I'm certainly not claining to be an expert--just guns are something I've been familiar with ever since childhood and as such, my interest is nowhere near thw level of fascination that commonly displayed today by so many of those who seemingly are obsessed with them.
My mistake--I had meant to say "high velocity"
Yup...for long distances, a single shot bolt is hard to beat.
At a close range, I could probably easily pop most people 3 or 4 times with most any pistol before they could get a single round off with their "assult rifle" unless perhaps, they've had LOTS of practice firing from the hip.