Originally Posted by
grandpamac
Greetings All,
The only semi auto that has ever entered my rifle cupboard is a Ruger 10-22 Sporter purchased man moons ago for $99.00. It is still here but does not get much use these days. I found that using sub sonic ammo (without a suppressor) you could often get a second shot or more when hunting rabbits. You would not have been able to do this with a bolt as your movement in reloading would have spooked them. A friend and I used to run shooting classes for school kids, organised through the schools, with our 10-22 rifles. They shot, from a rest, from our old RBR shooting hut, two at a time, with one of us standing behind each shooter. We felt that removing the need to reload each shot made the process safer especially for the younger shooters that might struggle with a bolt action. We loaded the rifles for them and cleared them when they finished. It was a different time.
Regards Grandpamac.