RE: Recommended purchases
Skean,
The trouble with going to a larger capacity on a pump is the magazine tube is difficult to un-restrict without replacing it completely.
On the question of cheap pumps the extractor tends to wear with age and the complexity is a questionable virtue compared to a double, unless you go for a new gun that is.
For interest I did some practical shotgun speed trials comparing a single ejector, a non-ejector double and a semi-auto, all reloading from a cartridge belt. Results: 1st shot obviously all equal; 2nd shot double and semi-auto faster than single; 3rd shot semi-auto fastest, then single, then double; 4th shot semi-auto fastest, then double, then single; 5th shot semi-auto fastest, then double and single close, 6th shot double fastest then single then semi-auto. Semi-auto was a 4 in the tube and one in the chamber and was reloaded with 4 shells.
I would expect a pump to be a little slower than the semi-auto which leads me to suspect a double with ejector may be a close runner for 3 shots and above. However my choice is a 3" magnum pump multi choke with AAA or SG cartridges for WTSHTF.
Brian
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