My friend has a blade 02 ( i have an Avenger from BE) and it gave me a huge advantage over him. If your up against a pump than wait for him to shoot then right after the shot make your move. It takes time to pump it again so it gives you time to run. But I shot out of his blade before and it shoots nice. But it seems to be louder than my semiauto. Really if your younger and getting ready to start out i reccomend a pump.