Thread: Why semiautos

Thank you guys you've just reinforced and confirmed my own opinion but expanded quite nicely on some of the points. Keep them coming.

Pest control semis all the way
less escapees, stay on target for follow up shot, at least 30% +++ more effective using semis.

Personally prefer bolt gun for target plinking
Or teaching kids

Utility-I hunt Reindyr with my Vepr because its extremely Robust.

Recoil -My Wife can also shoot it comfortably because the mechanisum soaks up some of the recoil,saves taking two guns on one hunt.

Advancement-Why manipulate a mechanism manually when physics can do it for you?

Economy-It was not an expensive gun,does not fire expensive bullets.

As a "southpaw", I find semi autos quicker to loose off a second shot. With my faithful Ruger .44 Magnum semi (now in firearms heaven) I encountered a mob of 4 hogs, and downed 3 in rapid succession, and on another pest eradication run, stumbled on 8 pigs and was able to drop 4..couldn't have done that while fumbling with a bolt handle.

10/22s are just fun to shoot..

More effective for pest control for me, pure and simple.

Above semi autos I more so loved the AR platform purely for modularity - having a fleet of different uppers in different barrel lengths or calibres. The ergonomics and everything worked perfectly for me too. In the field they shot as well any bolt action. For competition it was a no brainer. They really are the pinnacle of individual small arms development in my opinion.

I got my AR as a kitset. I really enjoyed putting it together and I loved seeing how it worked.
I hunted with mine from bunnies to deer. I loved the ergonomics of it.
Plus it was cool.

Another thing overlooked is when you do come across a moonscape of rabbits, a bolt action just doesn't cut it. They heat up far too fast and become inaccurate and quite possibly dangerous if you keep on it.
A semi can crack on smacking the fluffly bunnies till the cows come home quite happily. They're made for the rapid fire and long strings of rapid fire.

If you read the Hansard records for when the MSSA laws were first introduced and , hunting was one of the things that the house considered a genuine activity with MSSA's. It was just a case of police saying "yea na that's not what we wanted though" and applying policy as such.

Because sometimes bolt actions arent enough.



There were 4 more around the corner just out of the picture.

Originally Posted by Timmay

Because sometimes bolt actions arent enough.

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There were 4 more around the corner just out of the picture.

Bit hard to see from the pic but is there Reds amongst the Fallow there ?

Personal choice of gun aside, I think it comes down to whether you are hunting or carrying out pest control.

Had an AR10 - ergonomics were great, rugged - easy to personalize to suit the shooter. Used it for pests on the farm, targets and would be using it for deer if I still had it.
Replaced it with a RPR in 6.5cm - basically has the same ergonomics as it is a similar style, prefer the 6.5cm though.

Have a 10/22 which has taken plenty of bunnies, hares and a few possums - heaps of plinking, good rifle - would actually like to replace it with a RPR 22LR

Originally Posted by Shadowsol

Had an AR10 - ergonomics were great, rugged - easy to personalize to suit the shooter. Used it for pests on the farm, targets and would be using it for deer if I still had it.
Replaced it with a RPR in 6.5cm - basically has the same ergonomics as it is a similar style, prefer the 6.5cm though.

Have a 10/22 which has taken plenty of bunnies, hares and a few possums - heaps of plinking, good rifle - would actually like to replace it with a RPR 22LR

If you've got heaps of farm pests apply for P and get another ar.