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Bolt-action or semi-auto for driven hunts?
I keep going back and forth on this one. A bolt gives you that deliberate, one-shot-counts feel, but on a fast driven hunt with boar breaking cover, a quick follow-up shot from a semi-auto has saved me more than once. Where do you land, and has your answer changed over the years?
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Kevin van MontfoortTodayI'm still bolt-action, a Sako. For me it's less about the follow-up shot and more that I trust myself more with the discipline a bolt forces on you — one shot, then reset properly before the next. That said, I get the semi-auto argument on a fast drive, I just haven't been convinced enough to switch yet.