Talk:Break-action

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Am I mistaken, or is this article identical to Break action? Maury 22:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

The topic is identical, so they definately need to be merged. I think "break open" is a more common term than "break action", and if you want to get picky, "top break" is the term I generally hear reguarding revolvers. I did a quick Google search on ("break action" shotgun) and one on ("break open" shotgun) and got 1,020 vs 2,440 hits respectively, so that seems to bear out "break open" being the more common term. scot 14:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Cool, I'll merge into this article then. Thanks! Maury 19:21, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure that was the right thing to do- I've never heard "Break open" being used by, well, anyone who actually knows what they're talking about. I propose this be shifted back to "Break Action", in line with articles like Bolt action, Lever action, and so on. --Commander Zulu 14:12, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Fjestad (Blue Book of Gun Values) describes the T/C Contender, NEF Handi-Rifle, the H&R single shot pistols and shotguns variously as "break open action", "break open", or "hinged break open". Chuck Hawks calls them "break action". The manufacturers' websites don't ever name the action, they just call them "single shot". I suppose there could also be some regional variation involved in the term used. Perhaps the best thing would be to call it "break open action", since that's probably the most descriptive name and it would fit the existing naming naming convention. scot 15:45, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

The problem is, these are all American sources. Commonwealth English use is "Break action"- every State in Australia's firearms licensing departments register double-barrel shotguns, Thompson Contenders, and so on as "Break Action". "Break Open" is the term used informally, and "Break Open Action" is crazily redundant, IMHO. --Commander Zulu 23:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Unless anyone has any formal objections, I'll arrange for this article to be moved to "Break Action" shortly. --Commander Zulu 14:47, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

they are also known as crack-barrel71.145.182.246 00:15, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I can't say I've ever heard that particular designation before- is it region specific? --Commander Zulu 01:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC)