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FelixP · 05-12-2009, 05:56 PM

Bolt action is more reliable due to decreased complexity, perfect for a first time gun owner. Besides, if I miss with the first shot or two, then the animal deserves to get away. And with a bolt action, I have the option of using subsonic rounds, which tend to be more accurate beyond 100 yards (in .22LR, of course. Obviously not with .50 BMG or something similar). Yeah, I'm trying to think of a friend that lives outside city limits. Thanks for the help all.

05-12-2009, 05:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
FelixP Insane Location: I'm up they see me I'm down.	Bolt action is more reliable due to decreased complexity, perfect for a first time gun owner. Besides, if I miss with the first shot or two, then the animal deserves to get away. And with a bolt action, I have the option of using subsonic rounds, which tend to be more accurate beyond 100 yards (in .22LR, of course. Obviously not with .50 BMG or something similar). Yeah, I'm trying to think of a friend that lives outside city limits. Thanks for the help all. __________________ Free will lies not in the ability to craft your own fate, but in not knowing what your fate is. --Me "I have just returned from visting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world." --Douglas MacArthur