How many types of guns are there?

Answer 1

This cannot really be answered. There are thousands of gun types and models for different cartridges. Basic groups would include handguns, and long guns. Long guns would include rifles, shotguns, and combination rifle/shotguns. But then things multiply quickly. Handguns- revolver, automatic, automatic revolver, single shot, machine pistol, shotgun pistol, blank pistol, tear gas pistol, flare pistol- double barreled pistols- and the list goes on. I left out pistols made to shoot underwater (Yes, really- there are some) Rifles- singleshot, 2 barrels, 3 barrels (or more) semi auto, bolt action, break action, lever action, pump action, machine gun, guns to throw ropes between ships, guns to shoot tranquilizer darts, - and the list goes on and on and. This does not even scratch the surface on all the types of guns that have been made- and are being designed today. Visit with your local librarian, and do some reading. Have fun!

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by type. There are handguns, shotguns, rifles, black powder rifles, etc. Within those types, there are guns made for different things, such as target pistols, pistols designed for self defense, cheap crappy pistols there were never really meant to be shot, hunting rifles, assault rifles, target rifles. Then there are different calibers within all those subgroups, and there are different action types.