Just imagine two shooters in the field. One armed with a Crosman and the other with a BSA. Quarry is sighted and the BSA shooter quietly cocks and loads his piece. Meanwhile the Crosman shooter says "Wait, I need to charge my rifle". Frantic movement follows as the Crosman goes clack, clack, clack, then a pellet is fumbled into the piece. The BSA shooter could have got a couple of shots off in the time the Crosman is prepared but sportingly waits for his pal to prepare. The noise and time elapsed results in the quarry disappearing from view and both shooters carry on empty handed...Originally Posted by Garvin
Personally I think pump-ups are inherently flawed as hunting tools. Much though I enjoyed the recoilessness of my Crosmans, back in the days when I hunted I chose to take a single-stroke-cocking springer every time.
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The BSA was not just a hunting arm and was the air rifle to use for target shooting as bell and match shooters will attest to. A single cocking stroke for target shooting is also to be prefered in this discipline too as a 30 shot course of fire requires the piece to be cocked 30 times. Whereas a multi pump has to be cocked many times that, resulting in shooter fatigue, especially towards the end of that course, when the rifle has already been cocked, perhaps over 100 times.
John
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