The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - I've heard an expert w/pump can fire as fast a semi auto

Brian Pfleuger · May 25, 2011, 09:58 AM

I think the reference to professional shooters is only to point out that even they can't fire a pump as fast as an auto. Yeah, it's "close" but it's STILL slower, and that giving the pump every possible advantage.

Point being, if they can't do it, it's hopeless for the common man.

An archery analogy.... I know guys who can shoot bows that have inherent weaknesses in their accuracy potential (like ultrashort brace heights) just as well as they can shoot much more forgiving bows.
That's a fact. What's not a fact, is that their ability to do so somehow suggests that those bows are "just as accurate" as the more forgiving bows in the hands of a less than good shooter.

We put them in the hands of the best in the world and say "See! I told you!" but those things simply to not extrapolate to "real" people.

May 25, 2011, 09:58 AM	#34
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	I think the reference to professional shooters is only to point out that even they can't fire a pump as fast as an auto. Yeah, it's "close" but it's STILL slower, and that giving the pump every possible advantage. Point being, if they can't do it, it's hopeless for the common man. An archery analogy.... I know guys who can shoot bows that have inherent weaknesses in their accuracy potential (like ultrashort brace heights) just as well as they can shoot much more forgiving bows. That's a fact. What's not a fact, is that their ability to do so somehow suggests that those bows are "just as accurate" as the more forgiving bows in the hands of a less than good shooter. We put them in the hands of the best in the world and say "See! I told you!" but those things simply to not extrapolate to "real" people.