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...s specifically designed for combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, the multiple projectiles ...e Texas Revolution, and buck and ball loads were used by both sides of the American Civil War, often by cavalry units.<ref>See main article, [[shotgun]].</ref>

...Model 1887/1901|Winchester 1887]] lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acce ...d chamber empty, and runs to the right where his shotgun is placed. Since shotguns are always staged open and empty, the shooter will retrieve his gun and loa

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider Handguns differ from rifles and shotguns in that they are smaller, lack a shoulder stock (though some pistols like t

...les]] (not [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]), [[shotguns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|air ...imfire rifles holding 10 or fewer rounds and pump-action or semi-automatic shotguns holding 5 or fewer rounds. (Restricted: only primary producers, occupationa

...lar cock on open variation, is nearly universal in modern double barrelled shotguns. ==Pump shotguns==

}}The '''Ithaca 37''' is a [[pump-action]] [[shotgun]] made in large numbers for the civilian, military, and police ...ng the [[First World War]], the [[Ithaca Gun Company]] was searching for a pump-action shotgun to produce, primarily to compete with the [[Winchester Model 1912|W

... [[November 26]], [[1926]]), born in Ogden, Utah, was an [[United States|American]] [[firearm]]s designer who developed many varieties of firearms, [[cartrid ...1887/1901|Winchester Model 1887]] and [[Winchester Model 1897|Model 1897]] shotguns and the lever-action [[Winchester Model 1886|Model 1886]], [[Winchester Mod

...000 were made, and it was adopted by the United States and used during the American Civil War, marking the first adoption of a removable-magazine-fed infantry- ===Lever-action Shotguns===

*[[American-180]] (US - SMG - .22 LR & .22 Short Magnum) **[[American SAR 180/275]] (US - Semi-Auto Carbine - .22 LR)

|action= [[pump-action]] The name "Model 500" covers an entire family of pump shotguns designed to chamber 3" (76.2mm), "magnum," shells. The standard model holds

|type= [[pump-action]] [[shotgun]] |action= [[pump-action]]

...th firearms and ammunition domestically, and is the largest US producer of shotguns and rifles. Remington does not produce handguns. Its products are distribu ... bankruptcy.<ref>[http://www.mosinnagant.net/USSR/US-Mosin-Nagants.asp The American Mosin Nagants]</ref> Noting the explosive growth of business at the beginni

|action= [[pump-action]] ... Model 17'''.<ref>[http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/shotguns/model_17.asp Firearm Model History - Remington Model 17]</ref> The manufact

...mentum improves accuracy and range, in the same way that a properly thrown American football or rugby ball behaves. The word "rifle" originally referred to th ...allowing many thousands of rounds to be fired before accuracy drops. (Many shotguns and small arms have chrome-lined barrels to reduce wear and enhance corrosi

[[Image:Shotgun Mossberg 590.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Mossberg 590]] pump-action riot shotgun, with 20 inch barrel]] ...imidator>Bill Campbell: [http://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/shotguns/articles/1286216 The Police Shotgun: Versatile, Powerful & Still “The Gre

}}The '''Savage 520''' was part of a series of utility-grade shotguns made by Stevens. Others in the series were the Model 67, Model 67-VR, Mode [[Category:American firearms]]

...nlike a [[Trigger#Single action .28SA.29|single-action]] [[revolver]], a [[pump-action]] firearm, a [[bolt-action]] firearm, or a [[lever-action]] firearm, which ...coil operation]]; this design remained the dominant form in semi-automatic shotguns for approximately 50 years. Production of the Auto-5 was finally ceased in

Concerned over poor marksmanship during the American Civil War, veteran Union officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wi ...liated programs through groups such as 4-H, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion, U.S. Jaycees, NCAA, the [http://www.nssf.org/sctp/ Scholastic Clay

...p-action]] [[Remington 870]], two semi-automatic action [[Remington 1100]] shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap, and three boxes of clay pigeons.] ...ating mechanisms, including breech loading, [[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models.

==History, general principles and modern American competition== ... Scandinavian word for "shoot". During World War II, Skeet was used in the American military to teach gunners the principle of leading and timing on flying tar