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Pump action Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Pump action has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round

2

a type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.

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action
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