Which of the following is a shotgun action type?

• A. Pump/Side Action
• B. Break Action
• C. Bolt Action
• D. Lever Action

Answer: (B)

Understanding shotgun action types means looking at how the gun loads, locks, and ejects a shell. Break action is a classic shotgun mechanism in which the barrels are hinged and can be tilted downward to expose the chambers for loading and unloading. After loading, the barrels are closed to fire. This simple, reliable design is strongly associated with shotguns and illustrates the fundamental way shotguns cycle ammunition, especially in double-barrel varieties.

The other options describe mechanisms more typical of rifles or use cycling motions not as characteristic of shotguns. Bolt action and lever action are commonly linked to rifles, while pump action, though used on shotguns, emphasizes a different cycling method rather than the basic open-and-close barrel concept that break action clearly demonstrates.