Bolt or Semi Auto??
09-06-2005, 07:24 PM
#11
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Posts: 179
RE: Bolt or Semi Auto??
Ordinarily I would say a bolt action for their accuracy and reliability.Although it is dependant on what type of area or woods you are hunting and your preferred style of hunting.If you are a still hunter or a tracker you may be better off with a semi or a pump.
09-07-2005, 08:16 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winston Salem NC
Posts: 356
RE: Bolt or Semi Auto??
I will go out on a limb and say AUTO[&:]. I agree that a well placed first shot is ideal...but not always right on target. I want to be able to take that second shot fast without having to bring the gun down to get that second bullet off. With that stated I will add that I've never hunted with a bolt so I might be blowing smoke.[&o] I have hunted with a 30-30 lever and I will never do that again. Only because it didn't have a scope and the sights were way way off.[>:]
I always hear about the accuracy difference between a bolt and a semi-auto. Has anyone here every put them side by side on a bench test shoot to test this "theory"? I understand where it is coming from (the automatic bullet ejection moves the barrel around where a bolt doesn't) but I've never seen or heard of actual test firing to prove it....just wondering. I do have a Remington Model 740 30-06 semi-auto on lay-away that will be out soon...
I always hear about the accuracy difference between a bolt and a semi-auto. Has anyone here every put them side by side on a bench test shoot to test this "theory"? I understand where it is coming from (the automatic bullet ejection moves the barrel around where a bolt doesn't) but I've never seen or heard of actual test firing to prove it....just wondering. I do have a Remington Model 740 30-06 semi-auto on lay-away that will be out soon...
09-07-2005, 02:37 PM
#17
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 35
RE: Bolt or Semi Auto??
I have always hunted with a semi-auto. I have killed afew deer that I would not have killed with a bolt. I have only killed a few deer in excess of 300 yards, and the differance in accuracy is not worth mentioning. I have only shot paper up to 200 yards and can produce 3" groups with both my BAR and R-1. I am not an expert shot, and am sure some people can do better, but I don't know if I could due much better with a bolt. I have also had my gun hangup on occasion but never on the first shot. If I shot a bolt more often I may convert, but I just haven't shot one enough to get used to one.
