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Single shot vs. repeating action rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="David P. Herne" data-source="post: 7301" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>Guys,</p><p>In the interest of being fair to our Englishman, he was more concerned about the the hunter who takes 'sighter shots'. We'd be naive to think that alot of LR hunters don't do this! To be sure, he meant by saying a hunter should take his medicine when engaged in such a pursuit as LRH in those instances where he completely misses his target with a first shot. Of course, neither of us gave a thought to the subject of dangerous game hunting.</p><p></p><p>So, assuming that I build the subject rifle around a single shot action (like a benchrest rifle), which I believe makes for a more accurate rifle (the most accurate rifles are invariably single shot rifles), how much does this handicap me in those instances where my first round completely misses the target, but the target can be reacquired for a second shot. (Remember guys, this is something that has happened to me in more than 50% of the cases where I've killed game at &gt; 350 yards.) Or, should I just, as Dr. Field (the Englishman) says, no longer concern myself with it?</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Dave</p><p></p><p>[ 09-28-2003: Message edited by: Houston Boy ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David P. Herne, post: 7301, member: 29"] Guys, In the interest of being fair to our Englishman, he was more concerned about the the hunter who takes 'sighter shots'. We'd be naive to think that alot of LR hunters don't do this! To be sure, he meant by saying a hunter should take his medicine when engaged in such a pursuit as LRH in those instances where he completely misses his target with a first shot. Of course, neither of us gave a thought to the subject of dangerous game hunting. So, assuming that I build the subject rifle around a single shot action (like a benchrest rifle), which I believe makes for a more accurate rifle (the most accurate rifles are invariably single shot rifles), how much does this handicap me in those instances where my first round completely misses the target, but the target can be reacquired for a second shot. (Remember guys, this is something that has happened to me in more than 50% of the cases where I've killed game at > 350 yards.) Or, should I just, as Dr. Field (the Englishman) says, no longer concern myself with it? Regards, Dave [ 09-28-2003: Message edited by: Houston Boy ] [/QUOTE]
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