Firing a hunting rifle has been compared to ringing a grizzly bear dinner bell.
Bears learn that the gut piles left by hunters are easy sources of high protein.
The grizzlies have learned to zero in on gunshots as a dinner bell.
As you field dress the animal, you need another hunter to watch your back.
Your hunting weapon is powerful enough to kill a grizzly you are stalking, but when you the hunter becomes the hunted by a charging grizzly you need something quite different to drop it in its tracks, especially as few hunters have the guts to react calmly to a charging grizzly.
Shotguns: Self Defense http://www.internetarmory.com/shotgun_defense.htm High quality pump action shotguns offer a distinct advantage over autoloaders in the sense that their operation tends to be mechanically reliable, even under the worst of adverse conditions. They are the best choice for a home defense application because they can be stored or carried in a relatively safe condition: magazine loaded, chamber empty, safety on, hammer down.
On the other hand, if you experienced lethal force being directed towards you, then the time to execute pump, lever or bolt action might replace the two shots by the rapid pulling of the trigger for a semi-auto mode of firing, not done and needed to stop the bad guy or grizzly.
I have seened a man with a high quality pump action shotgun fire as rapid, or faster, than an average man with one gas operated.
Yes, at clay disks, not a charging grizzly or person returning fire.
The M1014, Joint Service Shotgun (Semi-auto Action)
The Marine Corps has finally started replacing the hodge-podge of shotguns with a slick new version from Benelli that meets the needs of the fleet. http://www.usmcweapons.com/articles/M1014/M1014NF.htm ... the semi auto action [takes] the physical "pump" out of the shotgun. Benelli uses a regulated gas system to cycle the weapon. This allows the shooter to maintain sight on the target while another round is pumped into the chamber... stress tests [to] ensure the failure rate on the cycle of operation was miniscule.
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