just how important IS having fast repeat fire capability, too you?
I had a recent conversation with a guy at a local range when he saw me pull a browning 78 single shot out of my rifle case,
he asked me how I could even think of hunting with out at least a bolt action so ID have a quick second shot, available.
now Ive hunted with single shots,lever guns, semi autos, bolt and slide action rifles for years, and Ive rarely found any gun that's accurate and of a decent caliber for the game hunted, needs a quick second shot capability, but this guy was insistent that quick follow-up shot capability was critical.....the more I thought back on many hunts the more, I struggled to think of even once, when a single shot rifle would not have proven just as effective as a bolt, lever or slide action , or where the type of action had any effect on my results at all.
Ive used a RUGER or BROWNING single shot in calibers ranging from 6mm Remington, 25/06, 300 wby, 375 H&H, even 458 win at times, and I can,t recall a single time, I used a single shoot rifle,that I could not have reloaded well in time for a second shot ,if I needed one, or even needing one for that matter, and its not that Im a great shot, I just don,t fire until I'm really sure of my target and have a good shot angle inside a decent range, and can clearly see the anatomy or I don,t shoot. now Ive had ELK spin and run a few yards after being hit, but Ive never worried, I mean if your sure you placed your shot correctly they rarely go more than 30 yards, but then if you use a 340wby, 375 H&H, 35 whelen, 45/70 etc, on ELK,they don,t go far, and a 6mm rem , 270 win,or 257 Roberts does drop deer ok inside reasonable ranges
has anyone here ever lost game because they could not get a second shot off fast enough?
I had a recent conversation with a guy at a local range when he saw me pull a browning 78 single shot out of my rifle case,
he asked me how I could even think of hunting with out at least a bolt action so ID have a quick second shot, available.
now Ive hunted with single shots,lever guns, semi autos, bolt and slide action rifles for years, and Ive rarely found any gun that's accurate and of a decent caliber for the game hunted, needs a quick second shot capability, but this guy was insistent that quick follow-up shot capability was critical.....the more I thought back on many hunts the more, I struggled to think of even once, when a single shot rifle would not have proven just as effective as a bolt, lever or slide action , or where the type of action had any effect on my results at all.
Ive used a RUGER or BROWNING single shot in calibers ranging from 6mm Remington, 25/06, 300 wby, 375 H&H, even 458 win at times, and I can,t recall a single time, I used a single shoot rifle,that I could not have reloaded well in time for a second shot ,if I needed one, or even needing one for that matter, and its not that Im a great shot, I just don,t fire until I'm really sure of my target and have a good shot angle inside a decent range, and can clearly see the anatomy or I don,t shoot. now Ive had ELK spin and run a few yards after being hit, but Ive never worried, I mean if your sure you placed your shot correctly they rarely go more than 30 yards, but then if you use a 340wby, 375 H&H, 35 whelen, 45/70 etc, on ELK,they don,t go far, and a 6mm rem , 270 win,or 257 Roberts does drop deer ok inside reasonable ranges
has anyone here ever lost game because they could not get a second shot off fast enough?