Not that i don't like shooting bolt guns for accuracy, However i have a scar 17 waiting to help me speed up the sausage making.
All in all I've benn back n forth with debating people on which is:
#1 more humane
#2 more efficient
#3 more accurate
And hands down it is SEMI- AUTO BY FAR AND ID LOVE TO SETTLE THIS DEBATE AND HOPEFULLY CHANGE YOUR VIEWS ON SEMI AUTO.
SO HEAR ME OUT FIRST BEFORE YOU DIG IN WITH A SHOVEL.
OK Lets talk humane first. In hunting we all strive to take our game in the most humane way possible, or atleast we should be. So that means we try to get the kill as quickly as possible without wounding our desired prey.so to achieve that we strive on taking game with our first shot. My grandpa took me out hunting years begore i could legally get a liscense just to sit and watch and take it all in. He also taught me to practice/think like you have only one round left so use it wisely.And i learned from him a valuble way of achieving success but only from patience to achieve humane kills. Which is something that sticks with me to this day. Ive passed up many shots on deer because of my paps philosophy. If we all went hunting and only chose to shoot when we actually were nearly 100% sure of when we pull the trigger we would achieve a ONE SHOT ONE KILL then the bolt gunn would be just fine and we wouldnt need semi auto. However we dont live in that type of utopia and in the real world we have to many variables that affect the chance to have that perfect utopian hunting world. Factors like adrenaline,Buck fever,branches,or even the game moving right as you pull the trigger. I think thats fair to at least add those variables into the equation in all fairness to as close to reality situations as possible, right or wrong? So because of these real world variables, Let's now factor in a Bolt action rifle. So at this point we have good humane intentions but we are all human and do make mistakes like the ones i pointed out. So the deer we just tried to take (humanely), now was missed because of one of the following factors and is now ready to bolt if not already running for its life. So by the time i recover from 1st shot and reload, lets use an example of distance covered by the running deer and then factor in the time it takes me to open then bolt eject a round then reload a round close bolt home and then try to find the deer in my sights and finally get a second shot off. The deer could of traveled 30 more yards and is now a moving target as opposed to one that i calm and steady. So now were shooting at a running deer. So lets go back to the % factor of a humane kill now at this point. It is not my opinion but a fact that it is easier to hit something standing nearly still versus a running or moving target.
So humane is still an option but the odds just went up a steep hill. It can still be done but with even more skill/ difficulty.im not here to listen to hunting stories about the great shot you luckily made im talking about 100 % positive repitition of humane shots that are the fundamental values that everybody should be striving for. Would it be easier to split a playing card by holding the barrell of the gun upto the card and pulling the trigger or trying it at 50 yards? Not to say it cant be done its just that now were takingnbad odds of humane kills by not having a Semi auto in our hands. Now lets talk semi auto in your hands and the same deer approaches and you have buck fever/ adrenaline rush/ hit a bracnch ect.. and you miss your first shot. At this point i now have a semi auto and already have a round in the chamber and can easily re adjust to getting on target for a quicker follow up shot which in return gives better odds at a higher % chance of a Humane kill because the deer #1 didnt get to run as far because i didnt have a bolt gun which takes to long to reload and then try to re aquire my target which also #2 ran farther away because of the time it took me to reload the slow bolt gun. The factors that i have shared with you are mathematical FACTS Not opinions.which in return gives me ways better odds at taking that deer in a humane way, which in return should be more accurate because he has less time run farther away from me, WHICH IN RETURN TAKES ME TO MY FINAL PART OF THE EQUATION. ... ..... EFFICIENCY. ...EFFICIENCY,
Heres where everything goes down hill. Semi auto is definitely the best choice for all three key points I've made but just like a said we all dont live in the same utopia. Some people are in their own utopia, while the rest of us our in another. What i mean is you'll always have a group of people that ruin it for everyone else. For instance have you ever heard the phrase IF ITS BROWN ITS DOWN? These are the type of people that do not care about humane kills and just fire repititiously at any deer at any distance at any running speed. It's these people that make the woods unsafe and inhumane things start to compile on one another because now they teach there kids, friends ect.. ect... to hunt and shoot this way and round n round we go with this type of behavoir. This is why when i talk to alot of people in forums and at commission meetings that argue against semi auto use because of these stereotypes,which i can see their point. If we stick to just whats more efficient in getting the job done in the safest manner with humane kills. I would say this and be bold saying it. I hope you all dont think this is reckless because technically it's actually not. Due to the fact that theres always going to be IDIOTS hunting along side us true hunters in the woods, And these idiots are taking way more dangerous shots with bolt guns alone, I WOULD RATHER SHARE THE WOODS WITH THESE IDIOTS USING A SEMI-AUTO BECAUSE I ALREADY SHOWED HOW MUCH MORE EFGICENT THEY ARE WHICH IN TURN MEANS CLOSER FOLLOW UP SHOTS WITH DEERV,ACTUALLY CLOSER TO THEM ON FOLLOW UP SHOTS WHICH MEANS IF THEY USED A BOLT GUN THESE CRAZY IDIOTS WOULD BE TAKING EVEN HARDER SHOTS BECAUSE THE DEER HAVE TIME TO RUN EVEN FURTHER WHILE THERE RELOADING THIER SLOW BOLT GUN WHICH IN TURN MAKES THEM SHOOT EVEN MORE DANGEROUSLY AND POSSIBLY SHOOT ME OR SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE THE DISTANCE OF THE DEER NOW RAN IS NOW EVEN FURTHER. So to sum it up even an idiot has a more efficient chance to take a quicker humane second shot that an idiot with a bolt gun. AND THAT'S A FACT.LOL.....still LOL....
