I would say to forget the reduced recoil rounds, and just spend the $20.00 and get a Limbsaver recoil pad, it works so good, my grandpa's Winchester Model 70 Bolt-action 30-06 used to kick so darn hard, but with the Limbsaver, it's fun to shoot, and my grandpa was actually trying to shoot shotgun shells with it!

Reduced recoil rounds would work out to 150 yard just fine, but I don't see how it would be neccessary, just spend $20-$30 once, instead of spending $20 every time you buy a box of ammo, just to get the same effect.


I would look into getting a Remington 673, I have one in .308, and it'll shootsmaller than 1 inch groups at 100 yards all day long, as long as you keep the barrel clean.
Remington 673's are on sale almost everywhere is gun stores now, so you might find a good deal on one.

The Remington 673 is based on the Model 7, which is a great rifle.
The 673 may look ugly from the pictures, but if you see one in real up close, it looks nice, has a beautiful beechwood stock.

hunt with a Remington 7400 .270 win. I killed a deer at 386 yards 3 years ago. I shoot handloads, but i am very confident in the accuracy of an auto no matter what ammo you shoot. I am an auto lover for life!

I have a 1969 Belgium made Browning BAR and it's a very fine shooter and an absolutely amazingly well built rifle. I don't know about the Jap stuff but I would recommend an older BAR to anyone.

Lets face it guys, 99% of hunters will never need the difference in accuracy between a bolt gun and a Semi Auto.Not to mention, (I know that this will hurt some feelings),most shooters, hunters, do not shoot well enough to see the difference anyway.Sure, bolt guns are inherently more accurate, but then there are some super semi Autos out there now too. If you want an accurate Semi Auto. Buy an Armalie AR-10
get one with the Varment type barrell and go to town.This Rifle will easily shoot out to 800-1000 yards.You might only be looking at an accruace difference of .25 MOA between the two rifles. but big deal. When you talk about killing an animal at less than 200 yds, generally less than 100 yds, that 1/4 inch difference is not going to make a difference.
If you want an excellent right out of the box bolt gun, I too am a hugh fan of the Remington. Buy a Remingon 700 PSS. You can use it up close, and you can shoot it out to 800-1000 yds if you are good enough.
What is boils down to, f you want a semi auto, in a large caliber, there are some excellent choice out there. Go ahead and get it. If you want a bolt gun, you won't go wrong there either.