buckhorn_cortez
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- Jul 8, 2010
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can work a pump faster than most semiautos, and I have far less chance of jamming a pump than a semiauto. If I short cycle it- its my fault, not the gun's.
I own an FN SLP - it will put 6 hulls in the air simultaneously. If you can do that with a pump, you're the bionic man. The gun has over 1,000 rounds through it at this point, with mixed loads (light / heavy / buck / slug), and mixed length loads (2-3/4 and 3) and has never malfunctioned. Try mixing 2-3/4 and 3's in a pump - unless you practice a lot - you will short stroke the gun.
The SLP has far less recoil than a pump, and that's not just a "perception" on my part - you can keep the gun on target far better than a pump with follow up shots. I have a High Standard pump that I bought in 1964 and a Browning Micro-Trap (it was on sale, couldn't resist). I've shot the Benelli M4, and the SLP will easily keep up with the Benelli with less recoil.
The receiver on the SLP is shorter than the Benelli and much shorter than any pump I've seen, it balances almost as well as an O/U and is the most shootable semi I've found. I'm getting a 28-inch barrel for it, as shooting trap with an 18-inch barrel with ghost ring sights and a ramped front sight is ...well...a bit more of a challenge than one could imagine.
First and foremost, when a perp hears the classic "chunk chunk"...the racking of a well oiled pump normally changes their mind very quickly resulting in instant retreat.
Uh..huh..sure they do...another mall ninja fable? Well, okay then, while you're shuck shucking - I've gotten off 3 shots.
Pump or auto? At this point, I'll take the auto over the pump every time.