I saw an ad for this gun, and it's advertised as short & handy. Indeed it looks pretty short & handy - I think it has an 18-18 1/2" bbl. My questions for those with experience with this rifle are...
1. Weight & length: Is it any longer than a bolt gun? How much heavier than a comparable bolt gun? Just a few ounces, or a full pound or so more?
2. Accuracy: What kind of accuracy can one get from these? I imagine that you can get pretty good groups if you get and tune the BOSS mechanism, no? I would guess it could outshoot my abilities.
3. I'd guess the muzzle blast would be tremendous with the short bbl and BOSS?
Obviously, follow-up semi-auto shots are rarely or never needed in a hunting scenario, but the main thing that attracts me to the semi-auto is the reduced recoil. Also, this is semi-auto gun you can hunt with that the game warden won't think you're out of your mind, which also can double as a defensive firearm, unlike a military semi-auto .308. If you're using a non-standard funky reload and it doesn't cycle properly when hunting, so what? You still get your shot off and can clear the jam in leisure. If'n OTOH you're planning for defense, load 'er up with 168s or whatever she digests well. So is this the semi-auto freak's version of the scout rifle? Also, I think Rem and maybe someone else offers semi-auto, "PC"-looking rifles. How do they compare with the Browning?
1. Weight & length: Is it any longer than a bolt gun? How much heavier than a comparable bolt gun? Just a few ounces, or a full pound or so more?
2. Accuracy: What kind of accuracy can one get from these? I imagine that you can get pretty good groups if you get and tune the BOSS mechanism, no? I would guess it could outshoot my abilities.
3. I'd guess the muzzle blast would be tremendous with the short bbl and BOSS?
Obviously, follow-up semi-auto shots are rarely or never needed in a hunting scenario, but the main thing that attracts me to the semi-auto is the reduced recoil. Also, this is semi-auto gun you can hunt with that the game warden won't think you're out of your mind, which also can double as a defensive firearm, unlike a military semi-auto .308. If you're using a non-standard funky reload and it doesn't cycle properly when hunting, so what? You still get your shot off and can clear the jam in leisure. If'n OTOH you're planning for defense, load 'er up with 168s or whatever she digests well. So is this the semi-auto freak's version of the scout rifle? Also, I think Rem and maybe someone else offers semi-auto, "PC"-looking rifles. How do they compare with the Browning?