This was tried once in WW1 and it's the reason we have semi auto and select fire. This was later confirmed again in ww2. War started with predominantly bolt action rifles...Enfields, Mauser k98 and Mosins. By the end everyone was fielding Tommy guns, Garands, MP40 Stens and PPSH/PPS. Especially the Russians, who equipped entire squads with nothing but PPSH41s.
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Bolt action rifles have their place. I play with surplus rifles a little here and there. At one point I had all the major bolt rifles of ww2, now im down to just 303 and 7.62x54. I like the Mosin. It's cheap and fun to shoot and it's a piece of my history but I wouldn't use one in any kind of combat. Maybe. ....maybe with good consistent ammo I'd use a Fin M39 if I were defending a position. The Enfield is a great rifle, fast handling, the No4 has better sights than the old SMLE or the Mosin and higher round capacity. But reloading is still a bitch. Rounds have to be staggered to feed right and the detachable mag was really ment for cleaning not reloading. Even with modern bolt rifles such as the Ruger scout I don't see how cycling the bolt (which sometimes stick) is faster than semi auto or rapid fire semi auto. The other thing that AKs and ARs offer is less recoil and faster sights on target.
I wouldn't say no to bolt action rifle but only if I had a stick and a handgun
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