Firearm

A firearm (10), in particular a multi-shot repeating rifle, comprising:

• a stock (11), having a rear stock (12) fitted at its rear with a gun butt (13) and merging at its fore into a front stock,
• a barrel (30), having at its end a breech muff (33), said breech muff (33) being fitted with a central recess (34) to receive a breech cap (41) of a breech bolt (40) and said breech muff (33) of the barrel (30) is configured above a console (70) solidly joined to said muff (33), said barrel (30), said breech muff (33), said console (70) and said front stock resting in axially displaceable manner relative to the rear stock (12) on or in a linear guide (20),
• said linear guide (20) having a guide rod or guide fork (21) connected or connectable to the barrel (30) by plugging an end (22) of said guide rod or guide fork (21) is guided in a non-rotational sliding manner in a tube which is configured in the rear stock, such that the guide rod runs parallel to the barrel axis (12), said guide rod or guide fork (21) is guided in sliding manner in a tube (25) which is configured in the rear stock (12), said breech cap (41), during firing, seals off a cartridge chamber constituted at the end of the barrel (30), thereby embracing a cartridge to be fired, said breech cap (41) being axially affixable in the barrel end (32) when the firearm (10) is being closed;
• and
• a locking unit (80) to lock the firearm in its closed position.