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There is not much that can beat being able send thirty rounds downrange in 15 seconds. A semi-auto is a tool that does its job incredibly well.
A lever gun will just do its job pretty well, but will also be a lot of fun.
Do you mean for practical purposes, or just fun? I feel like I'd be very conscious that I'm burning through a lot of money ๐
Mostly I'm just interested in maybe someday going hunting once a year and sharing the meat with some folks since I think it's more ethical than industrial agriculture, and I think there's value in being more connected to the processes that feed you. If an animal is gonna die so that I can feed myself I feel like it's healthy to be willing to confront that and appreciate the life that was sacrificed for my needs.
Going to the range every once in a while could be nice, but I'm usually not awake during the day due to a sleep disorder, so ranges aren't open, and it's not worth screwing up my sleep just to stand in a spot and shoot a piece of paper. And it seems like a good way to blow through a lot of money's worth of ammo ๐
(I'm awake during the day right now and I just got to go out for a walk in the sunlight, I'm very pleased about it ๐๐๐)
I was reference self defense when talking about using a gun as a tool. As a hobby / range gun it is also fun, but arguing levels of fun is an excersize in futility.
You can get a semi auto that fires 22lr, and that is cheap as hell, but it's not actually all that important, as compared to a semi auto for self defence.
As far as I know, BLM land is just about the only option available to everyone for night shooting.
Gotcha, that's very fair. To me a lever gun seems more the route I'd go for fun. For self defense or practical purposes I can definitely see the sense in a semi automatic rifle.
And I wasn't aware it was allowed anywhere, thank you very much for mentioning that!