diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index 90943fccf5..4d18e60b71 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 #define TRAIT_NO_INTERNALS		"no-internals"
 #define TRAIT_NO_ALCOHOL		"alcohol_intolerance"
 #define TRAIT_MUTATION_STASIS			"mutation_stasis" //Prevents processed genetics mutations from processing.
+#define TRAIT_FAST_PUMP				"fast_pump"	
 
 // mobility flag traits
 // IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/48923/files (ofcourse not nearly the same because I have my.. thoughts on it)
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@
 #define BLOODSUCKER_TRAIT "bloodsucker"
 #define SHOES_TRAIT "shoes" //inherited from your sweet kicks
 #define GLOVE_TRAIT "glove" //inherited by your cool gloves
+#define BOOK_TRAIT "granter (book)" // knowledge is power
 
 // unique trait sources, still defines
 #define STATUE_MUTE "statue"
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/granters.dm b/code/game/objects/items/granters.dm
index 9749bae313..0a705df91c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/granters.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/granters.dm
@@ -57,6 +57,35 @@
 			on_reading_finished(user)
 		reading = FALSE
 	return TRUE
+///TRAITS///
+
+/obj/item/book/granter/trait
+	var/granted_trait
+	var/traitname = "being cool"
+
+/obj/item/book/granter/trait/already_known(mob/user)
+	if(!granted_trait)
+		return TRUE
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(user, granted_trait))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class ='notice'>You already have all the insight you need about [traitname].")
+		return TRUE
+	return FALSE
+
+/obj/item/book/granter/trait/on_reading_start(mob/user)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start reading about [traitname]...</span>")
+
+/obj/item/book/granter/trait/on_reading_finished(mob/user)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You feel like you've got a good handle on [traitname]!</span>")
+	ADD_TRAIT(user, granted_trait, BOOK_TRAIT)
+
+/obj/item/book/granter/trait/rifleman
+	name = "\proper the Neo-Russian Rifleman\'s Primer"
+	desc = "A book with stains of vodka and...blood? The back is hard to read, but says something about bolt-actions. Or pump-actions. Both, maybe."
+	oneuse = FALSE
+	granted_trait = TRAIT_FAST_PUMP
+	traitname = "riflery"
+	icon_state = "book1"
+	remarks = list("One smooth motion...", "Palm the bolt...", "Push up, rotate back, push forward, down...", "Don't slap yourself with the bolt...", "Wait, what's this about pumping?", "Who just scribbled \"Z\" and \"LMB\" on this page?")
 
 ///ACTION BUTTONS///
 
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/shotgun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/shotgun.dm
index 7fb17ced57..4894a8d8eb 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/shotgun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/shotgun.dm
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You're too exhausted for that.</span>")//CIT CHANGE - ditto
 		return//CIT CHANGE - ditto
 	pump(user, TRUE)
-	recentpump = world.time + 10
-	if(istype(user))//CIT CHANGE - makes pumping shotguns cost a lil bit of stamina.
-		user.adjustStaminaLossBuffered(2) //CIT CHANGE - DITTO. make this scale inversely to the strength stat when stats/skills are added
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_FAST_PUMP))
+		recentpump = world.time + 2
+	else
+		recentpump = world.time + 10
+		if(istype(user))//CIT CHANGE - makes pumping shotguns cost a lil bit of stamina.
+			user.adjustStaminaLossBuffered(2) //CIT CHANGE - DITTO. make this scale inversely to the strength stat when stats/skills are added
 	return
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/shotgun/blow_up(mob/user)
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@
 	fire_delay = 7
 	mag_type = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/internal/shot/riot
 	sawn_desc = "Come with me if you want to live."
-	unique_reskin = list("Tatical" = "riotshotgun",
+	unique_reskin = list("Tactical" = "riotshotgun",
 						"Wood Stock" = "wood_riotshotgun"
 						)
 
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@
 	fire_delay = 5
 	mag_type = /obj/item/ammo_box/magazine/internal/shot/com
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_HUGE
-	unique_reskin = list("Tatical" = "cshotgun",
+	unique_reskin = list("Tactical" = "cshotgun",
 						"Slick" = "cshotgun_slick"
 						)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/uplink_devices.dm b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/uplink_devices.dm
index 194281ded6..cda83cf684 100644
--- a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/uplink_devices.dm
+++ b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/uplink_devices.dm
@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@
 	item = /obj/item/healthanalyzer/rad_laser
 	cost = 3
 
+/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/riflery_primer
+	name = "Riflery Primer"
+	desc = "An old book with blood and vodka stains on it. Freshly pulled from a dusty crate in some old warehouse, \
+			this primer of questionable worth and value is rumored to increase your rifle-bolt-working and/or shotgun \
+			racking fivefold. Then again, the techniques here only work on bolt-actions and pump-actions..."
+	item = /obj/item/book/granter/trait/rifleman
+	cost = 3
+	restricted_roles = list("Operative") // i want it to be surplusable but i also want it to be mostly nukie only, please advise
+	surplus = 90
+
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/stimpack
 	name = "Stimpack"
 	desc = "Stimpacks, the tool of many great heroes, make you nearly immune to stuns and knockdowns for about \