with autopistol "think" bolt action is fast enough repeat shots for defense. Hell, I can clear most malfunctions (AND HIT AGAIN) FASTER than you bozos can work a bolt action and hit again, with the pistol at pistol ranges and the rifle at rifle ranges.
Rifles are for WAR. You aint backing down a desperate man, post shtf who has an autorifle rifle the way you can do when it's normal times and all they have is a knife, against your pistol. or bare hands and there's 2-3 of them.
Rifles are for WAR. You aint backing down a desperate man, post shtf who has an autorifle rifle the way you can do when it's normal times and all they have is a knife, against your pistol. or bare hands and there's 2-3 of them.