The Winchester Model 20 is a single-barreled shotgun that was produced from 1920 to 1924.
It is not
semi-automatic or
pump-action
Pump action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend is pulled rearward to eject any expended cartridge (firearms), cartridge and typically to co ...
, and is loaded manually by lifting up the barrel and loading the shells at the
breech
Breech may refer to:
* Breech (firearms), the opening at the rear of a gun barrel where the cartridge is inserted in a breech-loading weapon
* breech, the lower part of a pulley block
* breech, the penetration of a boiler where exhaust gases leave ...
. This is called a break or hinge action. The model 20 came in .410 bore.
The total production reached approximately 24,000.
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Single-shot shotguns of the United States
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