Talk:Repeating rifle

Wrong direction

I believe that this page is going in the wrong direction. "Repeating rifle" is customarily refers to lever actions, pumps, revolving rifles, and bolt actions. Semi and full autos are (typically) not included in the definition of repeaters.

The direction this article is going could be misleading to readers, but then again the whole firearms section needs reorganization. -CrucifiedChrist

repeating rifle

it was used for military firearms LIAR LAIR PANTS ON FIRE

early repeaters

Should early repeating guns, like the Kathloff repeater for instance, be added to this page?

Granted, most repeating guns before the 19th century were smooth bore, and therefore not rifles, but they still may be worth mentioning. Oracleofdelphi (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Modest Mauser correction

Edited last sentence in the bolt-action section: while the Springfield and (naturally) the Kar98k were based on the Mauser, the Russian M-N and the Lee-Enfield were not Mauser-based at all --Solicitr (talk) 22:55, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

MILHIST initial assessment

Although the article has a workable structure and content in most areas, it totally lacks any references so remains a Stub. This is a topic that could be referenced from a large range of general firearm histories to reach a basic standard without moving to detailed works on individual models.Monstrelet (talk) 09:17, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Edited lever section

Clarifed the point that the toggle-link action described is characteristic of Henry-type designs, not lever actions in general.--Solicitr (talk) 23:11, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Suggesting merge into Action (firearms)

This is a redundant article which should be merged into Action (firearms)Digitallymade (talk) 12:06, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Misleading/wrong info in lede?

The lede states ″and the first repeating air rifle to see military service was the Windbüchse rifle." However, the first rifle listed, Kalthoff repeater, makes the same claim in the lede. Obviously both of these can not be true at the same time. Reading the Giradoni Air Rifle ("Windbüchse") page, it was the first that used a "tubular magazine." I don't know the rules/regulations for editing, nor the history of these so I'm just leaving a note for someone more qualified to edit if necessary.