For those that think bolt actions are too slow

Waiting for the holier then thou "I never shoot at a running animal" guys to get in here and tell us all about how its too big of a risk and that just because they dont do it no one should.
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If the shooter had missed a lot of his running shots as many people do, I am sure that he would have been condemned for shooting at running game.
 
I have hunted wild boar in Germany a couple of times. A hunter who cannot shoot well does not get an invitation. On my last hunt a year ago, we were asked to go to a "shooting cinema" first. Using our regular boar rifles and ammo, we shot at projected video images of running wild boar. Bullet impacts on the screen were recorded by computer and played back. The minimum qualifying score was 5/8 shots in the vitals of the target animals. All four of my companions shot scores of 6/8, and I shot 5/8 with a borrowed rifle, a Blaser R93 30-06. We were asked to present our test scores to the Jaegermeister during the sign in for the hunt.
The next day my buddy and I were fortunate to shoot a couple of boars. I was glad to have the chance to practise first! during a group hunt (Druckjagd) in Germany, there is a lot of ceremony and a lot of peer pressure. one does not take "hope" shots - but also a shooter on stand is expected to take any reasonable opportunity, and make the shot count. There may be 20 or so beaters ( bush pushers) and it would not do to disappoint them by refusing a shot on a running animal because you do not have the skill to hit it. Another thing that I like is that tracking dogs are standard additions to any big game hunt so that no game is wasted. Much better than our stupid laws in Western Canada outlawing the use of dogs for big game.
During this particular hunt I missed a fox that I tried to shoot in the head, Killed a young boar that was running towards me, and passed up a chance at a roe deer that I could not positively identify as a legal fawn. It was a lot of fun!
here we are shooting .40 cal handguns just for fun. The dog handlers use them for finishing off wounded game
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stopping a fast approaching boar in the cinema
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my young boar
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closing ceremonies
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