When you have an elk standing there 200 or 300 yards away and you have an oportunity for a second shot you take it. Your average hunter could get off at least two shots and probably a third with a bolt gun before a TC shooter could get the gun broke open, pull out the shell with his hand with gloves on(cause they don't have ejectors, only extractors), pull another cartridge off his belt, sling, or butt stock shell holder, load it, close the gun, and finally get back on target and make another shot.
Speak for yourself...
I bellied up on several decent caribou bulls one time to about 140 yards away that were laying down... (i couldn't get any closer) I had my Valmet 412 in 12ga. over 30-06. (non ejector)
I shot the first one laying down, and got the second one before he made 50 steps... I dropped the third one as he ran away, and all were one shot kills...
When i was a kid about 9,my oldest brother gave me a Savage 20ga. single bbl that has an ejector... I practiced with it a LOT... (i still have it)
One day i saw two mallards on a pond, soi crawled up to the pond. When i stood up they took off and i got the first oneabout 10 ft.off the water... I opened/ejected, and reloaded and took the second one before it got 35 yards away...
I love the "handiness" of a single shot. I like that they are light and easy to carry... I don't feel handicapped one bit when i'm carrying a single shot.
Icouldbe hunting with just about any gun i want, and i do... I hunt with an olddrilling, and the rifle bbl. is a non ejector single shot...
I've harvestedmy last 20 big game animials with this "single shot", all one shot kills.
DM