Editing Shotgun (section)

===John Moses Browning===
One of the men most responsible for the modern development of the shotgun was prolific gun designer [[John Browning]]. While working for [[Winchester Firearms]], Browning revolutionized shotgun design. In 1887, Browning introduced the [[Winchester Model 1887/1901|Model 1887 Lever Action Repeating Shotgun]], which loaded a fresh cartridge from its internal magazine by the operation of the action lever. Before this time most shotguns were the '[[break open]]' type.

This development was greatly overshadowed by two further innovations he introduced at the end of the 19th century. In 1893, Browning produced the Model 1893 Pump Action Shotgun, introducing the now familiar pump action to the market. And in 1900, he patented the [[Browning Auto-5]], America's first semi-automatic shotgun. The first semi-automatic shotgun in the world was patented in 1891–1893 by the Clair brothers of France.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm%3Fidarticles%3D1822 |title=Automatic Weapons:French Forerunners |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222152208/http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1822 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Browning Auto-5 remained in production until 1998.