Is there a semi auto for me

Calum said:
It's just another action type...ie a preference with merits and advantages if the user puts the time in to learn how to utilize them. :rolleyes:
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So whats the advantage of a semi? Accuracy? Reliability? Lighter? Caliber Selection? You can rapid fire without too much thought or practice I guess. :runaway:
 
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Binelli R1 and Browning BAR Sarari's are top notch and you just can't really go wrong with one. I've heard only good things about the Winchester semi auto (X-something???), that basically looks like the Binelli and is extremely similar, even internally. Lots of guys love their old Winchester 100's in .308. Mixed reviews on the Remington line of semi's.

Personally I love semi's and find that most of the complaints about them are either total BS, extreme exaggerations, or related to rifles that have been totally neglected by their operators.
 
juanvaldez said:
Semi's are used lots by guys who don't have the mental faculties to work a bolt or lever under pressure. Not that I have anything against them, just the people who think they have to have one for follow-up shots. Even a fair rifleman can put just as many aimed shots through a bolt or lever gun as elmer fudd who's semi magnum blaster comes out 1 week before the season for "sight in" then goes back in the closet till next year.
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Never did I realize that you can take your hand of a gun cycle back and forward a bolt put you hand back on your gun and steady as fast as not moving your hands at all:onCrack:. Maybe our soldiers should use bolt actions or levers. Semi's have less felt recoil making shot recovery faster again. :ar15:
 
canadaman30 said:
Never did I realize that you can take your hand of a gun cycle back and forward a bolt put you hand back on your gun and steady as fast as not moving your hands at all:onCrack:. Maybe our soldiers should use bolt actions or levers. Semi's have less felt recoil making shot recovery faster again. :ar15:
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Exactly...they require less skill and practice and are good for shooting really fast, which is totally necessary for hunting. I'm assuming of course the OP was enquiring about semi's for hunting and not soldiering
 
sillymike said:
Yeah, they must be the same guys that buy cars with automatic transmission... they obviously can't handle the situation :jerkit:
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Ya right on, I get it, just like the Nascar drivers who use automatic transmissions.

There are lots of great semi auto's, wouldn't argue that. I just know lots of guys feel they NEED them to make good fast follow up shots and thats not the case so flame all you want.
 
progunner said:
A Browning BAR MKII Safari ,
gas operated, has 7 locking lugs on its rotary bolt and gives you 1 MOA accuracy .Recoil is reduced by 45% , it comes in the popular calibers, made In Belgium and assembled in Portugal .
Makes sure you get the Safari , as it has the forged and machined steel reciever .. the barrel is Hammer forged and is a medium wieght barrel .
Like All Brownings the steel is beautifully polished and Deeply blued and the dark walnut is very Nice .

The MkII Lightwieght have aluminium Recievers .
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:agree: mostly if you want a reliable auto loader except I wouldnt count on 1 MOA from a BAR and certainly not 45% less recoil. But what you will get is a good reliable auto loader with about the best accuracy your gonna get for a reasonable price. Can't go wrong with a BAR
 
juanvaldez said:
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Exactly...they require less skill and practice and are good for shooting really fast, which is totally necessary for hunting. I'm assuming of course the OP was enquiring about semi's for hunting and not soldiering
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I always was under the asumption shooting skill is about putting a bullit where you want it to go. I guess if I learn how to cycle a bolt faster it will make me a better shot. Can you share some of that stuff your smokin:onCrack:
 
canadaman30 said:
I always was under the asumption shooting skill is about putting a bullit where you want it to go. I guess if I learn how to cycle a bolt faster it will make me a better shot. Can you share some of that stuff your smokin:onCrack:
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Well I guess you were assuming wrong. You can be the best shot in the world but it won't do you any good if can't work the action under pressure or can't find the safety for a snap shot. Your confusing marksmanship with handling a rifle. It takes more then being a good shot to be good with a rifle of any action. If you want I could give you some lesson's then maybe you'd be more confident in the field.
 
Benelli R1.

I use bolt actions at the range where shooting sub moa is important. I hunt with a Benelli R1 30-06. It isn't a benchgun, but everything I've shot at ended up on the ground. The brownings are good too, but they mag system takes a little getting used to. Haven't tried the new Winchester yet, but it looks alright and it's half the price of a benelli.
 
juanvaldez said:
So whats the advantage of a semi? Accuracy? Reliability? Lighter? Caliber Selection? You can rapid fire without too much thought or practice I guess. :runaway:
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Well first off you don't loose your sight picture between shots, then there is the recoil absorption through the action.

But then again you probably don't care as clearly you have an agenda like any other anti. :rolleyes:

BTW what is in your vehicle?
Manual transmission or automatic?
 
juanvaldez said:
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Exactly...they require less skill and practice and are good for shooting really fast, which is totally necessary for hunting. I'm assuming of course the OP was enquiring about semi's for hunting and not soldiering
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So I take it you are trading in your bolt gun for a break action single shot, or better yet a muzzle loader...it's about the skill right? :rolleyes:

Actually you assume wrong, the original poster was asking what semis were available.
I'll take a guess that neither he or anyone else wasn't asking for your permission.
 
Well gee, I guess if I hated Honda's I would go to a Honda forum and start talking smack over there.

Also comparing a standard trans to a bolt action is stupid. Why post in a semi auto thread if you have no input for the original poster except negativity about his choice. I own bolt's and semi's and they all have their place and use.
 
Apparently you need some skill at reading and comprehending what you read. Read my original post. Like I said lots of people buy a semi so they can blaze away without having to acquire much skill with a rifle. If you want to lump yourself in there then by all means feel free. I'm guessing by your level of offence you must one of the fudds who pulls out his rifle once a year but never really gets any good with it. If you shoot a semi just because your recoil sensitive a good muzzle break or sissy pad may help you. I'd be happy to give you some tips.



Calum said:
So I take it you are trading in your bolt gun for a break action single shot, or better yet a muzzle loader...it's about the skill right? :rolleyes:

Actually you assume wrong, the original poster was asking what semis were available.
I'll take a guess that neither he or anyone else wasn't asking for your permission.
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Drewz said:
Well gee, I guess if I hated Honda's I would go to a Honda forum and start talking smack over there.

Also comparing a standard trans to a bolt action is stupid. Why post in a semi auto thread if you have no input for the original poster except negativity about his choice. I own bolt's and semi's and they all have their place and use.
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You calling sillymike stupid?

sillymike said:
Yeah, they must be the same guys that buy cars with automatic transmission... they obviously can't handle the situation :jerkit:
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Read post #7 of this thread.

juanvaldez said:
lots of good semi's, get a win model 100
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You should read the whole post before making comments that might be perceived as stupid. Also the original poster decided to stay with lever guns he did not choose to go with a semi.
 
I have used the M14 for target and plinking, it would have been fine for hunting also as it is a 308. For about the last three years I have used a Remington 750 carbine in 30-06 and I love this rifle. I looked at the BAR, Benelli also but went with Remington as I wanted the shorter barrel offered in a carbine.

Any of these would be fine rifles, go and check them out and buy the one you can afford and that feels the best to you.
 
I have owned a few semi autos and found the Norinco M14S to be a fine rifle with a reasonable price. I also have a Ljungman rifle and a spare barrel that I would like to cut the brake off of it and mount that one because it is just punishing to the ears when you fire that thing. It is deadly accurate although I have never taken any game with any semi auto. I have only a Tula Sks and Swede Ljungman left of my various semi auto's. Of all the rifles I have owned the M14S Norinco was scary accurate. I fired an overloaded handload not of my loading one time and had a little too much oil in the chamber and KABOOM went the breach. Scared the #### out of me and I repaired the gun with US Gi parts and viola it was good as new. Traded it off for a M70 Westerner in '06 figuring there was safer actions around but it was the ammo not the gun. Scary accurate rifle though and I am considering finding another M14S in the near future. My hunting buddy carries a 742 Remington Auto loader in 308 and it works for him although he shoots it seldom and probably maintains it even more seldom. Heard a funny story about his dad with his 742 in '06 that when he was about to shoot his moose the stock fell off lol he then had to grab his boys 742 in 308 and shoot the bull. He gets his moose but my partner sure gets excited when shooting at the bucks. I used my Marlin 444 SS on the two Mulies that I bagged this year with an Aimpoint 1 MOA dot sight that I got from Midway USA. Incidentally I found an interesting Browning pump '06 that would be a nifty rifle to try out as I am lefthanded as well. Good luck hunting for your semi. If you place your first shot properly you will not be needing another is a good thing to keep in mind too. Regards.
 
juanvaldez said:
Well I guess you were assuming wrong. You can be the best shot in the world but it won't do you any good if can't work the action under pressure or can't find the safety for a snap shot. Your confusing marksmanship with handling a rifle. It takes more then being a good shot to be good with a rifle of any action. If you want I could give you some lesson's then maybe you'd be more confident in the field.
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Man I guess the next thing your going to tell us is that only real rifleman use magnum calibres. Juan you are so full of sh&t..........and all us guys that own semi's are unskilled hunters who can shoot proper. go back to yor crack pipe.
 
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