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A double-barreled shotgun, also known as a double shotgun, is a break-action shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two single shots that can be fired simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession.
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- Coach gun
A coach gun is a modern term, coined by gun collectors, for...
- Shotgun
The double-barreled shotgun has changed little since the...
- Standard Manufacturing DP-12
The DP-12 is a bullpup 12- gauge pump action double-barreled...
- Category:Double-barreled shotguns
The main article for this category is Double-barreled shotguns. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Double-barreled shotguns. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
A coach gun is a modern term, coined by gun collectors, for a double-barreled shotgun, generally with barrels from 18 to 24 inches (460 to 610 mm) in length, placed side-by-side. These weapons were known as "cut-down shotguns" or "messenger's guns" from the use of such shotguns on stagecoaches by shotgun messengers in the American Wild West .
The double-barreled shotgun has changed little since the development of the boxlock action in 1875. Modern innovations such as interchangeable chokes and subgauge inserts make the double-barreled shotgun the shotgun of choice in skeet, trap shooting, and sporting clays, as well as with many hunters.
Modern combination guns tend to resemble double-barreled shotguns and double-barreled rifles, and are almost universally break open designs. Combination guns generally have a selector that allows the user to choose which barrel will fire.
The DP-12 is a bullpup 12- gauge pump action double-barreled shotgun designed by Standard Manufacturing. It has two tube magazines, each of which feeds its own barrel. Each magazine tube can hold up to seven 2.75-inch (70 mm) 12-gauge shotshells or six 3-inch (76 mm) shotgun shells; [1] 16 (") or 14 (3") in total with indicator windows.
A break-open shotgun is a type of shotgun that loads shotgun shells by opening up the barrels, taking out the spent shells, placing a new shell in each chamber, then closing the barrels. Most are either single- or double-barrel.
