Editing Semi-automatic firearm (section)

===Semi-automatic shotgun===

[[File:Remington 1100 Tactical 8 Rounds.jpg|thumb|right|[[Remington 1100]] Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge – an example of a semi-automatic [[shotgun]]]]

In 1902, American gunsmith [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]] developed the first successful [[semi-automatic shotgun]], the [[Browning Auto-5]], which was first manufactured by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] and sold in America under the Browning name. The Auto-5 relied on [[recoil operation|long recoil operation]]; this design remained the dominant form in semi-automatic shotguns for approximately 50 years. Production of the Auto-5 ended in 1998.