Editing Repeating rifle (section)

==== Recoil-operated ====
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[[file:M1941.jpg|thumb|[[M1941 Johnson rifle]]]]

In a recoil-operated firearm, the breech is locked, and the barrel recoils as part of the firing cycle.  In long-recoil actions, such as the [[Browning Auto-5]] shotgun, the barrel and breechblock remain locked for the full recoil travel, and separate on the return; in short-recoil actions, typical of most semiautomatic handguns (e.g. the [[Colt M1911]]), the barrel recoils only a short distance before decoupling from the breechblock.