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Bolt rifles are much more accurate, it is easier to put a better trigger on them. They are also much more reliable, they are lighter and easier to shoot with some sort or rest or bipod. They are also much less expensive. That said, a pump is no slouch. They tend to be much faster than a lever for repeat shots and much more accurate than levers.
Speed of repeat shots is closer than many think if you know how to work a bolt rifle. Practicing rapid repeat shots is something I work on at the range. It is possble to throw lead down range faster with a pump or lever, but not really that much. Put up a target though and add a requirement that the target be hit with all 3 shots and the times are almost exactly the same for all of them. I use a 9" paper plate at 50 yards. I can make 3 hits with a bolt gun in about 3.5 seconds. A lever is just over 4 seconds, a pump just under 3 seconds and just over 2 seconds with a semi.
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