Badger Arms
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I was wondering if there ever was a design where the barrel on a repeating firearm moved forward and then rearward to work the action? I do know that the Semmerling (sp) pistol has a manually operated forward action. I also read an article about a shotgun -- South African design? -- that utilized a slide action in this manner. My question is if any have been patented, prototyped, or produced that were semi-automatic in nature. It seems to solve many compactness concerns.