• BaroqueInMind
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    3 months ago

    It’s 2024, we can buy cheap semi-auto shotguns now that don’t require manually pumping to action the bolt.

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        3 months ago

        I know, and you can manually cycle a round by pulling the bolt back and releasing to get the same effect on a modern semi-auto action.

        You’re arguing it’s cooler to crank start your Ford Model T at the beginning of a drag race against other modern race cars nearby becuase it has legacy. That’s really fucking dumb. Buy a modern weapon.

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          It’s not nearly the same effect. Additionally, a pump action shotgun is not a Model T Ford. I can pop two clays at the skeet range with my pump, just as easily as I can with my over-under. I shot a Benelli auto a few weeks ago at the range and felt that my Mossberg pump was more accurate. That could just be due to my familiarity with it, but the point stands. A pump action shotgun is a fine weapon. Sure, it’s not as quick as a semi-auto in a combat situation, but I highly doubt that’s going to matter for 99.9% of legal gun owners.

        • redisdead@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          It is cooler to crank start a model T though

          Like modern cars are ‘push this button to start’ that’s boring as fuck.