Pump-action air rifles

 

— systems that use a movable handguard for cocking — like pump-action shotguns, hence the name. However, do not confuse the pump mechanism with the pump of a multi-compression rifle — this option is used only in gas-cylinder and PCP pneumatics.

The main convenience of such systems is that cocking can be carried out without removing the hands from the weapon. On the other hand, the constant movement of the forearm knocks down the sight and adversely affects accuracy, so this method of cocking is not very popular in air rifles.