Shotgun

History of shotgun types

By Rob Harris
  • Break Action Shotgun

    Break Action Shotgun

    Break action shotgun models were popular during 1800s mainly for hunting
  • First Lever Action Shotgun

    First Lever Action Shotgun

    Browning developed his Model 1887 Lever-Action Repeating Shotgun and sold his design to the Winchester Repeating Arms company.
  • First Pump Action

    First Pump Action

    In 1892, a fellow by the name of Spencer introduced the pump shotgun to American hunters.
  • First Semi-auto Shotgun

    First Semi-auto Shotgun

    The Browning Auto-5 was the first mass-produced semi-automatic shotgun. Designed by John Browning in 1898 and patented in 1900.