A Great 308 Shoot Off We can compare bolt action rifle and semi-auto by specs, but it doesn't tell the full story of which rifle to fare with. An alternative approach is to setup a course of fire that simulates an environment where you would have to utilize the skills necessary in long range precision shooting. That is calculating windage, elevation, etc, with targets at various ranges and timed. Before going on, you're probably thinking what does this have to do for the folks into hunting. This all depends on what you're hunting and the prize that you're going after....
