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Originally Posted by OKchiefs
Need some advice. Just recently purchased my first handgun, a Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0 9mm. I love it, now looking at getting a rifle.
I've first considered getting a .308 bolt action. The Howa hogue gameking 308 has caught my eye as a budget friendly rifle that comes with a scope at just over $500.
However, with everything going on and the election coming up I'm wondering if I should jump at the chance to get an ar-15 sooner than later. I'm seeing the m&p15 sport II for $799 online. Seems to be a Covid premium right now, not sure if or when it'll go down.
So, bolt action or semi-auto for my first rifle?
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Depends on what you want it for. If you're just hunting, a bolt-action is fine, I guess. Personally I despise bolt action rifles, and if I was getting a rifle strictly for hunting, it would be a lever action; but that's just me.
However, if you are looking for a defensive rifle, or one you could use for hunting or defense, you should probably go the AR route, or a similar semi-auto magazine fed platform. I wouldn't want to be fumbling around with a bolt action while someone was trying to kill me. It's not 1918 anymore.