Repeating rifle
A repeating rifle is a single-barreled rifle capable of repeated discharges between each ammunition reloads. This is typically achieved by having multiple cartridges stored in a magazine (within or attached to the gun) and then fed individually into the chamber by a reciprocating bolt, via either a manual or automatic action mechanism, while the act of chambering the round typically also recocks the hammer/striker for the following shot. In common usage, the term "repeating rifle" most often refers specifically to manual repeating rifles (e.g. lever-action, pump-action, bolt-action, etc.), as opposed to self-loading rifles, which use the recoil and/or blowback of the previous shot to cycle the action and load the next round, even though all self-loading firearms are technically a subcategory of repeating firearms.

Repeating rifles were a significant advance over the preceding single-shot breechloading rifles when used for military combat, as they allowed a much greater rate of fire. The repeating Spencer rifle saw use by cavalry during the American Civil War and the subsequent American Indian Wars, and the first repeating air rifle to see military service was the Windbüchse Rifle.
Q487192
barrel
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Q124072
rifle
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Q101474488
repeated discharges
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Q185785
ammunition
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Q37144
cartridge
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Q148958
magazine
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Q1068543
chamber
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Q3775883
reciprocating
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Q15107531
bolt
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Q5451695
action
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Q2333657
hammer
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Q1412977
striker
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Q1075546
lever-action
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Q1203713
pump-action
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Q870863
bolt-action
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Q7448140
self-loading rifle
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Q749601
recoil
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Q166034
blowback
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Q1752049
self-loading firearm
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Q541563
subcategory
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Q101474488
repeating firearm
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Q1310130
single-shot
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Q1933955
breechloading
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Q753454
rate of fire
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Q2095719
Spencer rifle
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Q47315
cavalry
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Q8676
American Civil War
EVE
Q849680
American Indian Wars
EVE
Q193427
air rifle
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Q900843
Windbüchse Rifle
MISC
Q751162
Repeating rifle
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