Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
08-08-2003 | 05:15 AM
#31
Typical Buck
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From: Hickory NC USA
RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
The way I got my 742 was many years ago,one of my hunting buddies had it,and was sort of careless with it.He put it in his van(glad I wasn' t with him at the time) and he didn' t unload it so It went off and shot a hole through his van,after him telling me a bout that I just had to get it away from him if I was going to hunt with him so I traded him a bolt 30/06 for it.He couldn' t hit a bull in the a-- with it anyway.
It was a used one when he got it and I don' t really know if it jamed any with him but since I have had it (and killed many deer with it) have never had it to jam,I haven' t even shot it in many years.Think I need to get it out and shoot it if I ever get time,have so many others I shoot.
oldelkhunter where you located I live in Newton,NC
you might get to hunt elk here if you live long enough,they turned some loose a few years back.
It was a used one when he got it and I don' t really know if it jamed any with him but since I have had it (and killed many deer with it) have never had it to jam,I haven' t even shot it in many years.Think I need to get it out and shoot it if I ever get time,have so many others I shoot.
oldelkhunter where you located I live in Newton,NC
you might get to hunt elk here if you live long enough,they turned some loose a few years back.
08-08-2003 | 05:31 AM
#32
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From: VA USA
RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
ORIGINAL: frizzellr
Yes, but try to get a stock or lightly modified semiauto to shoot that well. That is the only problem I have with semi' s. The cost difference is quite large.
I' d put it up against any stock or lightly modified bolt-gun I' ve ever seen.
08-08-2003 | 07:08 AM
#34
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From: Kitchener, Ontario CANADA
RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
Fla/Ga, I have a Rem 742 semi as well. I inherited it from my father who purchased it back in 1970 for a whopping $ 200. What about yours?
The gun is a beauty. It still looks like new, hits its mark every time. Last year, I had a jamb and this was the first time I pulled it completely apart to find that some pine needles got behind the firing pin. However, it does weigh a ton and the first few days of the season my arms ache from dogging through the bush with it.
The gun is a beauty. It still looks like new, hits its mark every time. Last year, I had a jamb and this was the first time I pulled it completely apart to find that some pine needles got behind the firing pin. However, it does weigh a ton and the first few days of the season my arms ache from dogging through the bush with it.
08-08-2003 | 07:29 AM
#35
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RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
Here' s an semiauot advantage that most people don' t realize-
When sound of the bolt cycling is covered up by the muzzle report. If you were to need a quick follow up shot without spooking game before the shot like say for instance if you somehow had a hornet sting you on the back of the neck causing you to jerk your shot causing you to miss a record book buck, cycling the bolt on a bolt action will make enough noise to draw the animals attention to where you are at, whereas the game will never hear your action cylcling with a semiauto.
The first muzzle report alone will not draw attention to you because down range the animal will hear the loud splat of the bullet hitting, brush, trees, or mud in one direction and hear a loud boom coming from another.
When sound of the bolt cycling is covered up by the muzzle report. If you were to need a quick follow up shot without spooking game before the shot like say for instance if you somehow had a hornet sting you on the back of the neck causing you to jerk your shot causing you to miss a record book buck, cycling the bolt on a bolt action will make enough noise to draw the animals attention to where you are at, whereas the game will never hear your action cylcling with a semiauto.
The first muzzle report alone will not draw attention to you because down range the animal will hear the loud splat of the bullet hitting, brush, trees, or mud in one direction and hear a loud boom coming from another.
08-08-2003 | 07:57 AM
#36
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From: Columbus, OH
RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
ORIGINAL: Taxman003
You seemed to have answered everyone but me [:' (]. There was yourself and another person on this board who owned a 742 and some comment would be great
You seemed to have answered everyone but me [:' (]. There was yourself and another person on this board who owned a 742 and some comment would be great
08-08-2003 | 08:15 AM
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RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
Fla/Ga hunter did you like that Ruger carbine? I bought one new in the early 80' s and the gunshop that sold it to me said that the early production models were much better built...like to have one again...that was a handy little gun...
08-08-2003 | 08:21 AM
#38
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From: Kitchener, Ontario CANADA
RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
WoW, that must have been some great stuff I was smoking 
My comments were actually supposed to be sent to Herman.
So, how bout it Herm? [:-]
My comments were actually supposed to be sent to Herman.
I have a Rem 742 semi as well. I inherited it from my father who purchased it back in 1970 for a whopping $ 200. What about yours?
The gun is a beauty. It still looks like new, hits its mark every time. Last year, I had a jamb and this was the first time I pulled it completely apart to find that some pine needles got behind the firing pin. However, it does weigh a ton and the first few days of the season my arms ache from dogging through the bush with it.
The gun is a beauty. It still looks like new, hits its mark every time. Last year, I had a jamb and this was the first time I pulled it completely apart to find that some pine needles got behind the firing pin. However, it does weigh a ton and the first few days of the season my arms ache from dogging through the bush with it.
08-08-2003 | 05:17 PM
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RE: Convince me there is a real NEED for a semi
I like semi' s. Especially in this day and age where property lines are so disputed. Some of the places I hunt in MD are very small lots, and you really need to get them down before they cross the property boundries.