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In reply to the discussion: Are semi-automatics really used for hunting? [View all]sir pball
(4,741 posts)83. I use the best tool I have for the job.
A lot of the time it's a vanilla wood-and-blue-steel .243. For long shots, or if I'm just feeling like it, a .300 Win Mag. And some days, especially when there's weather for the rifle to contend with, a stainless-and-plastic semiauto .308. All three do things in slightly different ways and all three are perfectly legitimate hunting rifles no matter how their looks make some people feel.
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cantbeserious
Jan 2013
#23
It has nothing to do with killing. It has to do with the mechanical operation of a machine.
hobbit709
Jan 2013
#50
If you are against A and not B and can't differentiate between the two that is your problem.
hobbit709
Jan 2013
#58
The difference in accuracy between a bolt & semi-auto is academic in the field.
Jackpine Radical
Jan 2013
#25
Yes, those hunting situations are entirely different from short-range brush-busting.
Jackpine Radical
Jan 2013
#39
If you never enjoyed the challenge of cutting down a running rabbit with a 22 semi
Ligyron
Jan 2013
#15
I could see using a semi-auto with open sights hunting in heavily wooded or brushy country.
brewens
Jan 2013
#33
Well, thanks for show the world that your are 100% ignorant on just what semi-auto means.
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#37
When you learn what "semi-automatic" means your questions will answer themselves
cthulu2016
Jan 2013
#44
As others have suggested, it varies a lot based on the "kind" of hunting you're doing.
Xithras
Jan 2013
#47
Here is a video that gives conclusive evidence that semi-autos are used for hunting.
Undismayed
Jan 2013
#81