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It doesn't really matter if you go pump or semi-auto, but I would choose pump-action.
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It doesn't really matter if you go pump or semi-auto, but I would choose pump-action.
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Even looking back as the adult narrator, he views that pump-action air rifle -- spoiler alert -- as the best Christmas present he ever got.
Richard Barrington: Better Than a Red Ryder BB Gun: 5 Gifts for World Leaders Richard Barrington 2011
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Remington Arms Company, Inc. is acknowledging a milestone of an American classic, the Model 870 pump-action, in the September 24, 2009, edition of USA Today® with a full-page ad thanking America and the millions of Model 870 owners for making it possible to reach the 10,000,000th production mark.
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Years ago I remember an artical in F/S where the merits of different weapons where tested in the event of a simular situation and it was determined that MOST people would not have the presence of mind to steady and fire a large handgun or rifle effectively and that the best weapon to carry was a short barreled pump-action shotgun loaded with hi quality slugs for maximum stopping power, speed, and deployability.
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Even looking back as the adult narrator, he views that pump-action air rifle -- spoiler alert -- as the best Christmas present he ever got.
Richard Barrington: Better Than a Red Ryder BB Gun: 5 Gifts for World Leaders Richard Barrington 2011
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But to tell you the truth, I had the same problem with my Misto, the pump-action sprayer that's especially meant for olive oil.
Chat Leftovers: Hide the bottle Jane Touzalin 2010
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But while his guests might make use of the facilities or shoot lumps out of each other with pump-action airguns, Ellison prefers to sit and work on beats.
Two nights in the life of Brainfeeder, LA's low end high-flyers 2011
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Even looking back as the adult narrator, he views that pump-action air rifle -- spoiler alert -- as the best Christmas present he ever got.
Richard Barrington: Better Than a Red Ryder BB Gun: 5 Gifts for World Leaders Richard Barrington 2011
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Years ago I remember an artical in F/S where the merits of different weapons where tested in the event of a simular situation and it was determined that MOST people would not have the presence of mind to steady and fire a large handgun or rifle effectively and that the best weapon to carry was a short barreled pump-action shotgun loaded with hi quality slugs for maximum stopping power, speed, and deployability.
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