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jmr40 · May 24, 2011, 06:59 PM

I've seen Tom Knapp perform his stunts on video with a pump as well as an auto. He is only a fraction of a second slower for all shots with a pump than an auto.

I don't think it is possible to be faster with a pump, (given shooters of equal skill) but there will be very little difference if you have to actually hit something. Someone who is just throwing lead down range may be abe to do it, but I'd have to see it before I'd believe it.

I can work a pump pretty fast and have gotten off 3 shots in a hurry, but I can't do it every time. When I try to run a pump that fast I end up short stroking it and messing up fairly often.

May 24, 2011, 06:59 PM	#12
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	I've seen Tom Knapp perform his stunts on video with a pump as well as an auto. He is only a fraction of a second slower for all shots with a pump than an auto. I don't think it is possible to be faster with a pump, (given shooters of equal skill) but there will be very little difference if you have to actually hit something. Someone who is just throwing lead down range may be abe to do it, but I'd have to see it before I'd believe it. I can work a pump pretty fast and have gotten off 3 shots in a hurry, but I can't do it every time. When I try to run a pump that fast I end up short stroking it and messing up fairly often.