FL/GA Hunter is correct in that in general bolts are more accurate than semi autos. I' ve seen a few autos that were very accurate, but in general they don' t have near the accuracy potential of bolts. To draw off oldelkhunter' s example, when I see automatics taking the benchrest matches I' ll become a believer. Single shot are in the same boat. They haven' t been proven to have the accuracy of bolts although I have seen a few very accurate No. 1 Rugers. I once owned a Browning single shot 22-250 that was very accurate, but it was the exception and not the rule.

Many autos will jam, with some designs being worse than others. Of couse there are some designs that seldom if ever jam.

All that being said, it really doesn' t matter in the grand scheme of things. We' re all intitled to shoot what we like. If someone likes a bolt, auto, lever, pump, singleshot, etc, more power to them. I only use bolts for serious work, but I love all guns.