No bolt action is any faster than the man behind the rifle will allow it to be, and anyone who thinks that some of these off-beat New-Age bolt-guns are fundamentally faster than a Mauser 98 or a Model 70 in the hands of an well-coordinated, well-conditioned expert user, that person had better guess again.

In many ways, this discussion is a lot like comparing Glocks to S&W revolvers. Many newer shooters think that revolvers are some sort of dinosaur, hoplessly slow to deploy and shoot, etc. And yet, I've seen, many times, expert revolver men instantaneously draw the precisely get off every shot on target with such lightning speed that the eye could scarcely follow what was happening. And anyone of these guys could draw and empty their revolvers before most even semi-competent (average) Glock guys could even think about what they were doing.

The man behind the rifle (or handgun) is the true measure of the whole package........

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