(March 10, 2018 at 9:50 am)Khemikal Wrote: "Sport"
I agree, though, ofc, no one should hunt anything alone. Being alone in the woods with a gun trying to do something inherently dangerous is always a bad idea, lol. The general use, though, for semi-autos in hunting is fast movers, and anything that could..conceivably, hurt you. That seems like a valid application of tech for sport.
Most folks don;t hunt with pistols..and thats public enemy no 1 on the gun front. Right behind that, though, are shotguns and bolt action rifles. Semi auto hunting (and sporting) rifles just don't present themselves in crime or gun death data very often. That's why I suggested breach loaders...since bolt rifles are in the no2 spot for gun death anyway. They account for the most "accidents" after pistols...both in the field and at home..maybe due to how many there are and their relative peception of being "safer" somehow. Those "accidents" themselves..account for more death and injuy than all intentional shootings with any other kind of rifle - though far..far less than both accidental and intentional shootings with handguns.
I went as backup for a guy who was hunting razorbacks.
With a bow.
Certifiable, but then so are most of my friends.
We were in heavy bush so I carried a .50 revolver. I know they'll stop an angry boar. Didn't feel the need for a rifle with 30 rounds.
