Pros and cons. Had both and the biggest for me was the hassle of cleaning a semi auto.Breaking those autos down to clean is a hassle. Bolt is a dream to clean. Unless your a gun afficianado and enjoy breaking down and cleaninggas operated guns go for the bolt for this reason alone.No real advantage to the follow up shot stories, at least for me and at the distances I hunt for deer, no accuracy advantage to a bolt( my BAR was just as accurate anyway.) Other big thing was weight, my BAR was a pig, definitely a deer stand rifle, forget still hunting with it(your rem may be a bit lighter). Also never felt real comfortable with the trigger safety, always appreciated something a bit more positive? As far as rugers, I love the looks and CRF action of the them but the accuracy always seemed abit hit or miss to me. Good luck whatever you get.