I like the way single shots handle and the fact that they can have long barrels and still be handy. When it comes to driving I always volunteer to push bush. I have found that whitetails I spook will often run and then stand, thinking they were hidden. I have never taken a snap shot at a whitetail that I kicked up - even if I had a lever action I think the animal would be gone before I got a second shot off.

Years ago I used a single shot shotgun for ducks, geese and pheasant, but I soon learned that it wasn't a good idea for me (not a good enough shot) and switched to doubles. In that case too the particular single I used was more of a club than a pleasant to carry and shoot piece of equipment.

All of my friends use bolt actions, but I find they are pretty disciplined and in the past thirty years I can remember times when someone would shoot at a deer another missed, but I don't remember any case where one individual shot two rounds any quicker than I could have by shooting and reloading. Well, maybe a few shots in open fields at running coyotes (almost always misses).