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What is a pump-action shotgun's fore-end used for?

Sliding back and forth to work the action.

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  1. Measuring the gauge
  2. Holding extra shells
  3. Sliding back and forth to work the action ✔

Why: The sliding fore-end, or pump, is moved back and forth to extract the spent shell and load a new round.

Huh, didn't know that: The sliding fore-end, or pump, is moved back and forth to extract the spent shell and load a new round.

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Answer: Sliding back and forth to work the action. The sliding fore-end, or pump, is moved back and forth to extract the spent shell and load a new round.

  1. Shotgun en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun
    a linearly sliding fore-end handguard (i.e. pump) is manually moved back-and-forth like a hand pump to work the action
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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