Favorite Rifle action type

[Timothy]

I'm surprised by you FQ, I expected it would be the CAS/SASS guy's singing the leverguns praises.

Power of suggestion Tom.

See if you can get him to bark and howl at the moon with another subliminal message.....maybe pull the other lever in the voting booth next time.....or think about the ramification of ones actions.....

 

[Timothy]

I'm surprised by you FQ, I expected it would be the CAS/SASS guy's singing the leverguns praises.

Power of suggestion Tom.

Maybe you can subliminally get him to bark or something....maybe pull the other lever in the voting booth next time.....get him to consider the ramifications of ones actions....

FQ, stare at the swinging pendulum......you're feeling very, very sleepy...

 

[shooter32]

Power of suggestion Tom.
FQ, stare at the swinging pendulum......you're feeling very, very sleepy...

 

Feel the force!!

 

[twyacht]

After 118 years my 1891 Argentine Mauser, bolt action.  It just won't fail. Cycles like it was still new, and can cover short an long distances easily.

TW, who still hates he shot up all his 212 gr,. armor piercing rounds....and can;t find them anymore....

[Jackel]

my blessed AR.

BSA red dot

mags with FMJ and HP.

good for bears, deer, rabbits, cyotes, foxes , targets and peoplz

[Sponsor]

[tommy tornado]

I am a sucker for a good lever action rifle in .308, .30-30, .38-55, .45-70, or .35 Remington.

[tombogan03884]

  I wish who ever voted Single Shot had commented on their reasoning. I suspect it's somebody with a Contender or Encore.
The interchangeable barrels make them unbeatable for versatility and the good ones produce out standing accuracy.

[Truchas]

I would have voted single shot, and almost did.  But the bolt gun's advantage to me is in it's not needing me to carry shells in an external capacity that could introduce problems like.  Shells spilling out on the ground, shells being hard to reach when in an unexpected position, or even loosing or damaging said container.  External ammo is just an additional distraction IMO.

Bolt gun got my vote. 

[tombogan03884]

That was part of why I didn't vote Semi Auto.

[Badgersmilk]

Reasons I'd prefer bolt action in a rifle.

Single shot:  Needs cartridges carried externally (easy to drop, exc.)

Lever:  Tend to not run well dirty, less accurate, impossible to clean properly, examples I've shot had VERY inconsistant feel to action and trigger, pain to shoot from a rest or laying down, heavier, tube magazine limits ammo choices.

Semi auto:  Added weight, complexity leads to less reliability and more rapid wear, rifles reliability depends largely on interchangeable magazines, tend to not run well dirty, less accuracy, no single round loading, light loads lead to jamming, difficult to clean properly, throw and damage brass, encourages poor shooting from most people.

Pump:  Super for shotguns!  Just feels unnatural in a rifle    heavy, impossible to clean properly (from chamber end), loose forearm is bad news for long range shooting skills, (sorry dad, never have liked your 7600  ). 

Of course there are exceptions to most any rules, but generaly speaking...  I'll take the bolt action.