[fabsroman]

There are two arguments here. One is that a lot of hunters using firearms with more than a single shot don't concentrate enough to make the first shot, and sometimes they just wound the animal without every recovering it.

From what I have heard, most guides like to see a hunter come to them with a single shot because usually those hunters are going to make that first shot count.

A single shot also prevents a person from taking ill advised shots because there is no backup. Miss and that is it unless you are really good at reloading and getting back on target.

Me, I use firearms that have several shot capacities. However, I do not have a problem concentrating. The multiple rounds allow me to kill multiple animals. I have shot 3 deer on a couple of occassions and have shot 3 geese on several occassions. Killed plenty of doubles on deer, waterfowl, doves, quails, and crows.

I have contemplated getting a T/C Encore, but I already have too many bolt rifles. I have been teetering back and forth over the T/C but in the end I cannot justify it because I already have a muzzleloader, several shotguns, and several rifles. New rifle barrels for that gun cost $300 and that is almost half of a new rifle as it is. Might as well buy a new rifle. Then again, I have been debating the purchase of a Sako too, which is rather up there. Who knows, maybe once I get all the bolt rifles I want and the AR's I want, I'll actually get the T/C Encore.