Nice 458 Win Mag Bolt Gun with a 22” bbl. is about right.
For me it’s all about kick. Bolt action rifles will always have more.
M-14
I’m just hoping with Obama gone that my boating skills will improve.
That’s not my experience whatsoever
2 seconds diff?
Long range shooting I prefer a bolt like in .243 and have the spread to follow the prey
Whitetail stand shooting I prefer semi auto even in beefy ought six
A low quality bolt will beat a low quality semi most times out
That’s an issue for budget shoppers
My Browning semi has never ever failed
My Winchester 100 has once in Texas with a ten point grazing 60 yards out from my ground blind
Click
Click
He just kept eating
I racked it
Buck did 0-40 in a split second then it was gazelle leaps as he was gone in short order
But really it’s preference and environment
I like semi autos cause I’m southern which means woods since I grew up before shooting lane food plot air strips...lol ...and I was handed that Winnie model 100 right out of the gate at around 10 as “my gun”
Were I raised in Wyoming or Nevada it’d have been a bolt or even a lever maybe
The lever 30-30 was popular in the 60s in Dixie cause it was the blue collar mans choice and was a caliber that at least sounded like one many new from the War
I doubt there is a whole lot of difference for precision shooting. If the very last bit of accuracy is required then it is a bolt action.
I used to read Jeff Cooper mainly for his politics but he was always interesting. I do remember his once mentioning that his old Marine Sergeant preferred the 1903 Springfield to the Garand.
Just use whatever you like within reason.
I can drive a nail with a 3 pound sledgehammer, but that’s not what it’s meant for.
bump for later
Ed
6.5 Creedmoor FTW