page_title: Pump action
section_title: Rifles
hierarchical_section_title: Pump action / Rifles
caption_attribution_description: English: Colt Lightning cal .22 Rifle
context_page_description: A pump-action or slide-action firearm is one whose action is operated manually by a sliding forend that can be moved forward and backward in order to eject and load ammunitions. When shooting, the forend is pulled rearward and the expended cartridge is ejected; the gun is then cocked and reloaded by pushing the forend to the front.
  Because the forend is manipulated usually with the support hand, a pump-action gun is much faster than a bolt-action and somewhat faster than a lever-action, as it does not require the trigger hand to be removed from the trigger while reloading. Also because the action is cycled in a linear fashion, it creates less torque that can tilt and throw the gun off aim when repeat firing rapidly.
context_section_description: When used in rifles, this action is also commonly called a slide action or more commonly referred to in the 19th century as a trombone action.
  Colt manufactured the Colt Lightning Carbine from 1884 to 1904 chambered in .44-40 caliber. Later pump action rifles were manufactured by Marlin, Browning and Remington.
  A 21st century variant is the Krieghoff Semprio in-line repeating rifle. The Semprio is an in-line action system that functions like a pump-action rifle but designed differently. The Krieghoff Semprio 7 locking lugs display a locking surface of 65 mm² (0.101 in²) compared to 56 mm² (0.087 in²) for the Mauser M98 bolt action.
caption: The Colt Lightning pump action rifle.
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