Posted on 08/18/2020 12:01:21 PM PDT by w1n1
What are the merits of these two major types of rifle actions?
There are many choices when it comes to selecting a long gun for multiple uses. Many of the questions and inquiries are from preppers, and survivalists that are gun users attempting to buy a firearm(s) that can yield effective results for many applications, including home defense, ranch, farm or homestead protection, as well as hunting for food and predator control. That is a pretty tall order for sure.
After much thought, counseling, and work in the gun related industry these past 40 plus years, the basic conclusion I have come to is that the rifle preference really boils down to personal choice. I mean, in terms of overall quality, reliability, functionality, and accuracy, there is not a significant difference between major makes of long guns now, whether a bolt action or a semi-auto.
While the caliber choice may be the first priority, that is no longer a huge issue either because the most popular choices in the .223/5.56 range (up to, say, the ever popular .308/7.62) are readily available in either platforms with numerous brand and feature choices to select.
It would be easy to recommend if all you could afford was one choice, then for sure, I would say the .308 would get the nod. It is fully capable with available factory ammo choices to perform work in protection and certainly for hunting and dispatching vermin regardless of the foot count. Read the rest of bolt or semi-auto rifles.
ditto
Agreed, but I seem to be limited to 10 rounds on a bolt-action rifle, no?
And you can “guide” the spent case out so you can reload it again. A prepper needs to make his own ammo with components he has stored.
go for a FN-FAL Para
“One could make the case that lever-action is a subset of “bolt”. “
Manual action, I suppose.
Up close, 12 gauge buckshot is very deadly.
Good point, and you can reload while in between shots, well, unless you’re runnin’ a Henry.
Fond of the ‘Don’t try this at home, I’m whatcha call a professional.’
When the zombies charge you will need rotary magazines that get the rounds out quickly. You won’t have time to work the bold.
“Bolts don’t jam.”
Well they kind of do jam given the right circumstances. Seen it with my own eyes when a buddy had a 700 Remington in 7MM Mag lock up tight after firing a shot. The culprit was the reloads he was shooting were dirty. Dirty in that the guy that reloaded them didn’t bother wiping the grease/lube off after loading them. Believe me he one hell of time getting the bolt open.
Yep, debate over.
BETTER choice is a quality PUMP-rifle like the Remington Models 760 & 7600, as the slide action is about as accurate as any “factory” bolt-gun, QUICK for follow-up shots, seldom needs repair & is more reliable than a Semi-Auto.
I genuinely like the way you think! The 7600 is a solid choice, is easy to operate quickly, and surprisingly accurate. FRegards
I want a Troy Pump Action Rifle (PAR) PAR-10 (they also make a PAR-15 and PAR-300 Blackout) but have several other firearms on the wish list ahead of it. : (
They're designed for states that don't allow semi-automatics for hunting yet use most AR accessories.
Rifles? Pfft. I moves on to mortars, rockets and light artillery.
That’ a good one.
Henry offers some models with both the tube feed and the side gate. I'm waiting for them to offer a different black on wood instead of brass on wood. (not a fan of the tactical one). I believe they even have them in .410.
As I understand, it's first load in the tube, top off via the side gate, and unload via the tube (instead of having to work each round out with the lever).
“Personally, I’d go bolt. Less moving parts.”
Best for disciplined, aimed shots. People tend to just squeeze off semi-autos rapidly without precision. I go for the Ruger Gunsite Scout. Red dot.
I always wanted a 60mm light mortar like the troops in WW11 used. Keeps those damn squirrels & gophers down
With the lever action, you can potentially match ammo to a revolver. Cut down on the all the different rounds you have to keep on hand.
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