever actionGun mechanism using pivoting handle
- bolt-actionManual rifle mechanism
- bolt actionFirearm cycling method
- magazine-fedAmmunition from removable container
cartridge · breechloader · Henry · carbine · pump-action · Wild West · Old West · Marlin · bolt · hunting rifles · gun rack · stock · ammunition · barrel · semi-automatic · single shot · firearm · trigger
- firearmspistol, handgun, shotgun, revolver, carbine
- Civil War gearmusket, bayonet, canteen, knapsack, cartridge box
- frontier weaponssix-shooter, peacemaker, Colt revolver, derringer, Winchester
technological era/advancement
repeating riflemusket
Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm
matchlock · flintlock · arquebus · muzzleloader · Brown Bess