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<blockquote data-quote="HARPERC" data-source="post: 876210" data-attributes="member: 30671"><p>I've come back and read a couple of times. I had hoped someone else could discuss it better, but certainly did not intend your thoughts to just hit a dead end.</p><p></p><p>So, absent someone else kicking in I'll take a shot at it. Technical side, most hunts the single shots would provide competitive service. This being the Long Range Hunting site the advantages accuracy wise goes to the bolt guns. Just plain ruggedness, I believe the bolts over time, especially with chambers closer to the minimum side will feed, fire and, extract in adverse conditions better than the single shots. A good quality take down, may well "return to Zero", but at the ranges we talk here, I'd have to be convinced.</p><p></p><p>Cultural side though is where I believe most of the difference is. Our approach here has been different. especially in the west. Maybe too many stories weighted against Europeans in railroad cars shooting their way across the plains. A lot of our visitors have been from an economic class that most of us don't feel comfortable with. Perhaps carrying one of the best quality, single shots feels a bit like "putting on airs".</p><p></p><p>Personally, I love a good single single shot. I just can't own them all. I've had in the back of my mind either, the large Hagn, or Falling Block Works, chambered for one of the big rimmed cartridges. However, if I had the money I'd likely go shoot a Cape Buffalo with my bolt action .375.</p><p></p><p>"Hero's of Telemark" was one of my favorite books as a kid. I've known a fair amount of folks with Norweigian ancestry that have reflected positively on your corner of the world. So for me you start with a lot of built in credibility when you say the fine single shots are more than just functional fine art.</p><p></p><p>Should you ever find yourself in this corner of the world, stop by we'll take a hike, or ATV ride and compare side by side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HARPERC, post: 876210, member: 30671"] I've come back and read a couple of times. I had hoped someone else could discuss it better, but certainly did not intend your thoughts to just hit a dead end. So, absent someone else kicking in I'll take a shot at it. Technical side, most hunts the single shots would provide competitive service. This being the Long Range Hunting site the advantages accuracy wise goes to the bolt guns. Just plain ruggedness, I believe the bolts over time, especially with chambers closer to the minimum side will feed, fire and, extract in adverse conditions better than the single shots. A good quality take down, may well "return to Zero", but at the ranges we talk here, I'd have to be convinced. Cultural side though is where I believe most of the difference is. Our approach here has been different. especially in the west. Maybe too many stories weighted against Europeans in railroad cars shooting their way across the plains. A lot of our visitors have been from an economic class that most of us don't feel comfortable with. Perhaps carrying one of the best quality, single shots feels a bit like "putting on airs". Personally, I love a good single single shot. I just can't own them all. I've had in the back of my mind either, the large Hagn, or Falling Block Works, chambered for one of the big rimmed cartridges. However, if I had the money I'd likely go shoot a Cape Buffalo with my bolt action .375. "Hero's of Telemark" was one of my favorite books as a kid. I've known a fair amount of folks with Norweigian ancestry that have reflected positively on your corner of the world. So for me you start with a lot of built in credibility when you say the fine single shots are more than just functional fine art. Should you ever find yourself in this corner of the world, stop by we'll take a hike, or ATV ride and compare side by side. [/QUOTE]
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