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Old July 31, 2002, 06:46 PM   #9
labgrade
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" ... the pump is IT. Nothing faster exept the autoloader."

& I'd argue that (regards the autoloader).

Maybe in the hands of a tricked out SA, some may be faster, but I've yet to see it. (I don't get around much. )

Anything I've yet seen shows that a pump can be operated faster than a semi-auto.

Semis are relegated to their cycling speed where a pump can be worked as fast as a human can.

In any event, you still have to bring the firearm out of recoil to have the next decent, aimed shot. If any action can cycle another round into battery before that happens, what difference?

Still, all comes down to who's using it & how much they've praticed with that they've got.

& too, how many times you think you'll have to shoot someone with a shotgun in a home defense scenario? Once really ought to do it ....

edited to change my first statement to:

Anything I've yet seen shows that a pump can be operated faster than a semi-auto.

Pumps are faster for those who know how to use 'em. I have seen some pretty darned fast semis (muzzle-breaked, etc.) though ....
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