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picking 2 is Bolt action and Automatic
but there is Pump action and Leaver action
There are more then two
There are five types of actions: Bolt, lever, pump, semi-automatic, and hinge.
Bolt action and Semi-automatic actions are the most popular.
With pistols it is revolvers (single and double action) and semi-automatic. With rifles it is bolt action and semi-auto. (Lever actions are dying out.) With shotguns it is either two barrel (either side by side or over/under) or semi-auto but pumps are still pretty popular.
I think the terms you are looking for is single action and double action. In a single action the hammer must be ****** each time to fire the weapon. With a double action the trigger can cock the hammer and fire the weapon in one long trigger pull. In a single action semi-auto the hammer only has to be ****** for the first shot the recoil will cock the hammer for the rest of the shots.
If I had to split all breech loading firearms into just two categories I'd say those with a locking breech and those without. But of course there are far more variations that ought to be considered.
In firearms terminology, an action is the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges) or the method by which that mechanism works. Breech-loading weapons have actions; actions are technically not present on muzzleloaders, as all loading is done by hand. The mechanism that fires a muzzle-loader is called the lock.
Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus bolt action, and others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_(firearms)
Shooting and not shooting.