The best backyard rifle. European vs American tradition

[45flint]

I've dabbled with the odd pump-up over the years, but always found them a lot of trouble for the end result. By the time you've pumped it and then gone through a totally separate sequence of actions to load it (and sometimes another set to cock it), you could get several shots off from a springer.

I'm not saying that rate of fire is everything, but when plinking I just want to throw a few bits of lead downrange with minimum fuss and effort.

Equally, when hunting, there often is not the time to go through all the motions required of a pump-up, while your quarry sits patiently waiting and in the hopefully unlikely need of a second shot, an inordinate delay is unacceptable.

On the other hand, if you enjoy the experience of using a pump-up, the who are we to disagree?

All good points but for plinking I find 2-3 pumps are so easy I prefer it to the long hard pull of the barrel. In this country these tended to be the preferred hunting gun. It's biggest advantage is you can go into the field fully charged and stay that way all day, ready for a quick shot. Your shot also has the release of a pcp no special grip. It is just easier to shoot accurately especially in a hunting situation. It is a one shot pcp and I do hear you on the issue of a quick follow up. It to me was a cultural divide which was ended by the pcp, in the hunting mode, but maybe not for plinking?. The Mohawk Titan were interesting English models that were probably ended by the pcp.