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.


unless it the same reason bolt actions are preffered over lever actions (you can only stack rounfs end to end in a lever, and this means if your using centerfire cartidges that the point of one bullet is touching the primer of the next, e.g. is not safe. is that the reason?)
I'm not a major in anatomy or gun mechanisms, but it seems to me that the pump action isn't very ergonomic. Pumping a gun involves pulling down on the bottom tube (whatever) of the gun, which will wobble your aim more than an action that is at the back of the gun like a bolt or lever. With a shotgun, the shooter is generally not expected to shoot rapidly and accuracy is a LITTLE easier so that might be why it stuck with shotguns.