I totally agree with bigbulls...If one is careful and picks the first shot well, there' s little need for a follow up shot....and with a .338 you will definitely be re aiming...it' s a very powerful cartridge. However by the same token you can take the same first shot with a BAR as well as a Bolt.

When I was much younger all the rifles was lever action and a few pumps. Those with bolt actions was looked at as the ones that couldn' t afford a real rifle.

I think today the king of actions is the bolt action because of it' s reliability and accuracy.

This reminds me of a story my father told me.....you have two barrels on that gun not so that you can shoot twice at a pheasant.....but so that you can shoot two pheasants if they should get up.

The Browning BAR is known to be a very accurate rifle...have at it.