06-19-2012, 12:35 AM
Bolt VS Semi question............I think Bolt. Why, because you can work up loads with heavier bullets for a wider range of hunting applications. I would think you can also squeeze out just a tad more velocity by seating the bullet out further and running a bit more pressure in a bolt rifle.
Semi VS Bolt for accuracy, fire power and ethical taking of game, namely the Deer, Whitetailed or what ever type you have in your back yard.......... I think most hunters as they get older believe that all you should need is one shot to take most game animals, shotgun hunters exempted. If you know you most likely will not have time for a second shot because you have to chamber another round then most seasoned hunters will make that first shot count and not need a follow up shot, dangerous game excluded. ........The bolt action looses nothing in the gas system and you can usually load better bullets then you can fit in a semi's magazine. This improves your chance of making ethical shots by icreasing your range and the power of your cartridge just a little.........The Ethical Taking of Game......this is a big one in many peoples eyes. The .223 is not legal for hunting big game here in VA and I am glad of it. There are way to many hunters out there who are not effecient enough with a rifle to make a clean one shot kill with the .223, period. I am not saying it will not kill effectivly in the hands of a marksman/hunter/vetern, it will. However it is not enough bullet for most shoulder shots and deer do run off and die in thickets when hit by 100gr .243 Win. rifle bullets, much less 75gr .223/5.56 bullets.
My first EBR was a Grendel and although I have not yet found a comfortable way to carry the rifle in the woods I bought it to hunt deer with and for the occasional Zombie if need be. I feel much more confident with the extra power of a bolt action 6.5x55, 7mm Mauser or .338 Win Mag. I am almost 52 and I can see the advantages of the AR platform in certain types of hunting like varmet hunting or predator hunting when follow up shots at range are more likely needed then not at moving game. The problem with most peoples image of a AR hunter is that they don't have enough rifle because they automatically think 5.56 or .223 when they see the Matel Toy. As big as the AR shooting crowd has become, the 6.5 Grendel crowd is still quite small and the general AR weapon system suffers from the stigma of not being enough weapon today, much the same as the 7mm Mauser or 6.5 Swedish Mauser did in the past when the 30-06 ruled the Big Game woods in the USA.
That's what I think if your interested.......
Semi VS Bolt for accuracy, fire power and ethical taking of game, namely the Deer, Whitetailed or what ever type you have in your back yard.......... I think most hunters as they get older believe that all you should need is one shot to take most game animals, shotgun hunters exempted. If you know you most likely will not have time for a second shot because you have to chamber another round then most seasoned hunters will make that first shot count and not need a follow up shot, dangerous game excluded. ........The bolt action looses nothing in the gas system and you can usually load better bullets then you can fit in a semi's magazine. This improves your chance of making ethical shots by icreasing your range and the power of your cartridge just a little.........The Ethical Taking of Game......this is a big one in many peoples eyes. The .223 is not legal for hunting big game here in VA and I am glad of it. There are way to many hunters out there who are not effecient enough with a rifle to make a clean one shot kill with the .223, period. I am not saying it will not kill effectivly in the hands of a marksman/hunter/vetern, it will. However it is not enough bullet for most shoulder shots and deer do run off and die in thickets when hit by 100gr .243 Win. rifle bullets, much less 75gr .223/5.56 bullets.
My first EBR was a Grendel and although I have not yet found a comfortable way to carry the rifle in the woods I bought it to hunt deer with and for the occasional Zombie if need be. I feel much more confident with the extra power of a bolt action 6.5x55, 7mm Mauser or .338 Win Mag. I am almost 52 and I can see the advantages of the AR platform in certain types of hunting like varmet hunting or predator hunting when follow up shots at range are more likely needed then not at moving game. The problem with most peoples image of a AR hunter is that they don't have enough rifle because they automatically think 5.56 or .223 when they see the Matel Toy. As big as the AR shooting crowd has become, the 6.5 Grendel crowd is still quite small and the general AR weapon system suffers from the stigma of not being enough weapon today, much the same as the 7mm Mauser or 6.5 Swedish Mauser did in the past when the 30-06 ruled the Big Game woods in the USA.
That's what I think if your interested.......