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

Slopemeno · May 24, 2011, 10:56 PM

Round per round fired in practice, time behind the bead, a semi will result in a faster rate of fire.

Does 3 shots a second make you more effective than 2?

Is a pump fast enough for defensive use? Sure. Is it reliable for a low time, low skill level user? The Police seem to get by with it effectively. Would a semi be an improvement? I'm not sure, but I think the training curve would be easier.

Also, regarding the lack of a disconnector, I've compared shotguns with and without on pepper-poppers with a timer. I found I did better with the disconnector- the cycling closed of the pump handle tended to make me drop the shot down by the 4 or 5 o'clock on guns without the disconnector.

Of the Police shotgun encounters I've read about, they all seemed to end on shot #1, so draw your own conclusions.

May 24, 2011, 10:56 PM	#22
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	Round per round fired in practice, time behind the bead, a semi will result in a faster rate of fire. Does 3 shots a second make you more effective than 2? Is a pump fast enough for defensive use? Sure. Is it reliable for a low time, low skill level user? The Police seem to get by with it effectively. Would a semi be an improvement? I'm not sure, but I think the training curve would be easier. Also, regarding the lack of a disconnector, I've compared shotguns with and without on pepper-poppers with a timer. I found I did better with the disconnector- the cycling closed of the pump handle tended to make me drop the shot down by the 4 or 5 o'clock on guns without the disconnector. Of the Police shotgun encounters I've read about, they all seemed to end on shot #1, so draw your own conclusions.