clack,clack,clack

[dwk54rak]

I really like shooting my pumpers 13xx,22xx and 397, but the clack,clack,clack created by the closing of the pump handle was annoying.
I had a foam tube lying around. It was originally for covering a 9oz paint ball cylinder. I cut it in half and use it to cushion the pump handle on my guns. Iy gets rid of 95% of the noise associated with the pumping process and makes shooting these accurate little guns more enjoyable for me.
Darrell

[BigErn]

I love pumpers too. I use the felt side of velcro tape on my pumpers on the tube. They do give you a work out sometimes though. My AM77 kills me!

[dwk54rak]

I"M OK With the 13xx and 22xx but I have never put 8 pumps in my sheridan 397. I justify that by saying the xtra pumps just wear out the gun sooner. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Darrell

[Van]

  I like to use the brown felt that has an adhesive back from the craft store.  You can line the inside of the pump arm and it will stop some, but not all,of the clack.  I have another pumping aid I like to use on a 397.  I take a 5'' long piece of auto vacuum hose, not the thin washer hose stuff, in 7/32'' size and split it end to end on one side with a razor knife.  It helps to stick a dowel through it to hold while making the cut.  You can then clip this split hose over the barrel ahead of the breech.  If this is where you hold the gun when you pump, it makes a great cushion for your hand.  Use soft hose and it will not slip around.

[amb5500c]

When we were kids and had nothing other than the old Benjamin pumpers, me and my brother developed a technique of pumping them silently while hunting. We new nothing about cushioning with foam or anything else, so we used a finger. If done properly, there was no pinch or pain. Just don"t get in a big hurry. Pump slowly and smoothly and try to ease off on the force as the pump handle nears the end of the closing stroke. It worked for us for many years. I still do it occasionally. I just don't hunt with my pumpers like I used to now that I have other options.
Richard