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pump action vs lever action
Posted on 03/11/2008 5:17:00 PM PDT by brm_brp
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To: PushinTin
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03/11/2008 6:11:40 PM PDT
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Lee'sGhost
(Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
To: BGHater
If there were no semiautomatics, pump action rifles would be just fine. They are fine anyway. They are faster to use than bolt actions, but are almost as good, if not as good, at extracting stubborn cases. They might be a hair less accurate than bolt actions. They basically share most of the characteristics of semiautomatics. There are even "California" versions of the AR-15 which are pump actions.
The lever action was fine in it's day, and is still good. Some lever actions have box magazines, but most have tubular magazines, like most pump and semi-auto shotguns. Those are not good for pointy bullets, because the recoil shock may cause the point to set off the primer of the catridge in front of it.
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03/11/2008 9:35:06 PM PDT
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El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: swmobuffalo
Manufacturers make left-handed bolt action rifles.
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posted on
03/11/2008 10:36:35 PM PDT
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wastedyears
(Iron Maiden in two weeks' time.)
To: counterpunch
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posted on
03/11/2008 10:38:32 PM PDT
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wastedyears
(Iron Maiden in two weeks' time.)
To: BGHater
since when is lever action faster than pump action?
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03/12/2008 5:57:02 AM PDT
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absolootezer0
(white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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