Quote Originally Posted by Storm Bringer View Post
another question for you, firearms related:

why did the pump action never seem to spread beyond shotguns? I have never heard of a pump action rifle, but my knowledge of firearms doesn't include whatever problem would make them unworkable.
Remington makes a rifle that fires 270 Winchester rounds or 30.06 rounds that is a pump action:
http://www.remington.com/product-fam...odel-7600.aspx

I think part of the popularity of bolt action rifles is its a completely closed breach. That said a pump action isn't all that different than a lever action rifle, and there are still plenty of those.