Even wonder how a pump shotgun works? Watch this fascinating video by MidwayUSA. A Winchester Model 12 is cut away to show the operation of a shotgun with a pump action. The shotgun was modified to reveal its inner workings. The Model 12 is still able to load and eject dummy shells. However, you can see the internal workings of the lugs and slides, locks, ramps and springs. You’ll be surprised at how complex this old pump-gun really is. The Model 12, Winchester’s first hammerless gun, is one the most popular scatterguns made. Over 2,000,000 were sold.) Skip to 3:00 and see Cut-Away in ActionYou can skip to the 3:00 mark in the video to see how the Model 12 operates. The first part of this video shows the Model 12 being “sliced and diced”, revealing its inner workings. Larry Potterfield, MidwayUSA, explains that “the factory often used cut-aways to show how the specific model worked”. The U.S. Military also used cut-aways as training aids. Here is the completed cut-away. Even the pump handle has been sliced open to reveal the inner workings.
The round is then lifted from the feed tube and placed into the chamber.
