A semi-automatic shotgun is a
repeating shotgun
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge known as a shotshell, which usually discharges numerous small pellet-like spherical sub- pr ...
with a
semi-automatic action, i.e. capable of automatically chambering a new
shell after each firing, but requires individual trigger-pull to manually actuate each shot. Semi-automatic shotguns use
gas-,
blowback or
recoil operation to cycle the action, eject the empty shell, and load another round.
Many semi-automatic shotguns also provide an optional manual means of operation such as by
pump action
Pump action or slide action is a repeating firearm action that is operated manually by moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend is pulled rearward to eject any expended cartridge and typically to ...
or a
charging handle.
Examples
Notable semi-automatic shotguns include:
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Akdal MKA 1919
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Armsel Striker-12
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Baikal MP-153
The Baikal MP-153 is a 12 gauge Gas-operated reloading, gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern (originally by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) in Russia.
The shotgun is available with 12/76mm or 12/89mm chambers and ...
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Benelli M1014
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Beretta 1301
The Beretta 1301 is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun produced by Beretta Italy and imported by Beretta USA in the United States. The firearm has two separate designs. One is intended for tactical, self-defense, and law enforcement applicat ...
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Beretta AL391
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Beretta Xtrema 2
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Browning Auto-5
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Daewoo USAS-12
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Franchi Special Purpose Shotgun 12
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Franchi SPAS-15
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High Standard Model 10
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Ithaca Mag-10
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IWI Tavor TS12
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Mossberg 9200
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Mossberg 930
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Remington Model 1100
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Remington Model 11-87
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Remington Model SP-10
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Saiga-12 ("''Сайга-12''")
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Sjögren shotgun
The Sjögren Inertia Shotgun is a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun that was designed by the Swedish inventor Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren, initially manufactured by AB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitionsfabriken in SwedenЭ. Штейнгольд. Само ...
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Smith & Wesson Model 1000
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SRM Arms Model 1216
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Vepr-12
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Weatherby SA-08
upright=1.5, An Ithaca Mag-10 shotgun
See also
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List of shotguns
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Assault weapon
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Automatic shotgun
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Personal defense weapon
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Semi-automatic firearm
A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm ( fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism ''automatically'' loads a fol ...
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