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To: Bryanw92
Still the tolerances of a complicated machine like an semi-auto makes is more prone to problems.

Also, as you mention an auto is designed to shoot multiple rounds quickly and in succession. If a person cannot hit the target the first time while hunting and they have to pull the trigger several times to hit the target then maybe they are not that good of a shot.

Bottom line: a firearm is a tool and the more complicated the tool, the more problems it will have over the lifetime or under adverse conditions.

68 posted on 11/18/2017 9:20:27 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

>>then maybe they are not that good of a shot.

Maybe they aren’t. So what? Some fishermen aren’t that good. Some bowlers aren’t that good. Most golfers aren’t that good.

But, we are humans. We can compensate with technology. That’s what makes us better than animals. A toothless old man can kill a healthy grizzly bear, but a toothless old grizzly bear cannot.

It’s really not your place or mine to decide that a person can’t use technology to overcome their shortfalls. That’s what Progressives do.

>>the more problems it will have over the lifetime or under adverse conditions.

Again, so what? My first 1911 (Colt Model 70) jammed on a round about every 14 shots. I spent a bunch of money and got it good enough to shoot 100 rounds with maybe one failure. My latest 1911 has never failed to feed.

Never. That’s with about 1000 rounds through it.

My 20 year old Glock 17 has never failed to feed or broken a part. As a test, I did not clean it for the first 750 rounds, except to brush the barrel. Never a problem. No reasonable person would make the claim that a Glock is not a gun that is built for adverse conditions.

The AR and AK platforms have fought in many wars. I have a friend with a Remington 700 that has a recall notice on the trigger. All machinery can and will break. The huge advantages of a modern semi-auto far outweigh the very small probability that they will fail more than anything else.


73 posted on 11/18/2017 12:15:47 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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