American gunners love affair with repeating firearms started during the Civil War or as you southern boys refer to it The War of Northern Aggression with the Volcanic Arms the Winchester 66 and others. The concept was then applied to shotguns and was purely and simply more firepower for whatever real of perceived purpose the gunner had. Winchester started driving the nails in the coffin of the break open shotgun with the Model 97. From a practical standpoint it is hard to dispute the advantages of the repeater but who is practical when the aesthetics of the double gun are so superior.

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