Repeating shotguns are shotguns that allow multiple shots in succession. After firing a shot, a cycling motion empties the chamber of the fired shell and introduces a new cartridge. In films from overseas, repeating shotguns are commonly known by their English name "Pump Gun" from numerous movies.
Among traditional hunters in Germany, such shotguns are often frowned upon as they are considered modern, American, and not ethically correct in the classical sense. However, their technical advantages are often overlooked.
Pump-action shotguns are primarily used in the civilian sector for sport shooting (especially for IPSC shooting, and sometimes for clay pigeon shooting).
Police forces use pump-action shotguns mainly for opening locked doors or breaking through barricades. They can also fire signal ammunition and non-lethal rubber bullets.
Repeating shotguns are mainly used by the police and military, and they play no role in hunting in Germany.
The most common design of repeating shotguns is the pump-action shotgun. Quickly pulling back and pushing forward the fore-end makes the weapon ready to fire again. These weapons are often colloquially referred to as "Pump Guns"; however, according to weapon law, pump guns are pump-action shotguns that have a pistol grip instead of a shoulder stock. This design is prohibited under the Weapons Act. For pump-action shotguns, the requirement is that the overall length of the weapon must not be less than 95 cm, and the barrel length must not be less than 45 cm.
Since they usually have a larger loading capacity than, for example, double-barreled shotguns or side-by-side shotguns, they are particularly popular among those hunters who want to fire many shots in a short time.
The costs for a repeating shotgun vary just as much as for other types of firearms.
Especially regarding used repeating shotguns, a very large market has not yet developed in Germany. Therefore, it is often sensible to look for repeating shotguns from American manufacturers. Since repeating shotguns are significantly more popular there than here, there is also a correspondingly larger market.
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A repeating shotgun can be purchased by anyone who has a valid acquisition permit (hunting license for hunters).
Pump-action shotguns require an entry in the green firearms ownership card (WBK), and they cannot be registered in the yellow WBK.
As mentioned above, the market for repeating shotguns in Germany is still not particularly large. However, on Gunfinder.de, you can still try to find the ideal repeating shotgun for you thanks to intelligent filters and great offers.
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