semi auto rifles

[hunterNick]

anyone ever shoot a remmington model 7400 or any other centerfire semi automatics, and was the recoil substaintally less?

[Yooper]

Yep. And so was the accuracy... As compared to a good blot-action that is.

[Todd G.]

Recoil is definitely less. Accuracy is usually less, however, not enough to bother a hunting situation. And, in some cases, accuracy may be very good.

[Yooper]

Yeah, I've shot a few Semi-auto's that had AWESOME accuracy. I've also shot a few that just spewed forth lead in the general direction of the target. A Remington 7400 should be fine, especially for a hunting situation. What caliber we talking about here?

[Coug]

Some brands of semi auto rifles shoot better than others. I have a Browning BAR in 30-06 W/BOSS and it is a very accurate rifle. It consistently shoots groups within about an inch at 100 yards. It is as accurate as any of the Bolt guns I own. My brother has the exact same rifle and his shoots just as good so I would have to think that it isn't a fluke. The recoil is minimal which makes it very easy to shoot and that is in part because of the BOSS system acting as a muzzle-break. The BOSS also helps with the accuracy. However, the BOSS can be very hard on the ears without ear protection. The rifle doesn't seem to be finicky either because we have shot different ammo through them with the same results.
The BAR WITHOUT the BOSS generally shoots between 1"-2" at 100yards, which might not be as good as a bolt gun but is still plenty good for most applications.
In the end it all comes down to what you will be doing with the rifle and what you're willing to sacrifice. If you're going to be dealing with long-range open-country shooting or demand sub 1" groups then an auto might not be the right choice. If your shooting distances are going to on average be shorter (100-300 yards) then the advantages of an auto might outweigh any accuracy issues. I have heard that the Remington shoots approximately 3"-4" groups at 100 yards which in most cases is fine for the whitetail woods but might not be good enough for other situations. Both Browning and Bennelli make excellent semi-auto rifles.

Coug

[hunterNick]

Just looking into the futur for a high pwered 300. win mag or 300. wsm for big game hunting.

[Fowl_Hooked]

I have a friend that shoots a BAR in 300 win mag -- it consistently shoots MOA at 100yds with the occasional 3 hole clover.

[tykempster]

Nice to find another young shooter, I'm 14. My grandpas 740 that he swears by isn't to my liking. With some ammo it would shoot ok...around 3 inch groups, but with Winchester Silvertips we couldn't hit a poster size sheet of cardboard at 50 yards. Worst accuracy I've ever seen...and it wasn't just me, the range warden guy shot it and couldn't hit anything either. I wasn't really impressed with the Remington semi-autos. I didn't think that much recoil wasn't taken away either. This may be because this is an older rifle, but it kicked similar to a bolt-action. If you are looking into the future, look at a Savage. I was looking for a first rifle this year and thought about semi-autos, but a bolt action is what I ended up with. I got a Savage 110 in 7mm Rem Mag and I love it. I was kind of anxious about the kick at first but its not bad at all. Accuracy is also very good, 1" or less at 100 yards consistently. Take a look at some bolt actions, they are more reliable than semi-autos too.

[hunterNick]

I own a bolt action 7mm-08 and it does the job on any medium sized game I can find, And im not looking for any new guns just wondering on information
Thanks for replies