All of the recent semi-auto shotgun threads got me to wondering. . . . .
How would YOU compare a pump-action to a semi-auto shotgun, when the role is primarily self-defense?
I've heard many instructors and respectable folks say that the pump is the end-all in shotguns, and they prefer them to semi-autos. What I have yet to fully understand is, why?
In this day of high-capacity magazines, red dot sights, and the popularity of the AR platform, it would seem that semi-auto shotguns more closely mimic that type of shooting. We've traded lever-action rifles for semi-autos, so why haven't semi-auto shotguns been more widely adopted?
Thoughts??
How would YOU compare a pump-action to a semi-auto shotgun, when the role is primarily self-defense?
I've heard many instructors and respectable folks say that the pump is the end-all in shotguns, and they prefer them to semi-autos. What I have yet to fully understand is, why?
In this day of high-capacity magazines, red dot sights, and the popularity of the AR platform, it would seem that semi-auto shotguns more closely mimic that type of shooting. We've traded lever-action rifles for semi-autos, so why haven't semi-auto shotguns been more widely adopted?
Thoughts??