The Perferator,
The prevailing thinking, and most 'data' out there, would say that the bolt action rifle will have a slightly higher velocity than the semi-auto rifle, everything else being equal [barrel length, ammo, etc.]...! !
However, everything else isn't equal, in that the semi-auto has a 'sloppy' chamber for reliable functioning; the bolt will have a fairly tight [not match] chamber...! !
The idea that the moving bolt causes a loss in velocity is an old wives tale, as the bullet is long gone before the bolt begins to open...! !
So, to do a 'valid' test, one would have to have two rifles with identical chambers...! !
Until that test is run, you are 'safe'* is saying that the semi-auto looses some [ < 25 fps] velocity to the bolt action, on the average, over dozens of rifles...! !
[ * No one can come up with 'data' to prove you wrong...! ! ]
The prevailing thinking, and most 'data' out there, would say that the bolt action rifle will have a slightly higher velocity than the semi-auto rifle, everything else being equal [barrel length, ammo, etc.]...! !
However, everything else isn't equal, in that the semi-auto has a 'sloppy' chamber for reliable functioning; the bolt will have a fairly tight [not match] chamber...! !
The idea that the moving bolt causes a loss in velocity is an old wives tale, as the bullet is long gone before the bolt begins to open...! !
So, to do a 'valid' test, one would have to have two rifles with identical chambers...! !
Until that test is run, you are 'safe'* is saying that the semi-auto looses some [ < 25 fps] velocity to the bolt action, on the average, over dozens of rifles...! !
[ * No one can come up with 'data' to prove you wrong...! !
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